If Obama/Geitner follow the Bush/Paulson playbook, they will time this with Options Friday.
But what are we looking for in this plan that will help us trade it? I know, 'Buy the Rumor, Sell the News'! But what if the incentives that...
Some banks are indeed too big to fail. Sad, but true. We would quickly descend into anarchy should the financial system be allowed to collapse....
The Obama administration's plan to purchase toxic assets from the banks in a public/private partnership could be made public as soon as this week,...
The SPY is a Long, not a Short.
All kidding aside, this all leads to the elephant in room. Who will bailout the U.S., if the U.S. needs a bailout? The answer was China until...
Okay, so you're simply saying that the volatile moves downward in the market as a whole will be "dampened" due to this rule change. As a...
Even in this down market, a decent apartment in NYC goes for well over 1M. I want to keep as much of my bank as possible, while capitalizing on...
I've been renting in Manhattan forever, but now am seriously considering buying. I have enough capital for a sizable down payment but am worried...
I understand, but the important line from the ProShares responses is, "When a swap counterparty has entered into a swap agreement with us, the...
Watch the news cycle, not just the technicals! If you recall, Bush/Paulson would cause major short cover rallies with announcements about...
Ha! "Bullshite", huh??? Mr. Miyagi strikes again ... The holy grail of trading must be, "Wax on, wax off. Wax on, wax off.":D
I don't stay in 'stupid' trades. I counter-trend swings long and short for 'winning' trades. And yes, I 'deserve' my million dollar bank and the...
Ha! I've learned a little and laughed a lot reading this thread. Yes, I guess I'm a fish that spends much of my time swimming in the deep end,...
The first rule of waves, especially in the open ocean, is that there are no rules. Waves take their time to develop; they don't spontaneously...
Below is an email from ProShares regarding the impact of the rule on their Short products such as the SKF: Thank you for your email regarding...
Below is the response from ProShares. As I thought, the products like the SKF may NOT be effected due to their use of derivatives instead of...
How does this impact the leveraged ETF's such as the SKF that are implemented using financial derivatives, such as options, swaps, and index...
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