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JumpCrisscrosstoday at 1:29 AM2 repliesview on HN

> S&P wasn't fait accompli, but the NASDAQ 100 was

Sure. Nobody was properly making this distinction in social media, including on HN. Particularly with respect to the differences in scale and purpose between the NASDAQ 100 and S&P 500.


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dogwalker5000today at 2:19 AM

The fact that a fast track was even considered is controversial IMHO. People flipping out, especially if their retirement is tied up with those indices, is to be expected. No one wants to be a bag holder for billionaire insiders.

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insane_dreamertoday at 5:48 AM

I would't be surprised if the freak-out reaction to SpaceX being on the nasdaq100 and even being considered for the s&p500 was a strong factor in S&P saying no; if so than the histrionics were worth it.

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