Capital is currently concentrating in gold. It's rising against all major currencies, even as capital is flocking into the dollar and into US...
I'd say that this is a result of mark-to-model accounting. If you're a bank making a market that's illiquid and has large spreads then it's very...
The article makes some bad arguments. 1) According to the article the data shows that 1% of day traders are predictably profitable. They...
PG bèta: .54 Higher premiums are demanded for the SPY, which by definition has a bèta of 1.
Exactly Prometheus, trading should be done in order to exponentially increase your capital. The nature of trading doesn't even allow for...
Forced liquidation of a major portfolio just as bids are pulled. This could drive a stock down to the minimum bid of 0.01 on just a few lots....
This doesn't have anything to do with erroneous trades or electronic trading. Moves like this are the logical result of a markets that's highly...
It's likely that Goldman Sachs will not survive this. We've seen with Bear Sterns and Lehman Brothers how quick an investment bank can go under...
Can't be good for their reputation, that's an understatement. Goldman Sachs is done for. Their business model is based on the relationships with...
Ghost of Cutten, you're misunderstanding the SEC's allegation. Their allegation is that Goldman Sachs told clients that the products were...
Yes, stock markets are zero-sum provided that one actually sells the stocks that one bought. If a profit is made on a stock then there is a...
This could make sense as a speculation, but not as a hedge to a situation like the one Faber is expecting. If you're not a native to the country...
Yes, Long term bonds have a negative correlation to inflation. The perception that the future holds higher inflation also has an impact on...
You're right, delfation in America will be worse than it was in Japan. But this is not a good reason to think that it won't happen. Yes, Japan...
It's the people that have saved and have been prudent with personal debt that are pulling the long end. They're not victims in any way, in fact...
Governments will probably do something similar in order to help local governments, public institutions and private corporations alleviate their...
If your economy is contracting rapidly due to overcapacity and slumping exports then the demand to pick up the slack won't be there. Governments...
We're done with. I agree with you. This recession will last a few more years until debt has been brought back to servicable levels. Your basic...
Your argument seems to be based on what you think governments want to do but it pays no attention to what they actually can do. Just how is money...
The attempt to create inflation, or better yet the attempt to reinflate has proven quite succesful over the recent months when it comes to asset...
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