Again I think you are misunderstanding. You initially talked about Russia's prospects of becoming a financial center, and my comments were about...
No offense, but it sounds like you are confused about a few facts. The judicial system is not able to impeach presidents or vice presidents...
Banks do not generally borrow at overnight rates and lend for 30 yrs. That's how the S&L's got into trouble. If they are in that position they...
Sometimes I think this thread is somekind of turing test and I am getting suckered in.
Quote from southamerica: . a great prospect to develop financial markets ... I would think the judicial system and poor investor rights...
ATLien's regression post made me think of something I have seen used in other applications that might help. There is a technique called an...
Can you name any historical currency devaluation without default with consequences as severe for the country as the mildest actual historical govt...
So our brilliant plan to depress the economy until the Brazilians leave is finally working! How long until we can start growing again?
There is nothing theoretical about my point, and I did not mean to say arb would make the prices fair. I am not even arguing that prices are...
You missed something here. If you are selling to roll close to expiration, why is the other side buying from you? In your trend story, the trend...
Thanks DMO, good explanation.
I mostly agree with you but I still think I am right that the Black model assumes there is no cost to hedging the option in its derivation. I am...
I am not sure what CBOE does but you are supposed to use Black's model instead of Black-Scholes for options on futures. I don't have time to look...
Have you confirmed that they both get the same tax treatment? It has been a while since I have looked at preferreds but I remember finding...
You commonly call a trade a buy if the buyer is initiating the trade/taking liquidity/paying the spread and vice versa.
Silver was different. The Hunts played in actual silver as well as the futures. We are assuming the evil oil speculators only trade in the...
Right, but as long as there is some open interest at delivery time on expiration day the price has to settle to where real buyers and sellers...
I don't know, maybe someone with more knowledge of that world can answer. I have friends who have done the NY BB thing but I have not - I thought...
I think this would be better preparation for a portfolio management job than a trading job, but sometimes the line between the two is blurred....
I think this sounds like a good opportunity. I know a guy who works for a state pension fund and is getting very good experience. He is...
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