An Old MF Glabal Segregation Thread

[Swan Noir]

http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showt...&highlight=segregation swan noir&pagenumber=1

 

[denner]

You were spot on in your analysis.

 

[stock777]

read the advice given in the last post.

epic fale.

 

[PocketChange]

Nice call Swan.

 

[Mvector]

Call of the year to Swanie!

 

[Random.Capital]

It is interesting to see some folks were quite certain "segregated" funds where safe.

Including at least one ET sponsor.

 

[benwm]

I put that thread in the ET Hall of Fame.

Swan Noir - You're not Taleb are you?

 

[ammo]

Quote from Random.Capital:

It is interesting to see some folks were quite certain "segregated" funds where safe.

Including at least one ET sponsor.

"quite sure" seems to be an achilles heel of many a trader

 

[Swan Noir]

Thanks for the Hale of Fame nomination ... lol. The truth is all i did was read a few paragraphs of the rules and it was plain as day.

And no ... I'm not Taleb.

Quote from benwm:

I put that thread in the ET Hall of Fame.
Swan Noir - You're not Taleb are you?

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[MKTrader]

Quote from Random.Capital:

It is interesting to see some folks were quite certain "segregated" funds where safe.

Including at least one ET sponsor.

If you're talking about this:

"Swan, it would be a first in the United States. Has not happened to date. For that matter, you should also concede that one could conceivably get screwed over if they hold a regulated insurance policy of any kind."

What he said was 100% accurate at the time. And we still don't know how things will pan out at MF Global. It's certainly a scare for many, but no one knows how much (if any) funds will be lost in segregated accounts.