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Remember that movie called Margin Call? Here is why fiction might soon meet reality...
The whole premise of the movie was that an investment bank had borrowed too much on margin and owed more than the bank was worth when it was hit by the financial crisis. What is concerning here is that, according to an article by the WSJ, the rise of borrowing on margin in recent years might lead to...
Very Profitable Position Force Liquidated After 999% House Maintenance Margin Met
To put it simply -- a further explanation is below and I have recordings of everything -- I sold options to open set to expire in about a year through Etrade within all their parameters. In fact, I had them write the margin requirements in paragraph form and screen printed the margin calculator to...
Would You Destroy Your Career for $2.7 Mil Today?
Mod note: "Blast from the Past - Best of Eddie" - This one is originally from 11/11 **SPOILER ALERT** This post is going to discuss aspects of the movie Margin Call . If you haven't seen the movie and are concerned I might ruin it for you, skip this post. We had a discussion about the movie Margin...
Back office survival guide: About zombies and robots
I finished my last article with the sentence “There are actually several ways to break out of operations” but before you break out you need to survive first. Believe me, the back office seems to be more relaxed than it actually is. Depending on what markets you cover it might happen that you...
Films covering financial crisis.
As my first forum topic posted, I thought I might ask for opinions/suggestions on good movies or documentaries that have been made about the current financial crisis. I have used search for this btw, but I see new movies listed in many topics. PBS Frontline (S28E02) The Warning (very unique)...
Be first, be smarter, or cheat: Margin Call Review
Margin Call (2011) 105 min - Thriller - 21 October 2011 (USA) Director: J.C. Chandor Writer: J.C. Chandor Stars: Zachary Quinto, Stanley Tucci and Kevin Spacey I read somewhere this weekend that this movie came out on Friday and I decided like a good finance geek to go watch it tonight. I must say...
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Margin Call Film Review at Sundance
[WARNING: This is a comprehensive review of the film “ Margin Call .” If you would prefer to not know anything about the film until a wider release then please do not continue reading.] It wasn’t a bad year for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. There was a Kevin Smith film which experimented...
Even Dick Bove throws in the towel...
Has been a while since someone on WSO said BAC is a buy buy buy. Seems even Dick Bove is admitting he has been wrong all year. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2011/11/28/767031… What you all think? More pain still coming?
Any Fault to Broker
Recently, my trading account was doing great until it hit a train wreck that wiped me out and more in a single day. Scary situation. I was trading a combination of ES futures and ES futures options and I made a big miscalculation in pricing. The blowup exploded, when the broker allowed me to buy on...
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