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No bailout ? :D :D :D

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Members of the Federal Open Market Committee at their mid-December meeting saw increasing risks of depression and deflation as they grappled with employing new tools to stabilize an economy that was rapidly weakening, according to truncated minutes of the meeting...

Yep, very sad development. I am still wondering about VEM GmbH´s short positions in VW. Interesting part, too, woul be to know how their positions leaked into the marketplace...

C high today 7.49. Seems a lot of call byers will earn some $$$, or ?

Unbelievable !

Buying some 5100 calls.

Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- As the new owner of $172.5 billion of preferred shares and warrants in 208 U.S. financial institutions, the Treasury Department hasn’t succeeded in thawing frozen credit markets, leaving taxpayers propping up an industry that won’t lend to them. While inter-bank...

and still dax has risen despite all these bad facts. We will see a switch from Bonds to stocks no matter how bad the numbers will come in. Money printing has started and inflation based rally is on its way. [/B] Yes, fund managers are hoping the worst is over. They still have way too...

Some stuff from a very well known friendly neighbourhood investmentbank : • Consensus: P/E is currently 8.9x; EPS growth for 2008E is -14.4%, 2009E is +0.9%. • Revisions: Estimates for 2009 have come down 7.6% over the last month.

So, did you buy 5600 calls ? :)

There is an too obvious rally going on to hit stops above 5031.00. Maybe some bulls will be suprised how fast a rally fades...:)

Tried to short 26, 29, 30 Dec. Every time stopped ( trailing stop ) out with some lousy gains. I left my office Dec 31st - too early. My initial short target was 132.09. I am pi..ed ! :mad: :mad: :mad: We may climb back to 138.28. Have fun !

Too many call option buyers out there.

Leading British and multinational companies are being probed by the FSA financial watchdog over possible failures to disclose key data to the UK stock market, in a sweeping crackdown that threatens fines and prosecutions for “market abuse”, reports the FT. Top City lawyers note a surge in...

Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. economy faces a “serious risk” of stagnating for an extended period of time and “it’s worth pulling out all the stops” on fiscal stimulus, said Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Janet Yellen. “The current downturn is likely to be far...

CBOE TOP TEN MOST ACTIVE CALLS - Equity Options Ranking Symbol Expiry Month Strike Price Series Volume Last Sale Price Net Change Total Volume 6 C Jan 7.5000 7553 0.3000 0.0200 33742 You think C will rise above 7.5000 in January ? :)

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Governors of five U.S. states urged the federal government to provide $1 trillion in aid to the country's 50 states to help pay for education, welfare and infrastructure as states struggle with steep budget deficits amid a deepening recession. The governors of New...

UK savings rates cut to 0.1% Substantial reductions in savings rates quietly introduced over the holidays have left consumers with accounts paying out as little as 0.1 per cent on deposits at a time of economic uncertainty when many households are planning to put more money aside. The cut...

Hum...20x100=2000. 5000+2000 = 7000. We should be at the end of January back at 7000. :)

Buying some 4750 puts...just for fun ! :)