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  • Are CDS a Good Thing? [View article]



    On Apr 26 07:42 PM William Cowie wrote:


    > Can someone prove a CDS is different from a simple insurance policy?


    If I game the system on an insurance company it is called Fraud. If you game the system with a CDS and shorting it is ignored.
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    Apr 28 19:00 pm |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
  • Are CDS a Good Thing? [View article]
    CDS's were treated like puts but at just a fraction of the cost. Thus, allowing someone a lever with which to fund the short sales on a security.

    "The fact that CDS allowed you to effectively short a credit you didn’t own was not particularly harmful." Yeah, right. If it was not harmful, there shouldn't be a relationship precrash to the number of CDS's on a company and the eventual outcome for said company.
    Apr 25 09:48 am |Rating: +10 0 |Link to Comment
  • Cramer's Mad Money - AIG, Show Me the Money (11/20/08) [View article]
    Article incorrectly lists WMZ instead of WPZ.
    Nov 21 14:28 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Hyperinflation, Here We Come [View article]
    You can't have inflation like that without wage pressure. Currently, wage pressure is nil.
    Jun 18 16:39 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
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