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Daal
 

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11-01-11 09:09 PM


Quote from benwm:

I always like to reflect what was said in the run up to a corporate failure...

On October 24th, MF Global said the portfolio is “sound and well structured" following Moody's Investor Service downgrade to Baa3.

"All of the European government securities mature by December 2012 before the expiration of the region’s rescue fund, the European Financial Stability Facility", the company said.

“We are confident that we have the resources, capital, liquidity and expertise to successfully manage our European exposures to their end date maturity of December 2012,” Diana DeSocio, a spokeswoman for the broker, said in the e-mailed statement.

“The maturity characteristics, ratings profile and European support facility for lower rated credits reinforce our view that that the portfolio is sound and well-structured.”



This might be even correct. I've read that their euro bonds are mostly trading at 99c on the dollar

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joneog
 

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11-01-11 09:14 PM


Quote from Daal:

This might be even correct. I've read that their euro bonds are mostly trading at 99c on the dollar



Doesn't matter, it's a funding issue.

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zdreg
 

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11-01-11 09:17 PM


Quote from joneog:

Doesn't matter, it's a funding issue.



why is there a funding issue if they trading .99
if mf is desperate lend them money with 10% interest rate and the s.t. bonds as collateral.

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justrading
 

Registered: Apr 2011
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11-01-11 09:28 PM


Quote from zdreg:

why is there a funding issue if they trading .99
if mf is desperate lend them money with 10% interest rate and the s.t. bonds as collateral.



The CFTC told MF Global in September that it was over-valuing some of its European bonds and told the company to put up more cash.

After that, credit rating agencies downgraded MF Global's bonds to junk status, and trading partners made it put up more cash to guarantee its transactions.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15540221

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benwm
 

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11-01-11 10:04 PM

MF Global Rankings on Select Exchanges by Trade Volume
(Fiscal Year 2011)

COMEX #1
NYMEX #1
SFE #1
CME #2
CBOT #3
ICE Futures #3
SGX #4
Liffe #4
Eurex #14

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benwm
 

Registered: Mar 2008
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11-01-11 10:08 PM

Given that Corzine was trying to create a mini-Goldman, should we be "worried" about Goldman?

Is the collapse of MF just a taste of what is ahead of us?

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