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There has got to be a youtube video of some sort understanding this.

I have, but I think I am just too stupid. What steps can I take to progress to this level of understanding?

I PMed you. Particulalry focusing on munis right now, so any direction or guidance into taking the necessary steps would be very invaluable to me. I've googled on the advance bond analytics but just have uncertainty as most sites touch upon it very briefly. If I was a blank slate...

know anything about average life, convexity?

i have 2-27 inch but feel like its a bit too big actually when i sit up against it. it seems COOL, but i d k about being so close. woudl a 24 be better? plan to do scalp and some intraday along w/ swing. nothing major.

Seems like you have set up your montage? Is the DAS platform easy to use? Do you use it between the web broswer? Thanks!

When I read about BAC cutting jobs, UBS restructuring, then I realize this mess has many more legs on it. Still the banking industry needs to function. If anyone knows about asset/liability or interest rate risk analysis, or can point me further into technical reading, please do. Thanks

I'm going to read that. Looks like a very good read. Thanks. I wanted to understand the regional bank's POV, where they are regulated by charters and have models diff't from the big inv/com banks. What is their strategy w/ this low rate enviornment and dead demand on overly inflated real...

Yes, I'm sure we have not forgotten the EVERY FRIDAY = A BANK CLOSES FRIDAY right? I'm sure because of this crisis, these banks are failing because of bad assets (loans) as opposed to VERY LOW INTEREST LIABILITIES (deposits). I want to dig deeper and understand the basic frame work regarding...

I'm curious where and what I can do to at least study duration gap, asset/liability models and simple concepts before actually just jumping on the revolution ship. I am sure there is more than what meets the eye and I think I want to understand this to help myself grasp the situation at hand...

Thanks. I'll look into it. A lot of people get caught up w/ the BAC< JPM, WFC, but there are lots of regional banks that operate on a S&L model. Either way, the rate environment is a challenge. Having gone through S&L, why don't banks 'learn' from it and strategize around it?

That's exactly what I'm reading. That's the dilemma banks are faced with. If they aren't lending, they WILL DIE. They are paying for the deposits and are forced to lock in rates at HISTORIC lows! So is this a reason why bank stocks are trashed? I do not believe the 'debt' crisis crap...

I always hear the TV guys yack about 10 year, 30 year treasury rates, about it being at historic lows. What does this really mean? Will it actually push mortgage rates down? If so, I don't understand what the 'real' logic is w/ mortgage rates, granted there are many factors. Does this...

Just so that I'm not confused, are you talking about this? http://bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf In August's report for July, it talks about gov't jobs, especially the situation in Minnesota. Where exactly is this? I simply want a nice graph of a month to month, year to date...

Thanks.. What about labor markets? I've read through some of them, and they do make a general reference to gov't jobs. However, I had always though for the most part, gvot' jobs were not included in this?

I've been reading about NON FARM PAYROLLS, what gov't positions are excluded? Where can I get more in depth details about it? Essentially it measures the country's labor situation right? But what sectors? And GDP, how does the US gov't measure GDP?

Essentially, BUFFET and his boys invested in BAC via PREFERRED STOCKS and WARRANTS. To simplify, he's basically somewhat of a bond holder and has an option.

LOL It's going to take some time and the biggest difference for him is his mindset. You can just feel it from him. Can't say the same being drafted and a backup. I would rank him over TEABOW and all these other QBs from top college football teams for many reasons. He will go...

what pages have pics? so big the thread.

Bump? Anybody can chime? Please do so some more.. Convexity anybody? lol