Recent Content by Sparohok

  1. CNBC Caught In Lie About Mutual Funds

    Just another update on this thread... 2 years later. The Hussman Fund outperformed the S&P 500 by 34 percentage points since the beginning of...
    Post by: Sparohok, Feb 5, 2009 in forum: Trading

  2. Can 2X ETF's go to zero?

    I'm glad to see that you are conceding the point that the Ultra ETFs contain embedded options. As to the amount of time decay, a one year 50%...
    Post by: Sparohok, Aug 27, 2008 in forum: ETFs

  3. Can 2X ETF's go to zero?

    Did I say that?? No I didn't, did I? But, nice try. What they do have is swaps that are somewhat like synthetic shorts, but have asymmetric...
    Post by: Sparohok, Aug 27, 2008 in forum: ETFs

  4. Can 2X ETF's go to zero?

    So what do you imagine that ultrashort ETFs are actually composed of? Keeping in mind that the SEC does not permit ETFs to borrow money or shares....
    Post by: Sparohok, Aug 27, 2008 in forum: ETFs

  5. Obama McCain new CNN poll

    Just noticed Arnie's reply to my post. Sorry about the hang time. Every little bit helps, I agree. I have always supported opening the OCS, ANWR...
    Post by: Sparohok, Aug 15, 2008 in forum: Politics

  6. Obama McCain new CNN poll

    Since Obama's tire inflation comment became an object of Republican ridicule, I thought I'd look at some actual data (a step Krauthammer obviously...
    Post by: Sparohok, Aug 11, 2008 in forum: Politics

  7. PSU Rails ??

    Gnome, that is correct. The power supply has a single 12v regulator generating the total capacity of the power supply, but it is split into...
    Post by: Sparohok, Jul 31, 2008 in forum: Hardware

  8. Merrill sold their CDOs for 6% not 22% of notional value

    Close, but no cigar. The thinking that got us into this mess was the lenders who forgot that housing prices can go down as well as up, and...
    Post by: Sparohok, Jul 31, 2008 in forum: Wall St. News

  9. Merrill sold their CDOs for 6% not 22% of notional value

    <i> All this rancor for the banks, and not a word about the lowlife trailer trash that won't pay their bills.</i> The "lowlife trailer trash"...
    Post by: Sparohok, Jul 30, 2008 in forum: Wall St. News

  10. FNM FRE , seems those scummy shorts might have been the problem

    That's not analysis, nor even opinion, that's just blind optimism. FRE needs to raise 5.5 billion in capital just to meet current regulatory...
    Post by: Sparohok, Jul 18, 2008 in forum: Stocks

  11. Conflicting stock shorting fees Who's correct

    Interactive Brokers has a page here with a good description and examples....
    Post by: Sparohok, Jul 14, 2008 in forum: Stocks

  12. Conflicting stock shorting fees Who's correct

    jeb9999 is correct. Just to elaborate a bit: When you short $10,000 worth of XYZ, your account is <i>credited</i> with $10,000 worth of cash...
    Post by: Sparohok, Jul 14, 2008 in forum: Stocks

  13. Warren Buffet Just Endorsed Barack Obama on Bloomberg & Will Fundraise For Him

    Wow, that is retarded. Buffet will pay estate taxes on his estate. He's not dodging taxes. The money he is giving away no longer belongs to him...
    Post by: Sparohok, Jun 26, 2008 in forum: Politics

  14. The Truth About Commodities, including Oil - Complete Speculation

    The total amount of crude oil "tied up" and "taken off the market" in commodity futures is just a few weeks' supply. Those arguing that futures...
    Post by: Sparohok, Jun 24, 2008 in forum: Economics

  15. Common Sense Lieberman

    The futures market participants getting blamed for high commodity prices here are commodity index funds. They really are long-only, they never...
    Post by: Sparohok, Jun 20, 2008 in forum: Wall St. News