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I understand equity options but don't get the math on this. Looking at orange juice Jan 1.15 calls- no bid, .10 ask. Futures at 1.15. If I buy 1 at .10, it will cost $1570. How is that figured??

Closed near low never came back at all. Up to 74 soon you say? :cool:

They likely loan a trillion to GS and let them do it. Besides, the feds trading system appears to run on vacuum tubes.

I like a chicago style hot dog but I put ketchup on it. It is not right but so what. Too much needed to assemble it though. The Germans have a great easy way to make a hot dog though. Just cook up a dog and dip it in ketchup and curry powder. Got to like it spicy, and got to like it ALL...

With the treasury backstopping the banks now, historical comparisons of the TED spread are kind of hard, no?

Look around and compare things to when we had a "goldilocks" economy, you can't be faulted for being bearish, but that don't pay the bills I know. The selloff was huge, the rally is huge. Many would like to get a piece of that action again. Right now the trend is the friend, he is a very...

Calling the financial sector "almost useless" is an understatement.

I am not sure how "This decision will cost many more American jobs than it will create", when we export little and import everything. Exporters do not have a interest in starting a major trade war. Obama has been vague on trade, sure he is more protectionist than Clinton / Bush, but that...

How about if everyone sent their bank a bill for $50 for going over their credit limit. After all, the people are the ultimate bankers.

gkishot, maybe you are right. The Chinese have some money last I heard and might be investing here. I am not sure if they know what they're doing. The vice pres of Bank of China says there are bubbles everywhere. We used to be the leader in bubble blowing, but maybe that has changed like...

Stable, yeah. Saved by zero.

News today was China car sales passed US for first time, sales soar. They need gasoline, right? http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aqqspSwPwMRo Some OPEC minister said "everyone likes oil price right here", the other day, whatever that means.

I wonder how they think we are going to fix the "broken political system"- or don't they? Suddenly we are supposed to expect everyone in DC to cooperate? Does Obama have the leadership skills to do this (he talked of it in the campaign)? Do we expect them to reform themselves out a job?

Bloomberg is wrong, they are not the same thing. That is the correct explanation of flash trading. HF trading is more general a term for computerized algo trading, but you want to be fast, so some pay fees to co-locate at the exchange.

I'll add policies that allow companies that avoid US enviromental, worker safety and employee welfare costs by offshoring. "Free trade" is a economic utopia that has been overdone. Fast track trade agreements, etc, have damaged our economy. Too much, too quick. Protectionism is an ancient...

We all want to be the "eaters", we'll get robots to do all the work for us (starting with the Chinese), and we'll just hang around the orgasmatron all day. Need a leader...:D

The article says basic research is good. NASA is a outfit that does that. They do basic research that industry can exploit, to improve our lives. It seems they should use that model more often for something useful, like medicine or energy. Nanotechnology is the next big thing, they should...

Right on. Seems all our innovation has gone into law, finance, and politics. :(

I hear often that "we have the highest productivity and the ability to produce and invent". Yes we have a few Eienstein's around but look at employment (types and pay) of the populace please. And don't think the world isn't going to compete better, that's what globalization does, right...

Product liability insurance is a problem for plane builders as I recall a long time ago- check it out.