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Is it the matter of the legal irregularities or the matter of miscalculating the economic risk by the average people ( and even worse by the banks )?

As far as I know dollar does not take part in carry trade. Therefore carry trade movement has more to do with the appreciation of yen than devaluing of dollar.

It tanked so much because it's a leveraged closed-end fund. Besides it invests small portion in below-investment grade debt securities.

Maybe he was just killing time while waiting for his girlfriend.

Bravo Mr. Zell.

Market is in the overbought territory.

Thanks for the info.

What about the synthetic stock ( short put, long call ) with the positive premium one would pay to carry it?

From your post I understand that in some cases the option premium can be deducted as investment expenses? Correct?

Question off the topic: does anyone know if the option premium can be categorized on schedule A as investment expenses?

May I ask you a question. In what way your simulation is different from simply selling a straddle on s&p 500 ( at the current market price ) and buying the s&p 500 strangle ( with the call above and the put below the market price )? How far apart are this 2 simulations? Does it play any role in...

By flat I mean neither positive or negative. In other words flat means zero. Isn't that what you mean by flat in your previous post? <B> hehe …nice try , atty. I think results will be flat/neither…And btw , I am both long and short…just depends WHICH ones. </B> By results I...

I am wondering why in your view it will end up flat? Short or long straddle is not necessarily flat at the expiration.

Do you think it will be followed by the great world war of the 21st century?

Southamerica, what is your point? Is it that investors should stay out of US equities?

The freedom loving Iraqis who are eager to live prosperously embrace the new government wholeheartedly. What Iraqis are you speaking for?

America will prevail. People all around the world deserve a better life. America gives them a chance. Everything will work out all right in the end.

Who said America has to make friends with every totalitarian regime in the world? Do Germany and Japan have a sham government too?

I don't know whom you call fascists and what you mean by that but definetely business-friendly president that will keep taxes low is much more appealing.

Better republicans than communists.