Archive - May 1, 2009

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SPY Hard To Borrow At T-0





Thanks to traders who point out that SPY continues to be on the HTB list from market open for days on end now. Hearing grumblings about IWR as well.

This is getting childish.

 

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Chrysler Affidavit In Support Of First Day Filings





Everything you need to know about the dirty prehistory in the Chrysler bankruptcy, compliments of Jones Day. A must read.

 

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Frontrunning: May 1





  • Must read: Here come the little AIGs. Syncora (SCA) told by regulators to stop paying claims; next up - MBIA?
 

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Overallotment: April 30





  • Stress test results delayed as conclusions debated (Bloomberg)
  • Fed likely to offer 5 year TALF loans soon (Bloomberg)
  • Buffett faces a grilling from investors (FT)
  • Banks believed to be holding 600,000 foreclosure properties off market (
 

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RIEF/B Underperforms S&P By 18.7% In April





Also the quant fund has underperformed the S&P by 14.3% YTD. Oddly Medallion manages to dodge the land mines.

 
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