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Entry: Bonus Watch '09: France
posted by Debter
Mar 26, 2009 12:30PM
What iz zis Mediterranean climate you speak off?
Regards
un Parisian
Entry: Oh No She Di'Int
posted by Debter
Mar 31, 2009 2:24PM
"No one goes there anymore!" - Bateman
"I would not join any club that would have someone like me for a member." - Groucho Marx
The place is okay, there are much better clubs to belong to in the city.
Entry: Opening Bell: 04.08.09
posted by Debter
Apr 08, 2009 10:49AM
On Taleb: Basically he says we should quit listening to the economics establishment. So doesn't that discount his "Ten Principles" to worthless since he is part of the establishment? There is no way he spends any time on the street as a trader or in academia and does not fall prey to their ways of thinking, even if he is contrarian. Can you be against the establishment (contrarian) without falling victim to that same mentality? What I'm really saying is: if you're constantly taking the other side of the establishment trade aren't you just as wrong, and risk losing tons, when they are right?
Entry: Will Carlyle Go Down For Bribing Government Officials?
posted by Debter
Apr 14, 2009 12:22PM
Inside the Iron Triangle. Good book, lotta conspiracy hatin' goin' on, but good book
Entry: What's The Story With Citi?
posted by Debter
Apr 14, 2009 12:24PM
@ 10: You think 100 shares is institutional?
Entry: Liesman To Santelli: "You Don't Understand How The Banking System Works!"
posted by Debter
Apr 24, 2009 9:33AM
All you folks bashing CNBC and "switching to Bloomberg": Why are you getting your news/ recommendations/ insight from the f'ing teevee? Seriously. Do some research, read a little bit. Pretty ladies are nice on a Friday, so yeah, Ivanka's okay with me. I don't expect to be wowed (at least by CNBC's insight).
She's also pretty smart, but that's really beside the point.
Entry: DB Career Center: Economic Analyst Position (Up To $95k)
posted by Debter
Apr 24, 2009 9:37AM
"no math ever" is the new killin' it
Entry: May You Come To The Attention Of Those In Authority
posted by Debter
Apr 28, 2009 12:29PM
does change of ownership (55% to UAW) trigger anything on the debt/ cds/ etc... I know some contracts do get structured that way.
Entry: Freaky-Ass Compensation Restrictions Cramping John Mack's Style
posted by Debter
Apr 29, 2009 12:43PM
I don't think Mack is talking about paying CDO Subprime banker's and trader's bonus'. He's talking about keeping people that are bringing in revenue paid. And yeah, for a banker that generates a lot of revenues, there are jobs out there. These are not one product shops.
Retards indeed.
Entry: Freaky-Ass Compensation Restrictions Cramping John Mack's Style
posted by Debter
Apr 29, 2009 12:48PM
I don't think Mack is talking about paying CDO Subprime banker's and trader's bonus'. He's talking about keeping people that are bringing in revenue paid. And yeah, for a banker that generates a lot of revenues, there are jobs out there. These are not one product shops.
Retards indeed.
Entry: Freaky-Ass Compensation Restrictions Cramping John Mack's Style
posted by Debter
Apr 29, 2009 1:14PM
sorry for the double post (yes yes Imma Retard)
posted by Debter
Apr 30, 2009 10:33AM
wasn't this list hacked by the 4chan folks, who put moot at #1
Entry: "Will The Employee Who Let Geoffrey Do An Interview With The WSJ Please Report To HR."
posted by Debter
Apr 30, 2009 12:46PM
Heavy is the head that wears the crown is what you hear most, not heavy rests the crown. Even that is a misquote from Shakespeare, and not Scorsese.
Henry IV, Part 2, Act 3, Scene 1, the king has a soliloquy. It begins, "How many thousand of my poorest subjects / Are at this hour asleep! O sleep, O gentle sleep, . . ." At the end, he declares, "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown."
I know, I know, I'll let it go in the future
Entry: "What's The Largest American Express Giftcard I Can Give To My Dog, And Can I Pay In Cash?"
posted by Debter
May 06, 2009 1:02PM
Stream of Consciousness...
Entry: Pandit: "Let's Talk Life After The Test"
posted by Debter
May 08, 2009 12:06PM
"- Finishing it is an important milestone"
read as "finishing is an important milestone"
Well, yes...yes it is. Every time I would say.
Entry: Morgan Stanley Muscling In On Goldman Turf
posted by Debter
May 26, 2009 11:51AM
elliot spitzer remains unimpressed
Entry: Another Peterson Relative About To Embarass The Hell Out Of Pete
posted by Debter
Jun 08, 2009 12:31PM
Your children are no more than a reflection in the mirror. I know many wealthy children who are extremely polite, kind, non-douchey. They also wouldn't be caught dead on a reality show. I think that's the common thread here. If you go on a reality show you're pretty much a douche. Springer Syndrome.
Entry: Can The Fast Money Era Survive?
posted by Debter
Jun 11, 2009 12:38PM
Dude, you start out by talking about whipping stocks around through computer trading, etc...
Then you go on to use a statement about corp bonds and CDS, and how the later is driving the pricing of the former (which it is and has been for years) to some how validate your point.
Is it stock volatility (the fast money) or the tail wagging the dog (CDS and bonds) you're talking about. Fast money doesn't whip in and out of bonds.
Entry: Valuing The Governator's Word
posted by Debter
Jul 06, 2009 12:07PM
a 23-year-old self-employed online marketer and blogger from Columbus, Ohio is the new equities in Dallas.
Entry: More Debt Than They Bargained For
posted by Debter
Mar 26, 2009 10:38AM
uh so the highest yield in the term longest term was 6.10% (6% cpn), that's actually the effective yield.
9.38% is the after tax yield (assuming 35% effective rate).
I know it's nit-picky, but that's how the world looks at it.
Cal isn't going to default.