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    No, No, No. Elizabeth Warren Is Not a Socialist

    No, No, No. Elizabeth Warren Is Not a Socialist Wall Street might find it useful to tag her as such, but she advocates free markets and would be better for business and the economy than President Trump. By Joe Nocera September 30, 2019, 11:30 AM CDT Expertise matters. Photographer: Frederic...
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    Shadowing activist short-seller

    Baldwin and Coleco when he was a Guilford. Both massive home runs - certain there were other ideas that didn't work as well.
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    Shadowing activist short-seller

    W are still in one of his last ideas - I think a lot depends on your time frame - we have the ability to hold for some time. Up a little over 12 points and we'll stay short until we get bought in or he advises a cover. Commission, on a relative basis, a huge, but worth it.
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    Shadowing activist short-seller

    https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1b00ynrgtn05r/How-Jim-Chanos-Uses-Cynicism-Chutzpah-and-a-Secret-Twitter-Account-to-Take-on-Markets-and-Elon-Musk
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    Shadowing activist short-seller

    Jim Chanos did something very similar at Guilford securities in the 80s. A research call with his institutional clients and they would do their shorting with the firm - which was their way of paying for the research. As long as all the compliance stuff is in place and all the proper...
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    ET birthday!

    When did you go off dial-in?
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    ET birthday!

    Y2K issues still swirling about.
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    ET birthday!

    Close 1997 - still on the landing page.
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    Ken Griffin Heads for Zurich (Finews.com)

    Hedge fund Citadel replaces head of crude trading: sources https://www.reuters.com/article/us-citadel-energy/hedge-fund-citadel-replaces-head-of-crude-trading-sources-idUSKCN1LQ0E6
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    Trade Alert SPX

    TradeAlert · 16 mins · $10B notional is big, even for $SPX. Largest trade in SPX this month was executed this morning as a buyer paid $2.60 for 35K Oct 18th (PM expiry) 2700 puts at 11:30ET, as Dec futures traded $2984.50. Premium exceeds $9M and the block opens a three week position that is...
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    UBER

    TradeAlert · UBER - Opening put buyer gets into Uber. Trader on the Amex paid 45c for 10K Nov 25 puts this afternoon as shares traded $32. Opens a new position 21% below spot, expiring in 50 days and will capture earnings in early Nov
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    Why is stock market unaffected by repo turmoil this week?

    Would have been very simple to obtain our buyin."We are new to ET. We'll showcase the offer and we've asked a number of our existing user to share some of the experiences. One simple paragraph in the initial posting, Instead you make it look hooky and poorly orchestrated
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    Trading With LMI

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    Trading With LMI

    One opportunity to make a first impression and you painted the tape.
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    From Trade Alert sweep trade

    TradeAlert Suggesting some sort of algo or newsbot trade, about the same time that SPY lifted nearly 30c to $297.25. Contracts are all short-term 9/27 expiry, with legs including a buy of 13928 290 puts for 13c, 4844 290.5 puts for 15c, 5158 291 puts for 18c, 2407 292.5 puts for 30c, and 4718...
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    Pelosi Impeachment Inquiry

    https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/25/investing/anthony-scaramucci-impeachment/index.html?utm_source=CNN+Business%3A+Markets+Now&utm_campaign=6e78248960-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_09_25_09_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c58d95e6d3-6e78248960-100090701
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    Trading With LMI

    Every positive review actually looks like a put-up job. It's either the very first of second(at best) posting. Suspect, I'm not the only one to figure that out - definitely painting the tape.
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    Threshold Security List Different for Each Broker?

    Different for pretty much every broker. Some will work to negotiate a lend from another shop - very opaque system stock loan. Most attempts to bring transparency have had little or no success.
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    Pelosi Impeachment Inquiry

    We already saw reaction today - Yes in the house and it will fall flat in the Senate. Don't think this as much about impeachment as it is about 2020. Markets won't like it.
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    Open Interest

    Could be a lot of reasons, but thousands and little else at other strikes could be a structured product. Easy to search if you have access to a Bloomberg. Could just be bumpy O.I. as mentioned and that is the most likely. Puts could also be ESOP or some hedging. A number of possibilities. Do...
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