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  • The Big, Bad 30 by John Lounsbury
    The FSB (Financial Stability Board) of the G-20 has created a list of 24 banks and 6 insurance companies that pose significant risk to world financial systems and require special oversight.  The list has not been officially released, but 30 names have... More »
    November 30, 2009 • BAC, C, GS
  • Goldman Sachs at critical point technically by Ripit
    November 23, 2009 • GS, XLF, BAC
  • Leveraged ETFs: More Regulation by Don Dion
    The Royal Bank of Canada has put additional restrictions on double- and triple-leveraged ETF products. In addition to providing a possible glimpse of what's to come in the U.S., the move underscores the risk and complexity of these ETFs, something investors should…READ MORE To access my... More »
    November 17, 2009 • FAS, FAZ, UBS
  • Stocks most (inversely) correlated to the dollar by talld
    These stocks for Today only (Tuesday) were responding the most to changes in the dollar, of those stocks I track.  (The larger the absolute value of the score, the more similar the relationship.stockbScoreCompanyUBS-55 UBS AG (NEW) DB-53 DEUTSCHE BANK AG SWK-48 STANLEY WORKS... More »
    November 4, 2009 • UBS, DB, SWK
  • Banks Failing To Disclose Derivatives Risk by Rakesh Saxena
    Some on Wall Street call it a “sensible” approach. “The more you disclose, the more you get Washington’s lawmakers excited, and there is more talk of regulation,” a Geneva-based hedge fund manager told his partners at a conference last week. “Without trades in... More »
    October 17, 2009 • BAC, C, CS
  • Triple Bull Real Estate ETF: Beware by Don Dion
     Direxion's Daily Real Estate Bull 3X (DRN) was one of the fastest-growing ETFs in September, but don't take that news as a sign of recovery in real estate. DRN, part of the triple leveraged line from Direxion, had inflows of $69 million during September, finishing with assets under... More »
    October 9, 2009 • DRN, DRV, AMP
  • UBS & Credit Suisse: Capital Flight Fears Unfounded, For Now by Rakesh Saxena
    Between the billions of dollars lost in valuations and the thousands of investors who simply said goodbye to the markets since September last year, nobody is quite sure how much of estimated $7 trillion of privately-held “offshore” wealth still rests in Switzerland. But Swiss banking... More »
    October 6, 2009 • CS, EWL, UBS
  • Warrant Tip by swiss-investor
    This is the warrant I bought on Tuesday, for .15 CHF. Sold on Thursday for .16. Gain was 6.6%, not too bad for two days.I have to say that actually I don't keep my positions so short, but yesterday I've see that UBSN was a little down, so I decided not to be greedy.Today the warrant is... More »
    September 18, 2009 • UBS
  • A Panacea for Leveraged ETF Woes? by Don Dion
    Direxion, creator of the enormously popular Daily Financial Bull 3X (FAS) and Daily Financial Bear 3X (FAZ), is making changes to its mutual funds that may cast a shadow on its ETF business. In a supplement to the mutual fund prospectus of 17 leveraged mutual funds, Direxion has announced... More »
    September 9, 2009 • FAS, FAZ, AMP
  • Chinese Tiger raises Default Concerns by Ed Zimmer
        If China isn't the 800-pound gorilla in the corner, it's definately the tiger in the kitchen.   According to Reuters, China announced over the weekend that State Owned Enterprises (SOE's) will be allowed to default on commodity derivative contracts.Default The... More »
    September 1, 2009 • GS, UBS, MS

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