Exactly. If a crime is committed, I don't see how party lines should blur judgment. Black and white. Sounds like a weak case. What this...
Within 2-3 days Goldman shares will be near 185 again and this will have blown over. Rumors will be out there that Goldman themselves prompted...
That is not an uncommon rate territory for pawn broker / jewelry shops for short term loans that lend on gold and jewelry as collateral.
How come I'm never long the right options into opex.... I mean *NEVER* Just give me one payoff like today...
Hilarious. Had to be on options expiration day, didn't it... If they only waited til Monday to release this. http://bit.ly/ay2bjB I think...
Tell me about it. You'd think in a market that can justify a $650 BIDU, a 22 next 4 quarter multiple wouldn't be a stretch. Well I have a while...
Bought an Apr 610/620/630 call butterfly for 1.25. And a May +600/-610 call vertical spread for 4.20. Will sit in the May spread for a few...
Sometimes simple just works. That means sell and get flat.
This turned into a hotel living thread. I'll provide alternative reply. With 1.2M a year of bond income, (so you need a net worth of about...
One can only assume the Fed's mandate of price stability is there for good reason. Severe moves in either direction definitely make a tougher...
yes. To keep prices stable though, the Fed will have to double or even triple the monetary base from here if they were to move to such a model.
On balance I understood and agree with most of your other statements. Very good post.. your restatement makes sense. my understanding of 1.5T...
This is incorrect. As loan assets are paid off, aggregate deposits decrease and reserve requirements fall. Attached is a simple spreadsheet...
I haven't looked at the stock in a while, but from what I remember those dividends are a product of financial leverage. What are long run (5 yr)...
Looks like the yen and the bond are intimately tied and there was a buildup of leverage here... What's the position ?? 30 year swaps + usdjpy to...
Hard not to notice. Most major instruments are just dead.... Treasuries, equities, gold, crude, etc. etc. etc. Strange. Will it last...
Take a look at: http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/staff_reports/sr380.pdf Explains exactly how the system works, and that excess reserves...
Those #s are consistent. M2 up 40B non seasonally adjusted m/m. Perhaps though this is a seasonal effect, as money demand increased during the...
Required reserves rises as the deposit base rises. Required reserve + excess reserves = total reserves. The Fed policy (of printing money)...
http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h3/current/h3.htm Take a look at this. Required reserves just increased this past two weeks 5.2% !!...
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