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unc70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:37 AM Original message |
RBS among victims of broker coup on Wall St |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
1. Bwahahahaha |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
2. Do any of these shell games create any value for society? |
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unc70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. The "naked" versions generally do not create any value. |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
3. so are these stupid bankers paid to go to the casino every day? |
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Lucky Luciano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
5. Fantastic Gamesmanship Amherst! Love it! |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:05 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Re Finance the loans? |
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Lucky Luciano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I dunno - the people involved probably have super fucked credit |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
7. so in a nutshell, they bet $130mm that the a $29mm loan would fail |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. Yeah, I think that's it. nt |
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gizmo1979 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
9. Huh? If they gave you 80 cents |
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unc70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. No, you took multiple 80 on 100 bets and paid none of them |
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Lucky Luciano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:49 PM Original message |
They paid 80 cents looking for |
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gizmo1979 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
15. I think I got it. |
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Lucky Luciano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. DUPE |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
10. K & R and marking for later comment. n/t |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
11. Here is the main point that everyone concerned abt Wall St maneuvers needs to keep in mind |
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unc70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I think the solution was to force refinance the subprime and zero-out the CDSOs |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:14 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I am extremely self taught about the economy |
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unc70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:47 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Self-taught is likely more valid than anything from Chicago, particularly at PhD level! |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
16. Good point about the bizarro world of derivatives... |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
19. It's amazing.. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
20. Oh, and NOW the big-boy banks want some regulation on the matter |
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unc70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:35 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. They want to "fix" the wrong "problem" - just eliminate naked swaps |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 06:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. "Naked" swaps are necessary because how else can the gamblers get their thrill? |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
22. A Significant Development |
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