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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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