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  • CDS Industry: Zero Sum Game or Ponzi Scheme?  [View article]
    Aren't premiums paid to buy protection like any insurance?The problem lies in the reserves for losses,which apparently are non-existent with many co.s writing swaps.When losses or marks come piling in,the problems are exposed and spread to other counterparties.

    The author is assuming that the 1% comes out of the gross...It's premium expense,like your Blue Cross....I guess....
    Dec 21 10:22 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • After Ambac Downgrade: How Will Treasuries Fare? [View article]
    wonder where all the ambac bulls that use to post here have gone?I tried to tell em....
    Nov 06 19:36 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Ambac Collapse: Anticlimax of the Week [View article]
    Ishort,I have the same questions...70% losses on these markdowns...it just gets worse...
    Sep 21 12:31 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • 10 Financial Entities On the Brink [View article]
    I went short BBT and WFC week before last,so far its working...but have to be nimble in this bi-polar market!
    Aug 23 06:52 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Financials and Housing: The Outlook Remains Ugly [View article]
    It seems Mr. Tilson has a lot of critics here....more suckers who can't face reality.Anyone with any financial sense could see this coming for years.
    Aug 20 08:20 am |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
  • Insurer-Cut 'Hurricane' Hits [View article]
    Ishort,you are living in a dream world...
    Jun 23 22:36 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
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