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Market Rallies On Early Close

Momentum Options Trading Blog | December 24th 2009 by Rick Rouse

2:00pm (EST) Wall Street closed early today and the bulls left us with more presents.  The market finished at new highs for the year as Tech led the way once again.  The Dow moved higher by 53 points and settled at 10,520 while the Nasdaq bolted hi read more

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MomentumOptionsTrading.com Morning Update for 12/24/09

Momentum Options Trading Blog | December 24th 2009 by Rick Rouse

8:15am (EST) Folks, we will be back shortly after the market opens with a full update on the market.  Futures are leaning towards a slightly higher open this morning.  Current subscribers, check the Members Area for the trade updates this morning. read more

donna12462

Picard Opponents Claim Math May Be Faulty

AIG | December 24th 2009

The Securities Investor Protection Corp. filed a brief in the suit against Irving Picard, the trustee for the investors bilked by Bernard L. Madoff, saying that the math they propose to use to calculate how much they are owed would actually get them read more

LarryNissen

Things To Clear Out Before You Start Forex Trading

Its My Blog | December 23rd 2009 by Larry Nissen

Not many people can fearlessly approach Forex market, especially those who are not related to world of finance. But, many people still want to make money, gain profit and manage their debts. Now we have the opportunity to make money with Forex market read more

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Market Flat, Bulls Fighting

Momentum Options Trading Blog | December 23rd 2009 by Rick Rouse

12:25pm (EST) The bulls are trying to take the market higher for the fourth day in a row and the Dow is flat as we go to press at 10,464.  We have updated all of our trades and we are super busy today.  We would love to give a full market update to read more

TheReformedBroker

Bill Singer on the Galleon Indictments

The Reformed Broker | December 22nd 2009 by Joshua Morgan Brown

My pal Bill Singer of Brokeandbroker.com brings us up to speed on the massive hedge fund insider trading ring and the status of some of the players involved.  Bill is a regulatory reformer and securities law veteran who calls 'em like he sees 'em. I read more

donna12462

Banks Shuffle Prime Brokerage as Hedging Rebounds

AIG | December 21st 2009

Patrick Mortimer, who resigned in March as Morgan Stanley's prime-brokerage head in the United States, has reportedly been named senior relationship manager at UBS's prime-brokerage unit, while Morgan Stanley has reportedly tapped Chris Duffy to head read more

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For Appaloosa, a $7 Billion Year?

AIG | December 21st 2009

Appaloosa Management, the hedge fund run by David Tepper, looks set to bank one of the biggest one-year profits in recent memory, The Wall Street Journal reported. read more

lexkey

How to Size up Hedge Funds: 4 Common Pitfalls to Avoid

OnHub | December 20th 2009 by Steven Kim

In an attempt to spice up their investment strategy, a lot of people make serious mistakes in sizing up the returns to be had from hedge funds. In fact, the customers as a group end up getting a lot less than they had bargained for. The dangers of read more

WealthNavigator

Principal Reduction vs Loan Modification: Which do you choose to…

Megan McGinnis' Blog--Get Connected! | December 19th 2009 by Megan McGinnis

Principal Reduction vs Loan Modification: Which do you choose to save your home? I explore the difference between these two types of actions in this video…. Peace, Megan read more

donna12462

Hedge Funds Help Scuttle Biogen's Facet Bid

AIG | December 18th 2009

Two hedge funds helped Facet Biotech fend off a $420 million unsolicited bid from Biogen Idec. read more

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Morgan Stanley shutting down five San Francisco offices

George S May Blog | December 17th 2009 by frederick

Five Morgan Stanley office buildings in San Francisco will shut their doors for the holiday and never open them back up again. The office buildings will be handed back to the lenders who originally financed the acquisition. The Blackstone Group origi read more

WealthNavigator

Firm Offers Christmas Discount on Principal Reduction Program for…

Megan McGinnis' Blog--Get Connected! | December 16th 2009 by Megan McGinnis

Firm Offers Christmas Discount on Principal Reduction Program for Real Mortgage Relief You must submit your complete file not just the EZ App by 24th of December.  Peace, Megan read more

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CNBC Video: Noted Hedge Fund Maven Jim Chanos on Autos, Banking,…

Fund my Mutual Fund | December 16th 2009 by TraderMark

The always interesting hedge fund manager Jim Chanos, of Kynikos Associates, had a 11 minute video interview yesterday on CNBC.  He used my (one) of my favorite sayings, that we've used repeatedly since summer 2007 ... "kick the can" when descri read more

lexkey

Earn More by Doing Worse: Or, Who’s the Golden Goose of Hedge F…

OnHub | December 15th 2009 by Steven Kim

In the popular imagination, hedge funds are exclusive outfits that deliver scads of profit at minimal risk. Sadly, though, the investors as a group have found that the outcome is precisely the opposite of what they had fancied. In terms of net retu read more

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Will European policies ignite a hedge fund exodus?

