Got Money At Capitol One?

[Scataphagos]

Few weeks ago I read a story about Capitol One trader who made a big derivatives bet on oil that has gone sour. Story goes, the CFTC "quietly gave them a temporary bailout" (don't know how that works) for 1 quarter. Said, "if the price of oil stayed near $20 or went lower (don't know how close it needs to be to $20), Capitol One would have a margin call of ~$1Billion... which could leave the bank insolvent."

I had money there because they once held my mortgage. Moved it.

You might want to research that if it could affect you.

"What's in your wallet?"

FWIW...

 

[gwb-trading]

Few weeks ago I read a story about Capitol One trader who made a big derivatives bet on oil that has gone sour. Story goes, the CFTC "quietly gave them a temporary bailout" (don't know how that works) for 1 quarter. Said, "if the price of oil stayed near $20 or went lower (don't know how close it needs to be to $20), Capitol One would have a margin call of ~$1Billion... which could leave the bank insolvent."

I had money there because they once held my mortgage. Moved it.

You might want to research that if it could affect you.

"What's in your wallet?"

FWIW...

Capital One got CFTC waiver after oil price plunge increased swap exposure - sources
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...increased-swap-exposure-sources-idUSKBN21D1BC

CFTC Quietly Bails Out Capital One
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/cftc-quietly-bails-out-capital-one