I understand equity options but don't get the math on this. Looking at orange juice Jan 1.15 calls- no bid, .10 ask. Futures at 1.15. If I...
Closed near low never came back at all. Up to 74 soon you say? :cool:
They likely loan a trillion to GS and let them do it. Besides, the feds trading system appears to run on vacuum tubes.
I like a chicago style hot dog but I put ketchup on it. It is not right but so what. Too much needed to assemble it though. The Germans have...
With the treasury backstopping the banks now, historical comparisons of the TED spread are kind of hard, no?
Look around and compare things to when we had a "goldilocks" economy, you can't be faulted for being bearish, but that don't pay the bills I know....
Calling the financial sector "almost useless" is an understatement.
I am not sure how "This decision will cost many more American jobs than it will create", when we export little and import everything. Exporters...
How about if everyone sent their bank a bill for $50 for going over their credit limit. After all, the people are the ultimate bankers.
gkishot, maybe you are right. The Chinese have some money last I heard and might be investing here. I am not sure if they know what they're...
Stable, yeah. Saved by zero.
News today was China car sales passed US for first time, sales soar. They need gasoline, right?...
I wonder how they think we are going to fix the "broken political system"- or don't they? Suddenly we are supposed to expect everyone in DC to...
Bloomberg is wrong, they are not the same thing. That is the correct explanation of flash trading. HF trading is more general a term for...
I'll add policies that allow companies that avoid US enviromental, worker safety and employee welfare costs by offshoring. "Free trade" is a...
We all want to be the "eaters", we'll get robots to do all the work for us (starting with the Chinese), and we'll just hang around the orgasmatron...
The article says basic research is good. NASA is a outfit that does that. They do basic research that industry can exploit, to improve our...
Right on. Seems all our innovation has gone into law, finance, and politics. :(
I hear often that "we have the highest productivity and the ability to produce and invent". Yes we have a few Eienstein's around but look at...
Product liability insurance is a problem for plane builders as I recall a long time ago- check it out.
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