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Thanks. I came across that site during my research. You're right, it has very good information about preferred shares. One thing that it lacks, though, is an application of that information. One of my acquaintances picked up preferred bank shares about a year ago, yielding 10% and also rising...

Thanks guys. I was traveling Friday and somehow overlooked the timing of those articles!

I've been looking for an opportunity to pick up some swing trade on a pull back in the market. My analysis suggested that the Dow would pull back about 5-6 days ago, yet it keeps drifting up. I'm not trying to fight the tape, but I do think that a pull back is over due. Also, I personally...

Hi all, I've been researching preferred shares, and I had some questions for the board. I'm also looking for additional reading, and you guys always come up with great links. First of all, I am generally familiar with the idea of convertible shares from a class that I took, but I'm still...

So, I just spent the evening doing some reading and research...I reviewed the historical data (http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h3/hist/h3hist1.txt) and it appears that a 5% jump in required reserves in two weeks isn't entirely unprecedented. The required reserves were increasing...

Thanks. I've given it a quick glance, looks like a very on-point link. About to dive in some more...

Sounds interesting - any chance you can give me a quick primer on the significance of each measure, and your interpretation of the trend? Thanks!

Hi all, not sure what forum to put this in, but the Real Estate thread in this board has some allusions to Tax Liens in it, so here goes ... I've done some preliminary research into TL auctions, and the impression I got is that the returns get bid down pretty hard. In fact, to the point...

Yeah, good point. I realized that right after I posted it. So that would drive our rates up, and probably drain liquidity from the stock market, right? As for the other poster - are you saying China would rather hang onto the Treasuries and print more money? What (even just...

What would be the effect of China dumping their treasuries, for example in the event that they need cash because their economy tanks. My guess would be that they have to dump them on the open market, thus driving down interest rates. But there would be a lot of cash running out of our system...

Does TradeLink allow testing for time periods greater than one single day? My impression from the documentation is that it only allows playback for one day at a time. What's the best way for me to test a few months at a time? (My strategy is based over a few day period)

You were using puts to protect your portfolio? Not a lot of people I know do that - it sounds like a good idea, but it eats at your profit, too. How much protection did you buy?

I think someone didn't understand the difference between an option and a future? What will customer service be able to do?

I see. So I assume that the money raised from a bond issue would be Tier II capital and thus probably wouldn't count as unimpaired capital? Ok, that makes perfect sense! Thanks!!!

Hey everyone, I have a very random question about something that I heard today. Now I can't remember the exact reasoning, and it's bugging the shit out of me. The premise is this: Banks need to keep a certain % of reserves on hand to prevent a bank run. During the recent crisis, banks...

From one n00b to another - not sure if it's the best source, but try this: http://shortsqueeze.com/

I've been eyeing this one since it was at about $.80 a few months back. Never pulled the trigger because I apparently don't have the balls for a cheap biotech stock. What do other people think of this recent break out?

Where are you seeing 16k+ in volume?

Thanks, that was a really really good explanation! I have some follow up questions, dmo: 1) If I am looking at the volatility view in OptionsXpress (this view shows all the strike prices for a particular month, and the IV of each option at that strike price) - what does it mean if one...

Hi everyone, I am having trouble understanding IV. I realize it is one component of the price, and that it's the component that often screws over n00bs who correctly predict the move of the stock but still lose money. For example, the BAC 20 Calls have an IV of 0.37...