Sol Rosenberg's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/78002/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/167001-where-is-the-line-between-conventional-banking-and-pure-trading?source=feed#comment-718318 718318
Meanwhile, they appoint their own guy as SEC COO so that the SEC will go after bush league Sri Lankans instead of the massive GS criminal enterprise.]]> Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:36:03 -0400
Meanwhile, they appoint their own guy as SEC COO so that the SEC will go after bush league Sri Lankans instead of the massive GS criminal enterprise.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/166803-letting-goldman-roll-the-dice?source=feed#comment-717212 717212 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:12:09 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/148014-cru-jones/31730-this-is-an-investment-bank?source=feed#comment-716502 716502 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:56:35 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/163082-blankfein-s-disingenuousness?source=feed#comment-688556 688556 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:04:48 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/162134-wall-st-banks-giving-props-to-trading-risks?source=feed#comment-686404 686404
"That may force the investment bank to commit some of its own capital to acquire those shares in a series of separate transactions, so as not to create an undue spike in the stock’s price."

should read:

"That may force the investment bank to commit some of its own capital to front-run those shares in a series of separate transactions, so as to get some ROI on all of those expensive HFT computers."]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:23:53 -0400
"That may force the investment bank to commit some of its own capital to acquire those shares in a series of separate transactions, so as not to create an undue spike in the stock’s price."

should read:

"That may force the investment bank to commit some of its own capital to front-run those shares in a series of separate transactions, so as to get some ROI on all of those expensive HFT computers."]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/162535-no-wonder-goldman-continues-to-climb?source=feed#comment-686392 686392 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:15:07 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/162654-picking-goldman-s-brain-for-long-short-strategies?source=feed#comment-685859 685859 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:46:22 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/162007-goldman-or-apple-which-will-hit-200-first?source=feed#comment-680804 680804 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:10:18 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/160577-first-solar-set-to-conquer-china-s-growing-market?source=feed#comment-669701 669701 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:37:26 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/144012-japan-provides-proof-that-bank-bailouts-work?source=feed#comment-552258 552258 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:57:01 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/113677-detroit-please-bring-back-the-stripped-car?source=feed#comment-351501 351501
On Jan 07 10:44 PM Heroray wrote:

> Sure, Buy your Honda, Nissan Toyota.
>
> Then wonder where all the jobs went.
]]> Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:45:23 -0500
On Jan 07 10:44 PM Heroray wrote:

> Sure, Buy your Honda, Nissan Toyota.
>
> Then wonder where all the jobs went.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/112153-the-benefits-of-a-standardized-microusb?source=feed#comment-351474 351474 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:02:03 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/112991-broadband-why-government-investment-is-justified-now?source=feed#comment-344600 344600
As for government central planning in very young industries (the commercial Internet is only 15 years old), all I can say thank heavens this didn't happen in the 1995-2000 period. Otherwise there'd be no Google and we'd all be using our government-subsidized Lycos. Central planning and subsidies always favor the incumbents.]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:36:28 -0500
As for government central planning in very young industries (the commercial Internet is only 15 years old), all I can say thank heavens this didn't happen in the 1995-2000 period. Otherwise there'd be no Google and we'd all be using our government-subsidized Lycos. Central planning and subsidies always favor the incumbents.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/112582-another-look-at-krugman-s-hangover-theory?source=feed#comment-342116 342116
BTW, for an easy to understand explanation of Keynesianism, turn to none other than Fred Thompson:
www.youtube.com/watch?...
Too bad he was never this lucid during his campaign.
]]> Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:21:46 -0500
BTW, for an easy to understand explanation of Keynesianism, turn to none other than Fred Thompson:
www.youtube.com/watch?...
Too bad he was never this lucid during his campaign.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/111857-peter-schiff-outlook-for-the-gold-market?source=feed#comment-337670 337670
The fact is there is no model for what will happen in the US, because there has never in the history of the world been a country with so much debt of all forms, household, corporate, and government. The US also has the biggest economy in history, the biggest military in history, and the biggest government in history.

This is uncharted territory.
]]> Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:27:14 -0500
The fact is there is no model for what will happen in the US, because there has never in the history of the world been a country with so much debt of all forms, household, corporate, and government. The US also has the biggest economy in history, the biggest military in history, and the biggest government in history.

