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  • State Street TARP Warrant Deal: The Costliest So Far [View article]
    I want to amend my preference for the type of auction. After reading Huang et al. at... More »
    Comment by Linus Wilson
    Jul 19 18:07 pm |
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  • State Street TARP Warrant Deal: The Costliest So Far [View article]
    Thanks, Linus. It will be interesting to see what vols investors are actually willing to pay in the upcoming JPM auction.
    Comment by TARPed
    Jul 13 13:26 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • State Street TARP Warrant Deal: The Costliest So Far [View article]
    See http://ssrn.com/abstract=1400995 for my methodology. I used implied, 10-year historic, and 2-year historic volatility, and current... More »
    Comment by Linus Wilson
    Jul 13 13:01 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • State Street TARP Warrant Deal: The Costliest So Far [View article]
    The link the UST press release on the warrants is at http://financialstability.gov/latest/tg_06262009.html The methodology is also... More »
    Comment by Linus Wilson
    Jul 13 12:55 pm |
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  • State Street TARP Warrant Deal: The Costliest So Far [View article]
    Could you please post a link to the Treasury press release that details their volatility assumptions? I have been unable to find such a... More »
    Comment by TARPed
    Jul 13 12:30 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • State Street TARP Warrant Deal: The Costliest So Far [View article]
    I wholeheartedly agree with you that the auction process would be best for determining the "fair" value for these warrants. I do take... More »
    Comment by ndallasj
    Jul 13 09:37 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • How Treasury Favors Banks over Taxpayers in Warrant Negotiations [View article]
    Forced into taking TARP? Let me remind everyone that the government tooth fairy gave out free money to GS and other banks who made... More »
    Comment by B.M.
    Jul 8 21:14 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • How Treasury Favors Banks over Taxpayers in Warrant Negotiations [View article]
    You dissenters all assume taxpayer gets whole on all the banks who were given TARP. Do you forget that only a minority of banks will... More »
    Comment by B.M.
    Jul 8 21:09 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • How Treasury Favors Banks over Taxpayers in Warrant Negotiations [View article]
    It is sad when "genius" former options and derivitive traders feel like only they know what is best and assume people who read their... More »
    Comment by hoopty
    Jul 3 06:35 am |
    Rating: +1 -2
  • How Treasury Favors Banks over Taxpayers in Warrant Negotiations [View article]
    I would say that in all probability everyone of the banks that accepted TARP money needed and wanted the TARP funds. For example Goldman... More »
    Comment by John Olagues
    Jul 2 12:28 pm |
    Rating: +2 -1
  • How Treasury Favors Banks over Taxpayers in Warrant Negotiations [View article]
    Since when does simply commenting in favor of strong banks have anything to do with options and warrants? I wasn't trying to discount... More »
    Comment by ReverendSlappy
    Jul 2 09:58 am |
    Rating: +1 -1
  • How Treasury Favors Banks over Taxpayers in Warrant Negotiations [View article]
    I believe that Linus is correct in general. But I believe he is too kind to those criminal bankers on welfare. My general observation is... More »
    Comment by John Olagues
    Jul 2 01:06 am |
    Rating: +2 -1
  • How Treasury Favors Banks over Taxpayers in Warrant Negotiations [View article]
    I think this is right for these banks. These banks that paid the TARP are arguably the ones who didn't need the money in the first... More »
    Comment by ReverendSlappy
    Jul 1 13:55 pm |
    Rating: +1 -2
  • How Treasury Favors Banks over Taxpayers in Warrant Negotiations [View article]
    I completely agree. The government wanted widespread participation in TARP and heavily pressured several banks to take money that... More »
    Comment by Moorich
    Jul 1 12:23 pm |
    Rating: 0 -1
  • How Treasury Favors Banks over Taxpayers in Warrant Negotiations [View article]
    If the banks wanted to avoid a government rescue of the financial system, they should have come up with their own free market solution... More »
    Comment by biomedlives
    Jul 1 10:10 am |
    Rating: +4 0