From the trustee website: Looks like the Nov 11th date is still about transferring accounts with positions. Why is it so hard for these folks...
I think its an open question that all cash accounts will be treated differently in the long run. The bulk transfer of positions was about getting...
From the WSJ: MF Trustee Exploring Options to Free Customer Cash By JACOB BUNGE MF Global Holdings Ltd. customers who still have cash...
The best thing at this point is to keep a close eye on the trustee's site and the SIPC site. http://www.sipc.org/...
MF Global Clients May Be Required to Share Cash, SIPC Head Says Quotes / Excerpts from Stephen Harbeck in a Bloomberg Businesweek article this...
The details are lost on me. What would be different if the brokerage arm were declared to be in bankruptcy vs in receivership? Here's what Wiki...
Nice link / site - Thanks for posting it.
Screen Snips from the CFTC website showing MF Global interactions regarding proposed rule changes to 1.25 and 30.7 involving investment of...
I think the article may be correct that customer funds may have been used to meet margin calls on the corporate position. It's an open question...
As an FYI, the correct address for SIPC should be: http://sipc.org/ The other URL http://www.sipc.com/ takes you to a mirrored site that...
This reality is going to cause most traders to significantly alter their approach to brokerage firms. This is a major damage control issue for...
Like you, I'm not a lawyer. But keep in mind that there are two separate bankruptcies in progress here. A bankruptcy of the parent company and a...
I received communication from my MF Global broker. It referenced the following web links: Mfglobaltrustee.com SIPC.com There have been...
I've read a few more headlines in the financial press that contrast MF Global with Lehman and Sentinel. Expecting a release of funds on Wednesday...
About the same time that I posted about the RJO notice on the MF client login page (~930 PM last night), I also noted that I could no longer log...
I guess if you knew you were facing the death penalty it could take some of the fun out of eating other folks lunch. It would make the end game...
There is also good chance Morgan was directed to make margin call payments for RF Global using customer segregated funds. If that is the case...
I suspect the court appointed SIPC trustee is probably pretty close to understanding the total shortfall in segregated customer funds. That total...
Infolinks for accounts moved to RJO Corp. Per the links - cash is still controlled by the bankrupcy trustee. Positions brought over were delivered...
It appears that RJ Obrien is picking up a number of MF Global accounts. I found the following note on my MF Global login page. Based on everything...
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