[arete]

You must not be looking very hard. Not only is it common knowledge that the PPT exists, but there is plenty of proof. Just go to google, or follow either of the following links.

Working Group on Financial Markets

Plunge Protection Team

You can decide on your own just how involved they are right now, but as far as masking their trading activity, you must be kidding. Citigroup and JPM are practically government agencies and are owners of the FED itself. They easily covered for Enron and helped facilitate the crime so well that even CEO Lay didn't know what was going on. Enron simply ran out of money -- something Greenspan and the Treasury Dept. will never do as long as they have the printing presses.

Richard W.

[Starwind]

You can decide on your own just how involved they are right now, but as far as masking their trading activity, you must be kidding. Citigroup and JPM are practically government agencies and are owners of the FED itself.

Yes I know they exist, I've seen their 'charters'. I said as much in my prior post.

It is precisely 'just how involved' they are I'm trying to assess on my own, and aside from anecdotal reports and presumptions.

As far as PPT 'masking their trading activity', no, I'm dead serious about looking to confirm it. Are you saying if I watched Citigroup and JPM brokered trades, especially during anomalous plunge reversals, I'd see the PPT in action?