Comments for Short Interest http://shortinterest.wordpress.com Financial markets with all of the risk, but none of the excitement. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:20:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on LIBOR Treasury spread by Rod Funk http://shortinterest.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/libor-treasury-spread/#comment-101 Rod Funk Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:20:01 +0000 http://shortinterest.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/libor-treasury-spread/#comment-101 Please recommend a book that explains how a savings bank can make money from opening the door forward. Rod Funk Please recommend a book that explains how a savings bank
can make money from opening the door forward.
Rod Funk

]]> Comment on How This Bear Market Compares by saffell http://shortinterest.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/how-this-bear-market-compares/#comment-99 saffell Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:18:27 +0000 http://shortinterest.wordpress.com/?p=108#comment-99 Interesting chart. I have done an analysis of the same data set to test whether investing money at times like these (a recent big fall) is any better than investing at a random point in time. Check it out at: saffell.wordpress.com. It's not financial advice, and I'm not selling anything - it's just for curiosity :) Interesting chart.
I have done an analysis of the same data set to test whether investing money at times like these (a recent big fall) is any better than investing at a random point in time. Check it out at: saffell.wordpress.com. It’s not financial advice, and I’m not selling anything – it’s just for curiosity :)

]]> Comment on Death of a Data Website by Yaz Okulu http://shortinterest.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/death-of-a-data-website/#comment-65 Yaz Okulu Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:16:13 +0000 http://shortinterest.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-65 does anyone knows if there is any other information about this subject in other languages? does anyone knows if there is any other information about this subject in other languages?

]]> Comment on Societe Generale and the Fed Rate Cut by Tim http://shortinterest.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/societe-generale-and-the-fed-rate-cut/#comment-21 Tim Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:28:48 +0000 http://shortinterest.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-21 You can get a little more info about the societe general scandal/issue here at <a href="http://themoneykings.com/blog/profit_from_socgen_hype_with_etrade_global" rel="nofollow">http://themoneykings.com/blog/profit_from_socgen_hype_with_etrade_global</a> Perhaps with the negative press its a good time to pick up a few shares in the company! I cant see how this large of a bank will not rebound. You can get a little more info about the societe general scandal/issue here at http://themoneykings.com/blog/profit_from_socgen_hype_with_etrade_global

Perhaps with the negative press its a good time to pick up a few shares in the company! I cant see how this large of a bank will not rebound.

]]> Comment on Quarter Point Rate Cut by Three-Quarter Point Rate Cut « Short Interest http://shortinterest.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/quarter-point-rate-cut/#comment-17 Three-Quarter Point Rate Cut « Short Interest Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:23:57 +0000 http://shortinterest.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/quarter-point-rate-cut/#comment-17 [...] Three-Quarter Point Rate Cut The big news today, obviously, is the Fed’s eye-popping 75 basis point rate cut. I wonder if they had the last FOMC to do all over again, they wish they had cut a half point when they had the chance. [...] [...] Three-Quarter Point Rate Cut The big news today, obviously, is the Fed’s eye-popping 75 basis point rate cut. I wonder if they had the last FOMC to do all over again, they wish they had cut a half point when they had the chance. [...]

]]> Comment on Lobbying and the Housing Bubble by Walt Pohl http://shortinterest.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/lobbying-and-the-housing-bubble/#comment-9 Walt Pohl Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:31:37 +0000 http://shortinterest.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/lobbying-and-the-housing-bubble/#comment-9 What I find shocking is not that wouldn't rate the loan <i>at all</i>. Especially since they were willing to rate no-doc loans. What I find shocking is not that wouldn’t rate the loan at all. Especially since they were willing to rate no-doc loans.

]]> Comment on Lobbying and the Housing Bubble by Michael Keefe http://shortinterest.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/lobbying-and-the-housing-bubble/#comment-8 Michael Keefe Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:13:36 +0000 http://shortinterest.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/lobbying-and-the-housing-bubble/#comment-8 I think S&P's reaction was warranted. The standard that a loan provides a "tangible net benefit" seems very steep. For example, what if a homeowner takes out second mortage for a backyard pool. How do you judge if the pool provides a "tangible net benefit" to the consumer? What surprised me is that S&P saw the risk of the legislation but missed other risk factors related to CODs. I think S&P’s reaction was warranted. The standard that a loan provides a “tangible net benefit” seems very steep. For example, what if a homeowner takes out second mortage for a backyard pool. How do you judge if the pool provides a “tangible net benefit” to the consumer? What surprised me is that S&P saw the risk of the legislation but missed other risk factors related to CODs.

]]> Comment on Lobbying and the Housing Bubble by Walt Pohl http://shortinterest.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/lobbying-and-the-housing-bubble/#comment-7 Walt Pohl Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:11:12 +0000 http://shortinterest.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/lobbying-and-the-housing-bubble/#comment-7 S&P's role in this is quite shocking to me. S&P’s role in this is quite shocking to me.

]]> Comment on End of Muni Bond Insurance? by Buffett to Back Bonds? « Short Interest http://shortinterest.wordpress.com/2007/12/22/end-of-muni-bond-insurance/#comment-6 Buffett to Back Bonds? « Short Interest Fri, 28 Dec 2007 07:22:44 +0000 http://shortinterest.wordpress.com/2007/12/22/end-of-muni-bond-insurance/#comment-6 [...] to Back Bonds? Well the death of muni bond insurance was short indeed. Rumor has it that Berkshire Hathaway is about to launch its own municipal bond [...] [...] to Back Bonds? Well the death of muni bond insurance was short indeed. Rumor has it that Berkshire Hathaway is about to launch its own municipal bond [...]

]]> Comment on LIBOR Treasury spread by Michael Keefe http://shortinterest.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/libor-treasury-spread/#comment-5 Michael Keefe Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:18:02 +0000 http://shortinterest.wordpress.com/2007/12/23/libor-treasury-spread/#comment-5 Greenspan's Conundrum involved persistantly low long term rates whereas Bernanke's Conundrum is the spread between LIBOR and Treasuries. Greenspan’s Conundrum involved persistantly low long term rates whereas Bernanke’s Conundrum is the spread between LIBOR and Treasuries.

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