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    Ambac ABK News

    That Gasparino put in action.
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    TMA going under?

    How do you calculate your return if the cost basis is 0?
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    Should journalists be banned from picking stocks?

    Why would they want to be journalists if they want to pick stocks and run money? http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/five-us-market-sectors-ready/story.aspx?guid=%7BC7C42C3A%2D1B1F%2D4835%2DB928%2DBA77703F91D1%7D&dist=MostReadHome
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    Intel Warns on 1Q Gross Margin, NDX futures now down...

    Finally a Quad Core for everyone...
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    Iraq War to Cost America 3 TRILLION Dollars: Nobel Prize-Winning Economist

    Didn't Warren Buffett complain he and his buddy Bill Gates are not paying enough taxes? Maybe they can fund our massive budget deficit with their bank accounts?
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    Naked put... eats like a mouse, sh!t like an elephant

    On the brighter side, I was playing on the "house". I was up around $12k YTD. So after taking the $8k hit, I was still up for the year. That's why I'm risking a little more since I'm quite a bit ahead for the year.
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    How do you get out when you see "fat tail"?

    Say some really bad news just hit the newswire (e.g. accounting fraud) and you find yourself knee deep in red on a position (down 50% in mins), how do you get out when you see a "fat tail" like this? Do you just sell to the market and get out at all cost or wait till the dust settles (e.g...
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    Naked put... eats like a mouse, sh!t like an elephant

    I sold the 7.5 put when TMA was still trading around 12-13. I priced in a 40% margin of error and that was not enough when the fat tail hit.
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    Buffet: US is in recession

    CNBC is just trolling for ratings by having Buffett on air to point out the obvious.
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    What price of oil will make the stock market actually go down?

    That would be WWIII with all the oil from Mideast gets stolen.
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    TMA going under?

    Yes, average down to lower your cost basis... :D
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    Intel Quad Core 2 Q6600 SLACR - $199 @ MicroCenter

    Not really. It's useful if you want to time your next upgrade or new PC purchase just like you wouldn't buy a stock now if someone tells you it'll get a haircut down the road.
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    TMA going under?

    Those Jan 09 2.5 Call or Jan 10 5 Call look tempting if you are the gambling type.
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    Cramer 1/24/08...TMA Preferred "a pure win"

    Sue him for what? He told you not to follow his "picks" blindly in the disclaimer that comes up ever 30 secs.
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    Intel Quad Core 2 Q6600 SLACR - $199 @ MicroCenter

    Exactly. OEM pricing. The average buyer will not get that price.
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    Naked put... eats like a mouse, sh!t like an elephant

    Yep, 20 contracts. I have the cash to take the assignment but I won't touch it with a 10 foot pole now. P.S. My gut feel told me to close the position last Fri at a small loss but didn't act on it. Sometimes you snooze, you lose...
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    Naked put... eats like a mouse, sh!t like an elephant

    Sold Apr 7.5 TMA naked put and took a $8k hit today... :( Buying a cheap put should have saved my ass.
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    Cramer 1/24/08...TMA Preferred "a pure win"

    He only mentions his good picks and never the bad ones on TV. So he never made that call in a sense. :D
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    TMA going under?

    Down 50% today... Richard Rainwater has a big position in it. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aKq6qhJxTuvY&refer=home http://www.secinfo.com/dsvrp.t11d.htm
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    New ghost towns everywhere

    Feb. 29 (Bloomberg) -- When Quinn Cuthbertson looks around his new neighborhood in El Dorado Hills, California, he sees rows of empty homes and barren hillsides. A promised new school and a clubhouse haven't materialized. Cuthbertson paid $460,000 for a four-bedroom house in this northern...
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