oldpbass

On the Necessity of Using Limit Orders: GSG Price Spike

Re: Limit orders.
I recently put in a fairly small buy order for an issue at a few cents above the actual market. I thought I'd give the "limit price or better" an inexpensive little test. You can forget the "or better" portion. This was thru one of the biggest discount brokers...maybe the biggest.

AIG Must Not Fail! - Cramer's Stop Trading! (9/15/08)

And finally...can AIG file a business-interruption claim with themselves?

AIG Must Not Fail! - Cramer's Stop Trading! (9/15/08)

So...why weren't Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac allowed to fail? Because of Russia, China, Japan, et al They said those bonds were insured and the U.S. said, "Oh no they're not", then they said, "yes they are", and we said, "Oh, that's right---they are." By golly there is strength in numbers...sometimes!

AIG Must Not Fail! - Cramer's Stop Trading! (9/15/08)

AIG can't fail? Do you all remember the phrase: "Home ownership has never been higher"? And how did it get that way? By 'whistling past the graveyard'.

It's called 'starve the beast' and the beast is at our door.

Ethanol Will Become a Fad Without Government Intervention

Look at a HUGE box of Corn Flakes then look at the NET WEIGHT. "Corn's too high--corn's too high!" Bull! Their price is too high.