Recent content by JaneE

I think that is generally good advice. The same goes for Optionetics, Monex, no-money-down real estate advisors and all of the other "financial" groups that you see advertising on late-night tv. Just stay away and you'll be all set...

I never thought of it that way before. Oil, gold and other ETFs have gotten too much coverage in the media, and are too well-known to the average investor, so the con men have moved on to other markets. I suppose that makes sense, because it is difficult to con someone with a product that they...

That's true, but I don't think any of them have worked for a company that has seen a runup like Google has experienced over the past few years. "Here's all you need to know about GOOG: Eric Schmidt. He'll eventually drive this POS into the ground just like he did Novell and tangentially Palm...

Thanks for the links. I might have to end up downloading that PDF just to read the nitty-gritty of the study. I saw today that the OTC credit derivatives market has exploded over the past year. I think the number that I saw was around $34 trillion, which dwarfs even the $27 trillion that...

I'm no expert on credit derivatives, but I did see that Deloitte study and it is very disturbing. I can't find a link to it now, but according to that study, most of the big firms out there have no idea what their derivatives risk exposure is or how to adequately account for it. The growth...

I can't imagine that there is a benefit to trading from a trading floor any more. ICE obviously just wants access to their products, and the trading floor was just part of the deal. They got saddled with a legacy liability in order to get at the good stuff.

If this is just another wave, then why is the CFTC suddenly cracking down with such vigor? They have a new task force and are aggressively touting their successes in recent months. It could just be grandstanding, but it seems like more than that. They've been sending this task force all around...

I don't know. There is definitely an argument to be made for intellectual stimulation over compensation. However, what percentage of Google employees are closeted away in small labs working on their dream projects? Not that many, I'd imagine. The vast majority are slaving away coding all...

I didn't see the advert, so I have no idea what you're talking about. However, none of that explains why forex scams are suddenly all the rage? Is CNBC suddenly covering forex or something? Where the heck do average investors even hear about this stuff, let alone fall prey to scammers?

Cracking Down on Forex Scams I find this pretty frightening. Is there no recourse against these scam artists? They can just promise you millions from the foreign currency market, take your cash and then you're screwed? That doesn't seem right. Why the hell are forex scams suddenly so...

Google Prepares for Millionaire Brain Drain Ahh....the problem that every successful startup eventually faces. How do you keep people slaving away at their cubicles when they are millionaires? Google employees will soon be able to sell their options and cash out. At that point, how many do...

I've tried to watch these guys a few times but I just couldn't stomach them. They are completely unwatchable.

Just wanted to report back that I'm almost a month into my newfound options study and I've learned quite a bit thanks to all of your suggestions. All of the sites on this list, from the various OIC sites to the CBOE & The OptIons Insider.com, have all been extremely helpful. I feel that I'm...