What will be the next institution to go?

Goldman
6% (2 votes)
Morgan
19% (6 votes)
UBS
16% (5 votes)
Deutsche Bank
6% (2 votes)
We're done with failures
45% (14 votes)
Other
6% (2 votes)
Total votes: 31

How low will the DOW go?

8,500 - We're at the bottom
4% (5 votes)
8,400 - Just a bit more pain
2% (3 votes)
8,300 - Pain
3% (4 votes)
8,200 - More Pain
3% (4 votes)
8,100 - Lots of Pain
1% (1 vote)
8,100 - House of Pain
2% (3 votes)
8,000 - Numb from the Pain
13% (17 votes)
7,800 - Huh?
15% (19 votes)
7,500 - You're Kidding, Right?
29% (36 votes)
6,500 - You do realize we were at 14,000 not to long ago....
15% (19 votes)
sub-5000 - No longer numb. Ouch.
2% (3 votes)
0 - The stock market will collapse
10% (12 votes)
Total votes: 126

WSO Employment Rate: for those of you searching for a job, have you received an offer yet?

Yes
52% (91 votes)
No
48% (84 votes)
Total votes: 175

The DOW will pass 10,000 for good in....

Q1 2009
2% (5 votes)
Q2 2009
4% (8 votes)
Q3 2009
16% (35 votes)
Q4 2009
14% (31 votes)
Q1 2010
18% (38 votes)
Q2 2010
10% (22 votes)
Q3 2010
7% (15 votes)
Q4 2010
4% (9 votes)
Some time in 2011
13% (29 votes)
2012+
11% (24 votes)
Total votes: 216

On Valentine's Day this Year I Decided to Get My Significant Other...

No Gift...whoops
8% (12 votes)
Just a Card
6% (9 votes)
A Small Gift, under $20
5% (8 votes)
A Medium Gift, $21-$50
13% (19 votes)
A Bigger Gift, $50-$100
7% (10 votes)
A Big Gift, $101-$200
9% (13 votes)
An "I Messed Up" Gift, $201-500
3% (4 votes)
$501-$2,000
3% (5 votes)
$2,001+
3% (5 votes)
No Gift - I'm Single
44% (66 votes)
Total votes: 151

How high will the unemployment rate get in the US during this recession?

We're at the peak
2% (5 votes)
8.0%
1% (2 votes)
8.5%
2% (5 votes)
9.0%
8% (24 votes)
9.5%
19% (57 votes)
10.5%
21% (64 votes)
11.0%
13% (39 votes)
11.5%
5% (15 votes)
12.0%
13% (39 votes)
13.0%
3% (9 votes)
14.0%
2% (6 votes)
15.0%
4% (12 votes)
17.0%
1% (3 votes)
20.0%
0% (1 vote)
25%+
8% (23 votes)
Total votes: 304

What would you rather be?

a.) An M&A MD at Jeffries
38% (10 votes)
b.) A PWM VP at Bear
0% (0 votes)
c.) A trade settlement analyst at Lehman
8% (2 votes)
d.) A HR intern at GS
4% (1 vote)
e.) A janitor at Citadel
46% (12 votes)
f
4% (1 vote)
Total votes: 26

When will WSO Reach 30,000 Members?

Before the end of 2009
26% (13 votes)
Q1 2010
12% (6 votes)
Q2 2010
16% (8 votes)
Q3 2010
12% (6 votes)
Q4 2010
2% (1 vote)
After 2010
32% (16 votes)
Total votes: 50

I have considered going to Law School because Wall Street is hurting so bad.

Yes, I've applied / am applying
7% (11 votes)
Yes, I'm thinking about it
18% (27 votes)
No, although maybe if shit keeps getting worse
14% (21 votes)
No, Law is still for those that can't cut it on The Street
24% (36 votes)
Never, don't make me laugh
35% (52 votes)
Total votes: 147

Should Large BB Banks be Allowed to pay back TARP?

Yes, let the market take over already
88% (181 votes)
No Way, risks putting weaker banks at a major disadvantage
8% (16 votes)
Not Sure
4% (9 votes)
Total votes: 206

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