--- title: "1 Stock Traders Quotes By M. E. Thomas" description: "1 Stock Traders quotes by M. E. Thomas. Plus more from M. E. Thomas and more Stock Traders sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cd/m-e-thomas-2-56909_beating-the-market_be-greedy-when-others-are-fearful-and-fe_1629705.jpg" --- > [“Be greedy when others are fearful and fearful when others are greedy.' Easier said than done for the vast majority of stock traders. ... On every stock trade there is someone who wants to sell and someone who wants to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-e-thomas-2/be-greedy-when-others-are-fearful-and-fearful-when-others-are-greedy/) [M. E. Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-e-thomas-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cd/m-e-thomas-2-56909_beating-the-market_be-greedy-when-others-are-fearful-and-fe_1629705.jpg) ## More by M. E. Thomas > [“I'm an 'intelligent' sociopath. I don't have problems with drugs, I don't commit crimes, I don't take pleasure in hurting people, and I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-e-thomas-2/i-m-an-intelligent-sociopath-i-don-t-have-problems-with-drugs-i-don-t/) [M. E. Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-e-thomas-2/) > [“I regularly comment on my desire to exploit my admirers or to kill babies and cute animals, and I don't even need to laugh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-e-thomas-2/i-regularly-comment-on-my-desire-to-exploit-my-admirers-or-to-kill/) [M. E. Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-e-thomas-2/) > [“What is it like being self-aware without a self-construct? Much of my self-awareness is the result of indirect observation of the effects I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-e-thomas-2/what-is-it-like-being-self-aware-without-a-self-construct-much-of-my/) [M. E. 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Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-e-thomas-2/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stock-traders/m-e-thomas-2/#itemlist", "name": "1 Stock Traders Quotes By M. E. Thomas", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Be greedy when others are fearful and fearful when others are greedy.' Easier said than done for the vast majority of stock traders. ... On every stock trade there is someone who wants to sell and someone who wants to buy, at least at a particular price. ...the person who is selling thinks that she is getting out just in time while the person buying thinks that he is about to make good money. ... The truth is that the market doesn't really reflect some magical perfect valuation of a stock under the efficient market hypothesis. 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