Recent content by Charlie_Sheen

Be careful following this guy. He did his anti-peak oil song and dance in Forbes on Oct. 2, 2006. "Don't sell that SUV just yet. Oil, at a recent $66.50 a barrel, will fall to $45 by mid-2007 and could dip briefly into the 20s in 2008." Crude was around $61/bbl. on 10/02/06. Three...

MRE - When you say "very costly" - how bad is it to borrow the SPY for a short nowadays? How does it compare to, for example, this time last year (i.e., ... "pre-crisis" ... ?)

No, it does not ... But, I know for a fact that Erin Burnett has REALLY REALLY soft feet ....

Thanks for the response Jonny. Let me make sure I understand. You use the actual raw prices for analysis and then adjust to dollar neutral for actual trading ... For example ... If you have Stock A at $30 and Stock B at $10 - you run (or Pair Trade Finder runs) the analysis simply using...

Jonny I took a look at the Pairtrade Finder snapshot provided by neospecialist. I have a question that is different from his, however. Right now, the LNN px. is about 1.5 times the BUCY price. If I wanted to overweight the BUCY price by 1.5 times or by 2.0 times - for whatever...

My question is just what do hedgies and tax evaders got to do with the current financial mess that we're in? Did they bring this mess? Google "Long Term Capital Management." I know you said "current" and LTCM was in the 90s - but part of the G20's stated objective is to keep the...

You might be on to something here. Give them a call and ask them. Newport Beach Pacific Investment Management Company 840 Newport Center Drive, Suite 100 Newport Beach, CA 92660 USA TEL 866-746-2602* TEL 949-720-6000 FAX 949-720-1376 * Shareholder Services Hours: 6AM to 5PM...

I read somewhere that the news division their never made any money and he regarded it as advertising for the terminals - which is where the money comes from. If I remember correctly, the trading terminal part of Bloomberg is either contracting or not meeting his growth targets. Easy to...

And the prudent risk management loop and the "bad if not worse case scenario plan" loop. A short position equivalent to 20% of the nation's crude inventories? Even assuming that the article excludes SPR bbls - that is a crazy position. I think the guy kept fading the rally. Any number...

Open question to all. I am thinking about getting into E-mini trading. What shops are you guys with? Are you happy with the platform/svc, etc? What is a decent round turn px? I don't think I need rock botom - just don't want to seriously overpay. Thanks.

I think he is referencing this: www.sec.gov/news/studies/2007/regshopilot020607.pdf

No - I hope you are joking. The AIG subprime news was clearly out July/Aug. of 2007. --------------------------- By Alistair Barr, MarketWatch Last Update: 7:24 PM ET **Aug 1, 2007** SAN FRANCISCO (Menafn - MarketWatch) -- Concern about American International Group's exposure to...

Rice, That is exactly when the subprime loss news started to hit the market. July of '07. The increased vol and selling was due to that.

This may be a good time for a reading break. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/12/opinion/12cohan.html Read and discuss amongst yourselves ...

1. Leverage 2. Coincidence These uptick discussions almost always omit the impact that the margin restrictions of Regulation T, which accompanied the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This gave the Fed the power to set margin rates. Since then, overnight margin leverage for retail...