So, now we're back to the government is going to buy toxic assets, I thought last week they wouldn't. They can't figure it out, can they? I am...
Yes, and it's per person, so a joint account is covered up to $500k. So, that's for a bank, not for an IB account. SIPC still has the same...
tomahawk, what short&naked is referring to is if the CME starts handling CDSs as part of its clearinghouse, then IB and the members of the...
Another interesting note from that link I posted is that futures accounts are not covered by either SIPC or Lloyd's (you all take a look at it,...
At IB, you're also protect under Lloyd's of London for up to $1 million of cash:...
ByLo, I looked it up and what I was reading was saying if it's reported as cash by the brokerage it's treated as cash by the SIPC. What I'm not...
I'm not particularly worried, but if you are worried and are comforted by SIPC, be aware the SIPC has limits for cash of up to $100,000 per...
Ilum, gold is a little bit of different kind of beast. Fear also makes it rise, as well as inflation concerns. So, when the market totally tanks...
That would be true, except that the little guy will lose his job and has no savings for the most part in the US. There's the crux.
Hmmm, I don't find him sexy. If they want someone of Indian heritage, why not name Sendhil Ramamurthy?
Citi's asking for a short ban again, I guess that would be a way to prop up the market for a day or so:...
Really??? I don't go to malls, but my mom does sometimes and she went during her lunch the other day and said there were literally only 3 cars...
I never got the impression that bank interest rates actually kept up with the rate of hyperinflation. Read some of the stories here. People who...
I believe you. There seems to be a total lack of buyers right now except for speculators, they can only hold it up for so long, besides I think...
The Nikkei mini (N225M) is pretty smooth I'm finding, fast, but smooth. It's 500 yen per tick, but a tick is 5 points in the underlying, so just...
Not taking a loss quick enough, not being patient enough before entering a trade Then there are also stupid fat finger mistakes I make...
Someone that knows more about history than me, please explain what the confiscation of gold was about economically. What I've read seems to...
There's a yuan ETF: http://www.etfexpert.com/etf_expert/2008/05/currency-etfs-t.html Oanda offers a yuan pair, but you have to pay interest to...
Thank you so much for the suggestion of Options Oracle and the website provided. Both seem very useful.
Wondering if anybody has a lazy man's way of getting the S&P max pain or SPY would be OK, too. Thanks.
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