This is a pretty amazing story:...
I cannot recommend it highly enough: [MEDIA]
Now comes up with "No results found", at least for me... Is this by design?
Treasuries: 10y initial margin +18%, 5y initial margin +28.5%, long bond and Ultra initial margin arnd +10%
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304203304576447014217449574.html
This from Big Picture (http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2011/03/calvin-hobbes-explains-corporate-america-to-you/) [img]
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I thought I'd plug the one bit of punditry that I do really enjoy reading. It's well written, lucid and insightful, IMHO. I am referring to...
From the Times... http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/ariel_leve/article6015125.ece
This is interesting... http://www.propublica.org/ion/bailout/item/four-banks-in-govts-healthy-bank-bailout-struggle-to-survive-1019#12696 I...
Seems like the dump that took place in the last 30 mins of trading was potentially related to the hedging of Jan 1075 puts. Looks like 25k were...
This report is making some noise today... Starts off with a punchy line: "investors are smoking crack if they believe that Spanish banks are...
Wine as collateral for bank loans http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2009-08-18_118409241.html Indeed, if parmesan is OK,...
Mar10 expiry, 3000-3400 1x2 call spread; 10k bought at 54, ref 2720.
This one's for you, BLSH! Japanese Exports Fall at Slower Pace as Slump Eases By Jason Clenfield and Kyoko Shimodoi July 23 (Bloomberg)...
This is long, but it's priceless and well worth a read... http://bankimplode.com/blog/2009/07/16/security-savings-bank-not-so-solid-ground/...
Looks like we might have fisticuffs amongst the accountants... First we have the IASB with this:...
For whoever is interested in expressing their view on a fundamental aspect of options (if anyone)... This arose from an argument we were having...
So we've just had this non-news: *U.S. ALLOWS 10 OF BIGGEST BANKS TO REPAY $68 BLN OF TARP FUNDS *GEITHNER SAYS REPAYMENT `ENCOURAGING SIGN OF...
*SEC ALLEGES RMCI, CHAIRMAN OTHERS DIDN'T PROVIDE MATERIAL INFO *SEC ASKING COURT TO COMPEL PRO RATA DISTRIBUTION TO INVESTORS WHOA! This is...
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