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150 bp worth of cuts over a 9-day period would be unprecedented and extremely foolish. in other words, they might just do it :D if bernie has a backbone, he'll leave rates unchanged and give the markets the finger. but he won't because he and the frb are spineless slaves to the...

if she's one of the best traders at the firm, you got a big problem. her reckless, risk-tolerant style probably worked when there was low volatility but not anymore. these types of traders can get lucky for a while but eventually the market reaper finds them and takes back everything, and then...

so there's not much at stake, is there?

i'm also curious about your boss' role in the company, and her trading experience. immediately doubling down to try to recoup losses is a total newbie mistake. absolutely no one with trading experience would do that, but almost everyone who starts out does it.

how much they cut will depend on the US and world equity markets. if the market is down big, expect a 50+ cut, otherwise it'll be 25. bernanke has demonstrated repeatedly that rate cuts are proportionate to recent stock market activity.

1. housing prices are declining 2. tens of thousands of real estate and construction jobs have been lost, plus many more in banking 3. job cuts announced almost daily by some company 4. most companies are reducing 2008 earnings estimates not raising them 5. very weak holiday retail sales 6...

for equity options, true, but for futures options, false.

it used to be oex but changed in 2003. it now measures iv of spx.

true about the reversal trap (2000-2001 had many). but why bother posting here, most of the et bulls started investing in 2004 and couldn't recognize a bear if it bit off their genitals.

how did your big put position fare today? as good as your previous dow prediction? :D :D :D :D :D :D at your age you should not be gambling or trading based on technical indicators such as dreams.

and the way he's "cleaning up the mess" it is to lower rates and repeat what greenspan did. he's weak. the economist in him knows this is wrong but he isn't strong enough to do the right thing.

did any of you even bother to read the article?? jesus it's a bogus rumor.

the question should be, "how high did futures go after rate cuts?" es reached 1300 but fell sharply. we're still due for a big down at open. poor corporate earnings seem to have dulled the 75 bp cut.

so here we have countless beginners who started trading/investing in 2003 and think that the markets only go up. we have cocky fools who have never seen the market drop 34% in a month, like march 2000. we have advisory services that have been trading for 3 years, averaging 250% per year who...

the fact he got that emotional tells me he's either a noob or just not fit for trading. how many times do you have you read that the the most successful traders are unemotional and practice sound risk-management?

we're still a ways from 1987... but i have a feeling tuesday will be the worst day many people here have ever faced. and i suspect it'll be the last day for some, too, as their accounts will be vaporized. i'm thinking about the people who wrote put spreads two standard deviations otm. there...

besides being insane and stupid, you're screwed. es 1262 a moment ago.

there are money market funds that do not invest in commercial paper. some invest only in treasuries, others invest in agency bonds (eg, fannie mae). their yields are substantially lower than 'prime' mmf's for this reason. or just put it into a bank cd.

no woman in her 50s ages well, at least not in person. sometimes they may look decent in movies with tons of makeup and lighting, but it's all smoke and mirrors. in reality, once a woman reaches 45 there's nothing that can be done for her appearance. many go downhill by their early 30s.

this bullshit is happening all over again. how long is this refi game gonna go on? until the dollar is worth the same as a peso and gas is $5.50/gal? greenspan is a weasel for creating the bubble and bernanke is a weasel for prolonging it.