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Because not having the uptick rule encourages index arbitrage which in turn provides liquidity to fund managers and additional volume to the exchange.

Thanks for sharing, very good info, especially so, coming from one of the few credible posters on ET.

S&P reaafirm ABK and MBI AAA ratings

I have been to the last 5, the final in the last one, but I will be watching this next one on TV. Nothing to do ith prejudice and everything to do with a bunch of rich folks going to a poor country with high rate of violent crime being a bad trade.

The best advice I ever heard on diet, excersize, and generally how to live life came from my now 98 year old grandfather who is still mentally sharp and as ambulatory as many men in their late 70s. Everything in moderation.

Correct, as long as the leg is filled that day it is $9.95. Really an amazing deal for those who do large volume spreads.

More grist for the mill... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aejJZdqodTCM&refer=home

I read the other day in the NYT that if Americans cut back meat consumption by 20% it would have the equivalent green effect of trading your SUV in for a prius. The article also said that 30% of earths land is given over to animal production. A book I highly recommend is Pollen's "Omnivore's...

I don't think it is a rumor, looks like we will have something happen soon http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aj5fqH8i34mg&refer=home Could be that someone knew about the possible deal and had taken a big position to profit from when the news of the deal was released, but...

Thanks, it would explain why they don't care about inflation. When inflation fears are high no one wants to own the long term bonds and money flows to the short end of the curve. It will help people to refinance in to another ARM and will encourage refincing from fixed rates to arms. Growth...

Now all we need is for the rumor to be credibly denied over the weekend and open Monday with the futures down heavy and everyone caught the wrong way :D

Did he chage his position already? A couple of days ago he was short looking for a $15 pullback.

Supposedly it allows the credit markets to start functioning again and staves off a bunch of CDO defaults that would have a large impact on the banks. I think too much credibility has been lost and any action is coming too late. Its going to take a long time before trust is restored. The...

stimulus 2.0 and AMBK bailout rumor

Looks like congress is cooking up Stimulus 2.0

Does that mean you are going to have to change your handle to retire55? :)

Chavez just said Venezuela will do anything to push oil prices up in Opec

I've been watching the wire all day and see bad news folllow bad news, Lehman forcasting increase in unemployment, Fisher affirming that inflation is a problem, and Fed will be restricted in rate cuts, ross saying rate cuts aren't helping, tons of CDO tranches getting downgraded, UBS throwing...

http://www.minyanville.com/articles/index.php?a=16013 10% of homeowners are underwater!