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I looked into getting a handgun and might still for an emergency but do some of you people honestly picture a collapse in the financial system and then suddenly everyone will become savages? I mean realistically the problems that might happen would directly influence our standard of living so to...

I assume you mean the march calls but ya that is actually pretty insane. These actually look like a decent investment in the sense of a positive expected value lottery ticket. what do others think?

I am kinda in the same situation but with a undergrad degree. I say use your family connections to get you in contact with various investment banks and go ask questions and learn from these people. If you seem intelligent and eager they will most likely hire you for a basic job and if you are...

thanks for the replies. What happened with Vermillion Inc and HGSI, those two are insane.

So a friend is doing a class presentation where they randomly pick companies and the person with the highest one month return wins a prize. Anyone have a stock with very big news or anything that could possibly result in a big upswing?(does not care if it goes down since shooting for first) thanks

The news i saw said it was to be paid to shareholders on record upto the merger. I wonder though what happens since i could see this situation happen with other companies.

I never shorted the stock but was more wondering if it is possible to be short at a certain time and then be assigned a fee later as a result of litigation. Thanks

Bank of America recently got a 150 million dollar judgement that is to be paid out to shareholders who owned shares up to the Merrill Lynch takeover. If you were short at this time would you then be required to pay that portion of the settlement over a year after? and assuming you had closed...

billyjoerob if you don't like the thread then ignore it. On a different note, Lescor thanks a lot for this thread it is great for us looking into prop trading to see how the business is for a successful trader who put in the hard work necessary to be successful. I am thinking about going to a...

Anyone know where i could get a video of Geithners testimony today? Thanks in advance Jason

In canada to experience a capital loss you need to sell the stock or asset and you, your spouse or a corporation controlled by you cannot buy it within 31 days. I was wondering if you could sell the stock but then buy some derivative contract like a stock option, or ftock futures to essentially...

thanks for the reply. That defnitely changes how to use the account.

I was wondering if anyone knew what happens to your contribution size limit if you lose money. With this i mean if you invest 5000 in the account and at the end of the year its worth 3500 would you now be able to invest 6500? This would put the value up to the 10,000 max after 2 years. Or would...

Thanks great article. I love how these type of tactics are used as a kind of hidden bailout.

Good topic, I was wondering what everyone thinks about the United States and the UKs debt rating? After thinking about it I dont understand how their current ratings can possibly be maintained. Comparatively to other nations that are significantly better off in terms of finances the United...

awesome thanks a lot for the help. I am mostly looking for a good economic calendar so no events take me by surprise

Anyone know of any good forex news sites that focus on what is impacting the various pairs? Also looking for some reason why the pound has suddenly tanked. Thanks for any help.

not to hijack the thread but what would people recommend as the best way to learn a programming language?

Could someone please tell me exactly what a bank holding company is or where to find the information. I need to know for how it relates to american express so the historical definition I can find doesnt seem relevant. Was the definition changed to allow certain firms to qualify in 2008? Thanks...

I graduate in december with a degree in finance and am trying to find some sort of a job to better understand if i could actually be successful. I have not been able to find any jobs or internships anywhere (most require a few years job experience). I am very interested in all the financial...