Mr. Market got the 50 bps he wanted — and after a brief 250 point run up in the Dow, gave just about all of it back. The excuse du...
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Here’s a job listed on Bloomberg for Delta 1 Traders — the exact same position Jérôme Kerviel held at SG. It was posted in...
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As we suspected earlier today: The Federal Reserve was not aware that Societe Generale was unwinding trades in Europe on Monday that had...
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Was it a misunderstanding of their mandate, inexperience, or just plain hubris? Regardless, it took only 2 days to learn just how...
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Throughout yesterday, I heard numerous reports of traders unable to get through to their brokers / clearing firms. In particular,...
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From down 326.38 points at the low, to closing up 298.98, yesterday was one of the biggest Dow point swings in history. But where does it...
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Earlier today, this went out to our research clients: Last week, we noted the % of NYSE stocks trading below their 200 day moving average...
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NOTE: This Market Commentary alert was originally emailed to subscribers at Ritholtz Research & Analytics on 1/23/2008 before...
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Today’s chart porn comes to us via Bob Bronson. Here’s a comparison of 3 prior market crashes: 1930, 1962, 1987 and today....
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Yesterday, we listed 7 concerns with the Fed’s confusing emergency 75 bp rate cut. We said we detected a “A Whiff of Panic . ....
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