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    Gotta love ZERO RISK in the SP500 = $$$

    So far today the major indices are in the red. The last few months when a few large M&A deals were announced the markets rallied big. Pre opening this morning it looked like today would follow this trend. Sentiment may be swinging some.
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    US mortgage crisis goes into meltdown

    I would guess he is balls to the wall long...
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    ATM straddle vs. delta neutral straddle

    you have to figure in carry and dividends....
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    Bill Gross (Pimco) & Franklin Buy Massive # of TIPS - Sign of Fed Rate Hike Concerns

    very interesting...Where is a good place to see a chart of the TIPS spread ?..Larry Kudlow always says this hasn't been widening, so he sees low inflation...
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    Housing Threatened by Defaults in Sub-Prime Mortgage Market

    These guys had 75 branches..Thats is quite a little scam operation.. No more Enron type scams, no more Mortgage fraud...Online poker collusion is now getting harder.. What is the next big crime...Will car jacking become in vogue again...
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    Philly Fed Chief Warns That Inflation Is Too High: Rate Hikes Needed

    why are you hating?? This economy is the "Greatest Story Never Told"
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    Housing Threatened by Defaults in Sub-Prime Mortgage Market

    does this poor sap remind you of someone you know? or his wife? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubsd-tWYmZw&mode=related&search=
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    Housing Threatened by Defaults in Sub-Prime Mortgage Market

    Don't get married then. She will nag you day and night to buy a house.Women's nesting instincts to own a home are very strong. I have a theory that post 9/11 fears exacerbated the female nesting instinct. Many people made decisions to overpay for homes.. Finanical difficulty is one of the...
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    RealEstate - THIS WILL BLOW YOUR MIND

    What types of industries are so prevalent in Southern CA that people are getting paid so much to be able to afford housing, transportation ,health care, etc.?.Other than the RE industry and Hollywood, who are the big providers of high paying jobs. Is it the defense industry and porn.???? I...
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    Housing Threatened by Defaults in Sub-Prime Mortgage Market

    hmmm. The article is misleading. I interpret that their overall portolio dropped 4%. It seems to me that they were buying the homebuilder late last summer which was near the bottom in the Homebuilder Index, which rallied very nicely through the 4th quarter..+30% or so I think..But I could be...
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    Housing Threatened by Defaults in Sub-Prime Mortgage Market

    thanks for the prompt response for the source...A very very nice short term capital gain for the Gates' Foundation...Where oh' where will their money flow now...?????
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    Housing Threatened by Defaults in Sub-Prime Mortgage Market

    Please explain to me any fundamental, rational reason why a home would appreciate that much in value. Tulip bulbs in Amsterdam, internet stocks, Tokyo Real estate and other such "investments" have also defied such scepticism.
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    Bucket shops in Chicago?

    Are there many such firms left?
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    BofA issues CCs for illegal immigrants

    I want to invest in America's economy, the greatest story that has never been told. I want to buy in for $500,000. I am an illegal immigrant. Why do I have to have a social security number and a verified income to borrow $499,800 to buy shares in Google? I thought this was the land of opportunity?
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    Housing Threatened by Defaults in Sub-Prime Mortgage Market

    http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-foreclose13feb13,0,791237,full.story?coll=la-home-headlines "The biggest problem, Bosch believes, was created by the lenders. They used to be cautious. They'd want the borrower's tax returns, pay stubs and bank statements, and it would all have to match...
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    Housing Threatened by Defaults in Sub-Prime Mortgage Market

    Yea, I was thinking about that..Imagine the rally the stock market would have if the powers that be lowered stock purchase margin requirements to 2%..Dow 36,000 wouldn't seem so far fetched then.
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    Housing Threatened by Defaults in Sub-Prime Mortgage Market

    "From mid-2005 to mid-2006, according to a statistical sampling of a representative group of 7,548 purchasers, nearly half of all first-time buyers financed the entire transaction, obtaining mortgages in the full amount of the home price. Also, 30% put down 10% or less. The research was...
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    Housing Threatened by Defaults in Sub-Prime Mortgage Market

    With the scores of unsold homes and new developments at various stages of completion, the next decade may prove to be the greatest time to be a homeless squatter in American history. case in point: http://iamfacingforeclosure.com/153/homeless-dude-trespassing-on-my-property/
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    Housing Threatened by Defaults in Sub-Prime Mortgage Market

    Is this the ABX index...?? where did you find this chart?
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