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The problem we have had is Credit inflation, too much credit to make up for lack of wage growth. Now that Credit is shrinking so should prices. Also the Great depression was caused by a big credit bubble just like now. But the good news compared to what happened in the great depression...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703787904575403204077239996.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond Shouldn't deflation be a good thing, a natural correction in prices that were too high to begin with? How does it make sense to have an inflation only policy? Since the US...

30+% markups on gold and all kinds of scams risk spooking investors. Gold bugs like to think they have all their bases covered. The price of the precious metal can only go up whether the economy is facing inflation or deflation, or so they claim. Lilli Day | Photodisc | Getty Images...

Okay so its really about Margin/leverage. I do not use either, I have enough capital/securities that I do not need to do that. I mainly do options (Short options) both puts and calls. I do not daytrade. Although I might modify/adjust positions. The nice thing about not using margin and...

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-30/facebook-said-to-put-off-ipo-until-2012-to-get-growth.html Does facebook actually make a net profit? Anyone have an idea.

Look dead smack in this 1946 article. The term "New World Order" (Social and economic new world order) Check it out, The beginning started then.

IV seems kind of low?

I see so its for people who only have like 25K trading capital etc.. Kind of like someone going to a check cashing place to get a loan because they are undercapitalized.

So what is the purpose of joining a prop firm? I get 100% Payouts with etrade pro minus the little commission which is nothing really. Vs giving some firm 20% of my earnings. I see no purpose for joining a prop firm.

Well at least with SPY options you do not have to worry about the S&P going to 0 If it does I bet that means we have Zombie invasion. At that point I do not care, I will be too busy shooting at the Zombies trying to escape the city core.

Consumer spending, which normally accounts for 70 percent of U.S. economic activity, had previously been estimated to have grown at a 3.0 percent rate in the first quarter. Spending added 1.15 percentage points to GDP last quarter. How is spending production??

For Americans, spending money in malls is how they find entertainment. It is called Shopertainment. Pretty sad state of affairs.

Fake Rich people are annoying. Good to see them wiped out.

Warren Buffet drives a real cheap pickup. You really cannot determine wealth by automobile the person drives. I see more people who are broke driving BMW 3 series.

What I do not get is why would someone think getting a degree on reading books expects a good paying job? Do people think that all you need is a college degree to make 6 digits?

What I do not get is why is Generation Y going to college to study and get worthless degrees? Maybe that is why they cannot find work? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38364681/ns/business-eye_on_the_economy/ Armed with an undergraduate degree in literary journalism from the University of...

Extrinsic value seems to get compressed the deeper in the money an option is. Kind of like filling a cup with sand sitting it on a foam block, the more sand you put in the heavier it gets and the flatter the foam block becomes. I guess intrinsic value is like mass. It took me 4 years...

It never made sense for X to be valued that high, nothing on the balance sheet indicated X being worth so much. So why did people pay so much for United Steel? Am I missing something?

I notice you guys focus on a lot of charts. My screen is pretty boring, its 1 chart and mainly the NYSE openbooks and options books.

Why not do one better, A 50K fine for the first offense, and 50K for each additional offense. When you hit Business where it hurts, they will not want to hire illegals. If you remove the incentive they will not come.