Lessons From Prior Change In Elections

The verdict is in, and change has arrived. Barack Obama has defeated John McCain in the 2008 Presidential election ... at a bond brokerage firm as a broker less than a year out of college and was still a mere rookie [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 05:34:06

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AIG: Stock Falls 30%, Bonds and Credit Default Swaps Trading at Distressed Levels

Even though all eyes have been on Lehman, the potentially more troubling slow-motion train wreck is AIG ... AIG bonds from default for five years, according to broker Phoenix Partners Group. That means it would [more...]

Date: 2008-09-13 04:12:25

New To Investing Online. How Do I Choose A Broker?

I am new to all this. Where can I learn the basics? How do I find a cheap, easy to use broker? There are SO MANY - how do I chose? ... , in money market funds and bond funds, and part aggressively in stock funds. Vanguard.com has an on-line ... be able to invest in a stock mutual fund via a 401K plan at work. Believing advice you get on Yahoo [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 23:53:28

Icap eyes indie film distribution market

Icap, the world’s largest inter-dealer broker, has set its sights on Hollywood and the $12bn market in independent film distribution as it seeks to reduce its reliance on bond and forex trading. The group, founded by Michael Spencer, has been hit by slowing volumes in its key markets amid heavy deleveraging of balance sheets at banks and hedge [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 05:36:26

Monday Market Meltdown - Beware the Covered Bonds!

This one ended quickly. As I said at the top of the morning post, this week is off to a bad start ... out to be yet another wacky scheme for his broker pals to make even more money selling questionable paper ... at the discount window for direct loans to commercial banks. I predicted this Paulson-led end run [more...]

Date: 2008-07-28 14:08:59

30YR Bond Auction Goes Badly

A: As I said many times here, the fed can NOT control the long end of the curve! ... products in New York at MF Global Ltd., the world's largest broker of exchange-traded futures and options [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 23:27:12

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