Posts Tagged ‘naked’
I love forecasting. I suck at it personally tho. Guess most people do. There are a handful of people who have gotten really rich playing the markets, but I think most people are in my boat and think it’s purely a crap shoot. The reason I suck at economic forecasting is because it gets so [...]
Tags: ban, black monday, crash, graham summers, hftp, market, naked, october, sale, seeking alpha, sell, short, stock
Posted in economic-policy | 3 Comments »
September 18th, 2008 | No Comments
A couple of months ago I wrote about the temporary short selling ban. In summary, I think they are completely illegal and a big part of the reason the average investor needs to avoid day trading. At the time of the post, the temporary ban was set to expire August 12, 2008. Part of the [...]
Tags: aig, bear stearns, day trading, lehman brothers, naked, SEC, selling, short
Posted in Fed Policy | No Comments »
Here’s the story: A week after the SEC enacted a temporary ban on naked short selling, Commissioner Paul Atkins joined FOX Business to talk about its effectiveness. “I think the jury is still out,” Atkins said of the ban that expires tomorrow. He also said the SEC would report its findings on the ban later today. [...]
Tags: ban, fannie-mae, freddie-mac, futures, naked, paul atkins, SEC, securities exchange commission, sell, short, short selling
Posted in Ethics, Fed Policy | 2 Comments »
An interesting case is developing in Iowa. Seems the local sheriff’s niece decided to get naked at an art facility. Problem is she was 17 at the time. So, the director got into a lot of trouble. His defense is that dancing naked in Iowa is not legal. Nevertheless a minor doing it. So, they [...]
Tags: art, dance, iowa, minor, naked, strip, tease
Posted in The Legal Process | No Comments »