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1  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: What the hell is up with BitFinex? on: April 13, 2013, 06:40:10 AM
You should try their loan engine. You loan $$$ to people with a "minimum term" the loanee defines, and then these loans often just disappear from your "active loan" list. You don't lose the interest already gained, but the "minimum term" doesn't hold up at all. Seems to be that in reality as soon as the loanee can get a better deal elsewhere, the loan is canceled.

But as the loaner, you aren't allowed to cancel loans, and are given the impression the loanee can't either.

If loanees can pull out / disappear any time during the term of the loan, bitfinex shouldn't display "Minimum lending time (days)" on the loan page.

It is extremely fishy.

Either 1) it's a sloppy set-up, in which case fair enough - but we should all be more adequately warned.

2) He's scamming the hell out of us. I've lost nearly 2K because I expected to make a deal on the margins and when I needed to close, I couldn't.
2  Other / Beginners & Help / What the hell is up with BitFinex? on: April 13, 2013, 05:28:34 AM
Two days ago, as the bubble popped, I knew this baby had to be shorted now so I could buy BTCs on the cheap.

I found bitfinex, and started trading. All went well, and I went to bed with an order to buy at 70 and close my position.

The price dropped to 65 by 0215 GMT and my deal was never closed. Instead it rebounded to almost 130 and I had to close my position with a serious loss.

Yesterday, I tried to get on the bandwagon. Shorted again. All's well. Made some money. The price dropped to below 70 and I placed several orders to close my position, routing through MTGOX then BFX and nothing happened. Then the price skyrocketed again.

I have screenshots.

I haven't been able to place a single order unless it's routed through BFX since yesterday.

It has been hugely aggrivating that the orders just don't seem to work when BFX let's you think you can trade via MTGOX. Is this a scam? I can make money fine but as soon as I am about to make a real score the system just doesn't let you, one way or another.

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