Barquish's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/233502/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/102054-here-s-how-this-week-could-unfold?source=feed#comment-291299 291299
I think that this market situation may have additional elements to it that were not quite in any previous market crash insofar as the fact that Chinese and Middle Eastern money are providing a significant contribution to the US market.]]> Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:17:13 -0400
I think that this market situation may have additional elements to it that were not quite in any previous market crash insofar as the fact that Chinese and Middle Eastern money are providing a significant contribution to the US market.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/96382-puts-instead-of-shorts-today-s-activity?source=feed#comment-260072 260072 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:02:16 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/96382-puts-instead-of-shorts-today-s-activity?source=feed#comment-259923 259923
Thankfully some semblance of reality has arien to allow Market Makers to short stocks where they write Puts. Now to scream and say this should be banned also is 100% wrong, because those long a stock in these volatile markets need a mechanism to insure against any downward pressure on their portfolio.

That said this may see an increase to allow shorting by the backdoor. I have been long many financial stocks and have been grateful many times for the ability pt buy and sell puts depending on how I manage my portfolio.

So while I welcome some stability I do think that by allowing market makers to short it will reduce some volatility and also allow some orderly way to arrive back to being able to short stocks. If not then there would be such a massive pent up demand for shorting a stock when the ban was lifted.

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Thankfully some semblance of reality has arien to allow Market Makers to short stocks where they write Puts. Now to scream and say this should be banned also is 100% wrong, because those long a stock in these volatile markets need a mechanism to insure against any downward pressure on their portfolio.

That said this may see an increase to allow shorting by the backdoor. I have been long many financial stocks and have been grateful many times for the ability pt buy and sell puts depending on how I manage my portfolio.

So while I welcome some stability I do think that by allowing market makers to short it will reduce some volatility and also allow some orderly way to arrive back to being able to short stocks. If not then there would be such a massive pent up demand for shorting a stock when the ban was lifted.

]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/92250-grading-paulson-and-bernanke?source=feed#comment-237254 237254 Who would want their job?
And finally what do you think you would have done differently?

It is far easier to judge than to do something that you know you will be judged for the rest of their lives. They did and do their best as would be expected of them.

It is amazing that no one really complained until they started to see their false wealth disappear when it was realized that the loans would have to be paid back. ]]> Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:42:39 -0400 Who would want their job?
And finally what do you think you would have done differently?

It is far easier to judge than to do something that you know you will be judged for the rest of their lives. They did and do their best as would be expected of them.

It is amazing that no one really complained until they started to see their false wealth disappear when it was realized that the loans would have to be paid back. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/87934-apple-math-market-share-over-margins?source=feed#comment-218076 218076 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:52:45 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/87382-five-great-quality-companies-are-they-too-expensive?source=feed#comment-216274 216274 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:07:53 -0400