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The original investment cost is irrelevant, in terms of calculating leverage. That's why brokerages keep changing borrowing power in margined accounts. They base borrowing power -- leverage -- on the current value, not the original value, of the investment. Better try again.


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The original investment cost is irrelevant, in terms of calculating leverage. That's why brokerages keep changing borrowing power in margined accounts. They base borrowing power -- leverage -- on the current value, not the original value, of the investment. Better try again.


]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/103197-why-jim-rogers-is-still-bullish-on-grains-and-gold?source=feed#comment-294916 294916
pick up your analytic game]]> Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:46:45 -0400
pick up your analytic game]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/99460-is-gold-a-sucker-s-bet?source=feed#comment-280306 280306
That said, it is not too early to project that the new paradigm will include much more involvement by central governments in capital markets.

The consequences of that for gold, for currencies, for the entire range of asset classes, cannot be known.

The author is as clueless as the rest. Is his analysis right this time? Is it wrong? Who knows? His predictive record is so poor that it is essentially a random walk to act on his analysis.

And please, to say I majored in economics in college in order to establish my credentials is such a howler that it takes my breath away. What kind of sophomoric web site is this, to let such people have a prominent role on it?


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That said, it is not too early to project that the new paradigm will include much more involvement by central governments in capital markets.

The consequences of that for gold, for currencies, for the entire range of asset classes, cannot be known.

The author is as clueless as the rest. Is his analysis right this time? Is it wrong? Who knows? His predictive record is so poor that it is essentially a random walk to act on his analysis.

And please, to say I majored in economics in college in order to establish my credentials is such a howler that it takes my breath away. What kind of sophomoric web site is this, to let such people have a prominent role on it?


]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/99397-jim-rogers-speaks-out-where-is-he-putting-his-money?source=feed#comment-279657 279657 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:54:49 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/98413-friday-s-bond-outlook-strap-yourself-in?source=feed#comment-273313 273313
Yesterday Thursday a senior market practitioner in a major financial institution wrote to me the following:

Situation Report: So far as I can tell by working the telephones this morning:

LIBOR bid only, no offer.
Commercial paper market shut down, little trading and no issuance.
Corporations have no access to long or short term credit markets -- hence they face massive rollover problems.
Brokers are increasingly not dealing with each other.
Even the inter-bank market is ceasing up.
]]> Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:13:57 -0400
Yesterday Thursday a senior market practitioner in a major financial institution wrote to me the following:

Situation Report: So far as I can tell by working the telephones this morning:

LIBOR bid only, no offer.
Commercial paper market shut down, little trading and no issuance.
Corporations have no access to long or short term credit markets -- hence they face massive rollover problems.
Brokers are increasingly not dealing with each other.
Even the inter-bank market is ceasing up.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/98438-thinking-about-the-next-six-months?source=feed#comment-273312 273312
can you say "knee capping" anyone if GE doesn't pay up??]]> Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:09:35 -0400
can you say "knee capping" anyone if GE doesn't pay up??]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/69975-taxes-deficits-inflation-they-spell-disaster?source=feed#comment-132119 132119 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:11:25 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/69415-burst-bubble-commodities-long-term-story-remains-intact?source=feed#comment-130223 130223
Duh! Who wouldn't always regret not buying at the bottom?

Let's pick up our analytic game: is this the bottom, that's the real point to be addressed.]]> Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:51:52 -0400
Duh! Who wouldn't always regret not buying at the bottom?

Let's pick up our analytic game: is this the bottom, that's the real point to be addressed.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/69504-financial-entertainment-tv-buries-itself-with-disinformation?source=feed#comment-129968 129968
give me a break (no pun intended)
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give me a break (no pun intended)
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/69504-financial-entertainment-tv-buries-itself-with-disinformation?source=feed#comment-129967 129967 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:52:50 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/68641-the-new-pillars-of-inflation?source=feed#comment-127125 127125 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:27:42 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/68585-under-the-radar-news-friday?source=feed#comment-126815 126815 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:15:49 -0400