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1 NQ (which is middle of the road in terms of point value)= $20 per contract which costs around $500 to trade (day trade margin). NQ made what, around 100 point move up today? Not to mention all the downward retracements in between. You do the math. My point is this: when it comes to trading...

I ask again, all you bond holders out there...even if your exposure is small, would you insure it if the price was right?

Dead wrong mav I'm the one spouting off? Maybe, but you are too...did you even read this whole doc? You linked me to a 123 page document, and its a good one. As I suspected though you either didnt read it, or simply posted the parts that worked the best for your points. Had you actually read...

Its funny that no products have been offered to normal ever day traders or investors. Would any of you be interested in insuring bonds that you are holding?

Good. Well at least we all reached that consensus.

Why haven't these products made there way too smaller investors in bond markets etc?

Please sign in here. I want to know who the idiots are!

Thanks Buylow

So I take it you know all about them? Please enlighten us. Do you write, buy or trade them? Can you show us an actual CDS contract including price, stipulations, length of time, along with all the other inevitable nuances that are in typical contracts?

Its true about the reputable insurance company example, but still, there is no guarantee your insurance will be honored. Also, since there is no exchange isn't it more difficult to determine exact value ever minute of every day for any given contract? Wouldn't CDS arb be a possibility...

I didn't know whether to put this in trading or not, but I couldn't think f where else to put it. In doing some more research on CDSs all I can say is WTF? I'm amazed b the fact that you don't have to actually own the debt to buy a CDS on it. That is like me being able to buy life insurance...

bollinger for $44?

The fact is Bigdave replied very logically and look at all the emotional conservative replies. Amazing. You guys brainwash yourselves.

Income has already been spread...right to the top income earners.

heh? Its just red,

it looks like mav88's questions were answered. Thats good. I like this line the best. "It changed when we figured that we could cut taxes and generate so much revenue that we would balance the budget. But isn’t that what doctors call magical thinking? Haven’t the facts proved...

Price action is just..the action of price. Price action traders base their trades off of price action analysis period. We look at price for ourselves (not via indicators) and decided based on its action what to do next. Whats so abstract about that?

“There’s class warfare, all right,” Mr. Buffett said, “but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning.” Thats what makes me think he is on my side. I'm not one of those people who links to C&P links, but this column...

I would also be interested in knowing if that percentage is the percentage before or after the inevitable loop hole deductions.