This is uncharted territory.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/96325-short-ban-government-policy-created-too-hastily?source=feed#comment-259803 259803
As for the value short selling adds to the marketplace, there are boatloads of academic studies explaining the value. It facilitates price discovery which is one of the basic functions of a market.

Regardless, it's a simple matter of property rights. If I own a stock I should be able to loan it to whomever I please. Property rights have long been under attack in the US, so this is nothing new, but it's just one more step towards banana republic land.

Note that none of the above applies to naked shorting, which is simply fraud.
]]> Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:42:15 -0400
As for the value short selling adds to the marketplace, there are boatloads of academic studies explaining the value. It facilitates price discovery which is one of the basic functions of a market.

Regardless, it's a simple matter of property rights. If I own a stock I should be able to loan it to whomever I please. Property rights have long been under attack in the US, so this is nothing new, but it's just one more step towards banana republic land.

Note that none of the above applies to naked shorting, which is simply fraud.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/82229-interactive-brokers-there-s-still-money-in-financials?source=feed#comment-203528 203528 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:20:41 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/51598-crude-oil-reaches-92?source=feed#comment-100086 100086 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:37:55 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/47060-qualcomm-loses-again?source=feed#comment-95901 95901 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:21:14 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/46698-greenspan-seemingly-suffers-from-acute-amnesia?source=feed#comment-95681 95681 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:49:53 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/46864-blackstone-buys-20-stake-in-state-owned-chinese-chemical-producer?source=feed#comment-95680 95680
These sovereign wealth funds are going to be a hoot to watch. Fools and their money...]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:42:28 -0400
These sovereign wealth funds are going to be a hoot to watch. Fools and their money...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/46177-bonds-commodities-fare-best-during-this-pullback?source=feed#comment-94944 94944 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 23:41:54 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/44485-did-the-elimination-of-the-uptick-rule-contribute-to-recent-market-declines?source=feed#comment-93659 93659
And how exactly are the "rest of us" paying the price because of the elimination of the uptick rule? The uptick rule was completely arbitrary. Arbitrary rules that prevent legitimate transactions just make the market less efficient. Econ 101. Sorry if you were profiting from the less efficient market, but it's time to find a new strategy.]]> Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:24:44 -0400
And how exactly are the "rest of us" paying the price because of the elimination of the uptick rule? The uptick rule was completely arbitrary. Arbitrary rules that prevent legitimate transactions just make the market less efficient. Econ 101. Sorry if you were profiting from the less efficient market, but it's time to find a new strategy.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/44214-the-plunge-protection-team-working-overtime-a-play-by-play?source=feed#comment-93522 93522 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:49:45 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/44188-donald-trump-bah-humbug-buy-buy-buy?source=feed#comment-93464 93464
The new money has to go somewhere.

The fact is both Trump and Bernanke are inflationists. They just disagree on how quickly to debase the dollar.]]> Sat, 11 Aug 2007 18:12:42 -0400
The new money has to go somewhere.

The fact is both Trump and Bernanke are inflationists. They just disagree on how quickly to debase the dollar.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/41597-sinking-dollar-presents-great-currency-etf-opportunities?source=feed#comment-92754 92754
In the end all fiat currencies are going to zero, it's just a question of the relative rates of decline.]]> Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:17:19 -0400
In the end all fiat currencies are going to zero, it's just a question of the relative rates of decline.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/41870-currency-harvest-etf-vulnerable-to-yen-rally?source=feed#comment-92753 92753 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:06:12 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/42639-blockbuster-netflix-competing-for-a-losing-spot?source=feed#comment-92330 92330
You forgot to mention Peekvid, TV Links, etc. But they're not publicly traded (yet?).]]> Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:45:43 -0400
You forgot to mention Peekvid, TV Links, etc. But they're not publicly traded (yet?).]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/41786-dow-jones-director-affair-china-s-in-a-quandary?source=feed#comment-91740 91740
About 95% of economic activity in China is a short term money grab.

I'm sure they're shocked, shocked that a Chinese businessman is corrupt.]]> Sat, 21 Jul 2007 01:32:27 -0400
About 95% of economic activity in China is a short term money grab.

I'm sure they're shocked, shocked that a Chinese businessman is corrupt.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/41266-commodities-etfs-protect-the-little-guy?source=feed#comment-91517 91517
www.everbank.com/001Ce...

I have no association with EverBank, other than as a satisfied customer.]]> Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:20:28 -0400
www.everbank.com/001Ce...

I have no association with EverBank, other than as a satisfied customer.]]>