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    Online Poker's Big Winner

    Here's a 60 Minutes' story about one-such scam: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/25/60minutes/main4633254.shtml
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    A 70k bet that I can't make a 50% gain in 2009

    Great job with the adjustments, Geez. Thanks for sharing. Best of luck the rest of the way.
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    Merrill Lynch Lost $15.31 Billion In Fourth Quarter, Bank Of America Says

    And to think, it was just over a month ago that John Thain was trying to convince directors that a bonus of at least $10 million was not unreasonable.
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    AIG Faces $10 Billion in Losses on Trades

    It seems that there is no end to this morass: According to the WSJ: American International Group Inc. owes Wall Street's biggest firms about $10 billion for speculative trades that have soured, according to people familiar with the matter, underscoring the challenges the insurer faces as...
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    the bottom signal..........Buffett blows up

    http://seekingalpha.com/article/66967-warren-buffett-also-a-put-seller In Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A) Annual Report, Buffett announced that Berkshire has taken in $7.7 billion in premiums on 94 derivatives contracts it has entered into. Buffett said he has taken in $3.2 billion in...
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    Careful!!! Don't Criticize CNBC!!!!

    Keep in mind that Barron's is a publication of Dow Jones, which is a now a Fox property. With the Fox Business Channel now as a direct competitor to CNBC, the latter is more apt to quote - and have guests on from - the Financial Times and NY Times as opposed to the WSJ and Barron's.
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    PRU - 3:20 to 3:30

    An absolutely amazing 10 minutes in this stock.
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    GE shorts impaled

    I believe that GE is on the no-short list presently.
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    charlie strikes again for the 3 pm rally

    Got to love these leaks. Let's bust a few traders making money off a squawk box scam, but ignore the BS like this. Business as usual.
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    Maria fries Dhru from Snp

    I guess this was a bit different than her reverential interview with Hank Greenberg, AIG's former Chairman and CEO, yesterday morning. Not one mention of the financial shenanigans that may have occurred under his watch, nor of the corporate culture that he fostered which may have led the...
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    How can institutional trades be tracked?

    Institutional ownership is reflected in the firm's quarterly 13F filings with the SEC. These firms have until 45 days past the quarter-end to file these figures, although many disclose before the deadline.
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    IB: Is there a way to prevent all orders to route to NYSE

    Bingo, Hurricane. In the above-mentioned case, assuming you were in front of the computer, you would have been better off hitting an ECN once your price was hit instead of waiting for the NYSE open.
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    new DELL monitor

    I believe the ultra sharp version also gives you additional options, such as vertical viewing and tilting capabilities. Although it's currently quoted at $699 on the website, Dell does offer specials from time to time. Recently, I saw it going for as low as $579.
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    AMEX versus NASDAQ - manipulation

    The 10/2 issue of Forbes has a cover story on the CEO of the AMEX, Neal Wolkoff. The title of the article says it all, "Mr. Clean - How He'll Sanitize One Sleazy Exchange."
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    Doug Kass - Seabreeze partners

    I believe DK's son may have worked with Seth T. at one point.
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    People that can move markets

    Stock777, did you mean GFT - Greater Fool Theory?
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