Free Market Mojo | December 15th 2009 by Ariel Goldring

FINAlternatives writes, Many have predicted a hedge fund exodus should the controversial European rules—which once included draconian limits on trading and leverage, and now include equally unfriendly rules governing pay—be adopted. But few have read more

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What Are The Benefits of Morningstar.com

Internet Marketing and online Bussines | December 15th 2009 by Max Ben

It is absolutely essential to track your stocks. There is no way around that fact. Even if you have a financial advisor that keeps up with your buying and selling it is still important to watch them on your own. You even need to know which new compan read more

WealthNavigator

1099 Forms Issued on Principal Reduction Programs?

Megan McGinnis' Blog--Get Connected! | December 14th 2009 by Megan McGinnis

1099 Forms Issued on Principal Reduction Programs? I explore this frequently asked question…. Thanks for stopping in and please add your comments.  Peace, Megan read more

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El gran crash que se avecina en el inmobiliario comercial

Investorsconundrum | December 13th 2009 by Marc Garrigasait

Portada de la revista BusinessWeek de Wilbur Ross en 2003. Índice de precios de propiedades comerciales en los USA (1978-2009), (fuente: contraryinvestor.com) Hace unos 40 días el billonario y conocido inversor Wilbur L. Ross Jr., declaraba en Blo read more

donna12462

Women Surpass Men in Returns, Study Says

AIG | December 11th 2009

It seems that in the hedge fund industry, female hedge fund managers come out on top -- at least according to a new study from Bloomberg L.P. and the National Council for Research on Women. read more

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Costs blow up – Goldman Sachs accepts Stock comp

Ben's Chili Bowl | December 11th 2009 by Amit Mittal

Goldman Sachs’ earlier bonus component that averaged $700,000 per employee for this year is likely to be drastically revised. Initial reports suggested a 5 year stock purchase plan but the exact structuring is likely to throw up even more surpr read more

TheReformedBroker

Greg Zuckerman on Paulson and the Gold Bubble Question

The Reformed Broker | December 10th 2009 by Joshua Morgan Brown

This morning I had the pleasure of attending a hedge fund industry event where the featured speaker was Gregory Zuckerman, the author of The Greatest Trade Ever. I was one of the few in the audience who had not yet read the book but a lot of what w read more

donna12462

Pimco Says It's Buying Abu Dhabi Debt

AIG | December 10th 2009

Pacific Investment Management Co., which runs the world's biggest bond fund, is buying the debt of Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas, Michael Gomez, co-head of emerging markets at the fund manager, told Bloomberg News. read more

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BlackRock Chief Sees Danger in Some Reforms

AIG | December 10th 2009

BlackRock's chief executive, Laurence Fink, is worried that some financial regulatory proposals under consideration could do more harm than good. read more

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Soros Hatches Climate Finance Scheme

AIG | December 10th 2009

As climate treaty negotiators continued to tussle over how much rich countries should pay to help poor ones deal with climate risks, the financier George Soros appeared on the sidelines Thursday to identify a new pot of $100 billion that could help p read more

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Hedge Funds Tiptoe Toward an Uncertain Future

AIG | December 10th 2009

After a year of redemptions, liquidations and Ponzi schemes, an industry never comfortable with scrutiny and second-guessing has come under the microscope, with regulators and investors clamoring for change. read more

Hedge fund song of the season

American Madness | December 9th 2009

Let it Grow (as sung by a 2009 HF marketer) Oh the weather outside is shitty. And my bed it looks so pretty. But since I was not let go I’ll make dough, I’ll make dough, I’ll make dough There ain’t any funds to gather But still I’ve got to read more

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CRUDE OIL …. “Can It Continue The Recovery With Same Pace In…

Smc global Blog | December 9th 2009 by preet

Crude oil, which is the  lifeblood of the economy, has shown stunning recovery in this year as prices have merely doubled from low of $35 to nearly $80. Thanks to the dose of economic stimulus packages which revived the global economy to come out o read more

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Is this the new sponsoring club for American retail? | Reuters &a…

Ben's Chili Bowl | December 8th 2009 by Amit Mittal

Two hedge fund veterans who worked at SAC Capital Advisors, LP and Pequot Capital Management, long considered among the industry's most successful, are launching their own firm next month, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. Larr read more

TheReformedBroker

Hot Links: Tiger’s 99 Problems

The Reformed Broker | December 7th 2009 by Joshua Morgan Brown

from We Love Data Vis Stuff I'm Reading this Morning... The gold correction that began last week seems to be continuing.  (MarketBeat) Credit Suisse joins Morgan Stanley in predicting a sucky 2010 for stocks.  (PragCap) An epic list of big co read more