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Careful whom you call noob next time. You look like a total idiot.

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Then again AAA doesn't mean much these days, does it? ;)

I agree with you that the pricing of gov't bonds is very inefficent, however, that doesn't mean that corporate bonds are any safer. In fact, as has been seen if corporations fail they get government money, so you might as well invest in treasuries. :D Also if nationalization continues at...

Yes. And the SPY can't go to zero, which if you hold over-night is a big deal.

Both housing and high oil prices where the cause and both came about through over-extended credit markets.

Right. So just trade SPY and let it be. :D

http://money.cnn.com/video/#/video/moneymag/2009/01/19/money.revell.cordero.stocks.moneymag

Exactly. If done correctly, it can be an excellent hedge while at the same time be a fairly low risk interest gaining vehicle. Especially in what could become a ZIRP world, any long term certificates could grow nicely in value. However, as always, if you are only interested in the interest...

Knowing how much slippage you will incur doesn't change the fact that it will have a huge effect on returns 20 years down the road.

You'd be surprised how quickly slippage can compound against you over time.

Well if he isn't and holds overnight then that's even more a reason to trade Sp500 futures globex and avoid opening gaps. Risk increases for swing traders trading markets that are only open 6 hours a day.

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Debt Certificates aka Treasurites. If you want higher returns buy foreign government bonds (denominated in EUR, NZD, AUD, etc.) Of course, then you incur currency risk if you live in the U.S.

That is a very naive statement. But good luck (you'll need it). Oh, btw, shorting in China is ILLEGAL, geee wiz.

What's the point. It's well known that the price action on the Shanghai stock market is well manipulated. HELLO!!! It's a Communist country!

But not even as close to being as liquid. And my point was that as he increases his position he will incur more slippage trading single stocks. Why do you think that hedge funds tend to focus mainly on S&P futures...

That's because the average joe doesn't have a clue about what's going on. If they did, then.....