If they have a charter that is old enough, private banks in the US can print their own money.
Unless they hack your computer or email server they probably can't read your emails or anything like that. What a spammer can do is tell if you...
It all sounds like a buying opportunity for those who can afford to take the risk
if the monolines go under, the whole subprime mess will be the least of everyone's problems.
of course not, but it's still an added level of protection for the banks.
You have to remember that subprime is a very small portion of the whole housing market. The real problem would be if the prime borrowers...
Precisely.
You need to check your math. Obviously the assets (houses) have some value to them. A more reasonable estimate would be as follows: 1.3...
Lots more shares available to short today
Good news! IB now has OSTK available to short.
Unless you bought at $70 on a share buyback.
A dog with fleas!
another strategy would be to sell calls. might as well capture that premium.
check IB often, as shares seem to pop up every once in a while to short. I saw some there not too long ago. Of course you can always buy puts,...
you have to remember that Treasury is not as impartial as the Fed is.
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