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    FASB to Act on Off-Balance-Sheet Rule Change by June

    April 30 (Bloomberg) -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board will approve rules on off-balance-sheet accounting by June, forcing banks to add billions of dollars of assets to their books, Chairman Robert Herz said. Rules that let companies keep assets and liabilities including mortgages...
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    Short DAX at 7740

    Well, I am NOT satisfied with this month net performance. Up a lousy 1.5 % while FDAX rallied 800 points. That´s my worst performance since Oct 2008.
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    Mobile phone shipments fell 13% in first quarter

    LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Global mobile-phone shipments fell 13% to 245 million in the first quarter, telecoms consultancy Strategy Analytics said on Thursday. It was the fastest rate of decline in shipments since records began in 1983. All top five vendors sold fewer phones but among them Samsung...
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    London's `Twin Pillars of Doom' May Spark Hedge Fund Exodus to Switzerland

    April 30 (Bloomberg) -- After helping to move 23 hedge funds to Switzerland from London in the past two years, David Butler describes the flow as a “steady trickle.” Now he’s bracing for a flood. “Call it the twin pillars of doom,” said Butler, a founding partner at hedge fund...
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    Short DAX at 7740

    Not at all. Old pump and dump Wall Street story.
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    Fidelity Says ‘All Things in Place’ for Bull Market

    Bull market Britain http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/04/20/54886/rally-monkey-fired/ <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bga4vLTOJ4U&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param...
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    Short DAX at 7740

    http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/options1.asp?symb=SPY&sid=9864&dist=TQP_Nav_options take a look at open interests.
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    Short DAX at 7740

    The world is on the verge of the first influenza pandemic since 1968 after a new swine flu took root in Mexico, the U.S. and seven other countries. The World Health Organization raised its six-tier alert to 5, the second-highest, and said a pandemic declaration may come soon. It urged...
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    Fidelity Says ‘All Things in Place’ for Bull Market

    April 30 (Bloomberg) -- Anthony Bolton, president of investments at Fidelity International, said a bull market in equities has already begun and financial shares are poised to drive recent gains higher. Low valuations indicate advances that began in March are the start of a bull market...
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    More than 100 fund managers apply to PPIP

    Applications to participate in the investment side of US Treasury sec Tim Geithner’s Public-Private Investment program have now closed. But hey, it’s good to know that “minorities, veterans and women” have been actively “encouraged” to partner with other (presumably more experienced...
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    Short DAX at 7740

    Bundesagentur fehlen 32 Milliarden Euro Die Rezession wird tiefe Löcher in die Sozialkassen reißen. Machten alle Sozialversicherungszweige im vergangenen Jahr noch teils kräftige Überschüsse, rutschen Arbeitslosen-, Kranken- und Rentenversicherung bereits dieses Jahr in die roten Zahlen...
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    Short DAX at 7740

    Germany’s economy will shrink 6 percent this year in its worst performance since World War II and will stay in recession until at least mid-2010, the country’s leading economic institutes said. This "rally" is not sustainable.
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    Short DAX at 7740

    Deutsche Bank Looks Richer Without Marks Deutsche Bank Looks Richer Without Marks >>>It sounds like lots of banks were able to paint a rosy Q1, a feat tough to repeat.<< By SIMON NIXON Deutsche Bank has emerged an unlikely winner from the credit crunch. How one of the world's most...
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    Short DAX at 7740

    That´s usually the time to expect some "profit taking". Well, at least you will read that in the comments of mainstream media...
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    Short DAX at 7740

    GS = US banking administration = largest volatility player on Wall Street = made 1.7 billion USD with volatility trade late 2007 = I bet same "volatility play" now in force = no problem if you are largest intraday liquidity provider on NYSE
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    Morgan Stanley Says Sell Best S&P 500 Rally Since ’38

    Just a reminder ! :p
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    AIG Criminal Inquiry Looks At 3 Men

    A criminal investigation of American International Group (AIG Quote) is focusing on at least three individuals who "may have misled the company's auditors and investors about the value of derivatives the firms sold," according to a report in The Wall Street Journal Tuesday. The inquiry by the...
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    U.S. 1Q business investment falls record 37.9%

    WTF is interested in GDP numbers ?
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    Stress Test Leak: Fed Is Said to Seek Capital for at Least Six Banks After Tests

    There is another way : nationalization. No pressure. Just "take over". :D
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    ES Journal Archive (2009 - 2010)

    Upper BB 864.00. Lower BB 840.50. 240 SMA 852.00. Have fun !
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