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European Banks Now At Or Below Short Selling Ban Levels
When we first commented on our expectations about the "efficacy" of the short selling ban instituted last Thursday, we said: "There are those who say the upcoming short selling ban in all stocks in Italy and France, which according to CNBC will take place as soon as after the close today, or in one hour, will be beneficial to stocks. Then there are facts." And the facts are that one short week after the ban, European banks are already unchanged compared to the day of the ban and in France they are now negative! What next: selling is illegal or "Speculation" is a felony? We expect to find out soon...
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it's ok. we're safe. it's weekend.
whew! that one was close! But now its weekend!
BUT!!! Monday is just around the corner. (teeheehee)
sunny
Palpitating week end of hooking the fish on the bait if you be fishing troll. Or baiting the Hooker at the Hamptons if you be Oligarch.
Insolvency bitchez!
idiot politicians and regulators
But hey, maybe without the short selling ban, these stocks would be half of what they are now! Its bullish! Or bull&*it!
Last week Societe General's CEO blamed "the Daily Mail" for spreading rumors about the insolvency of the bank soon after the French government baned the short selling on the 3 major banks, hoping it will bring confidence back and stop the bloodbath. (In 2006 SG stock was 143 euros, today: 20,87)
Who's to blame now? the weather?
Mondieur
ECB'S STARK: THIS CHART MAKES BLOOD RUN FROM MY EARS. OH THE PAIN IS TRULY AWFUL. IS IT FIVE O CLOCK YET I NEED A DRINK.
MONETIZE HE HAS AND MONETIZE HE WILL:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yA4S9yXqG28/TkpLOBPenZI/AAAAAAAAHkM/DaKvvTHswb...
"Never Underestimate the Predictability of Stupidity"
(c) Bullet Tooth Tony. Snatch, movie
alx
In the meantime, Dutch PM demands a Greek Island as collateral for aid. Seriously.
Seriously? Got any link to the story?
Through google translate: http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t...
Thanks! Read some of the comments there. Seems that the dutch people have little sympathy for the europonzi. And that is GOOD.
They may be high, but they ain't stupid!
pods
Why not ask for the gold as collateral? Did you know they bought 5 metric ton WITH THE BAILLOUT MONEY!!!
Geenstijl is more infotainment then news. Don't take anything there too seriously.
80/90% if the public here does indeed think that the Greeks can go suck a fat one, however. I saw a poll about that in the newspaper today (De Telegraaf).
"European banks don't fool Jesus!"
Can the Greek government charge property tax on that island? If so, then they should just sell all the land of Greece and demand their pound of flesh every year. Who needs to work to become wealthy - just TAX everyone and every thing and we will all live in a happy utopia of Socialist dreams.
Duh.
Knife-catchers will be prosecuted! (or is that persecuted?)
ECB'S STARK SAYS: SHORT SELLERS WILL HAVE TO PAY A 80% TRANSACTION TAX DIRECTLY TO SCHAÜBLE AT THE FINANZAMT ON ALL SHARES THEY SHORT WHEN SHORT BAN LIFTED ON EU BANKS
TAXATION, the way to prosperity.
Correction: taxation will be referred to as revenue.
Your updated newspeak dictionary is in the mail.
Maybe they can pass a law that bans the longs from ever selling. Once you buy a stock, you own it for life.
cue the fail sound from price is right...
cue the carnival music
carnival music...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmkPq7SO7IA
ECB'S STARK: TURN THOSE MACHINES OFF. THIS INTERVIEW IS OVER. HULK SMASH.
Hahahahahaa.
I still don't understand how someone can ban "short selling". Does this mean that they are not allowing options on CDS? Or options on any index? Can you buy calls? Puts? What are the implications of the "short selling" ban?
they were posted when the diff "exchange authorities", after they determined that the "central authority" had no fuking ability to tell the "local" authorities what to do, published them; i think it was a week ago yesterday. all the relevant "decentralized and autonomous" authorities got right on it, too!
kinda like the gas stations on all 4 corners just "happening" to all change their prices at the same time to the same numbers, determined by "the market" for gasoline at the crossroads.
althought in the case of the short-selling ban, it was indicated that "we" should feel "safer as investors" because they were in the front alley deciding what to do to protect themselves and their bosses (aka "the public") instead of the back alley, where they usually cook shit up, which may explain why there is a "crisis" for them in the first place, at least partially, one might s'pose.
doncha think?
Common sense 1 - central planning 0.
What's next? Law that says equities can only go up?
Don't give 'em any ideas-- they actually could try to pull this off.
MOODY’S ANALYST BREAKS SILENCE: Says Ratings Agency Rotten To Core With Conflicts, Corruption, And Greed
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/moody-analyst-breaks-silence...
Who could have seen that one coming?
Business Insider tips its hat at ZH. For the video on Perry and Bofa. The rats start ratting on the whistleblower shenanigans. To think that Fitch gave the FED a triple A and S&P is being taken through the wringer by the SEC...whoosh...the boomerang is deadly.
Comic Relief For Market Mayhem
http://rosenthalcapital.com/blog/2011/08/stock-market-strategy-precious-metals-outlook/
Uh Oh, FED better float some more cash to the Swiss banks until the oligarths can convert to PM's.
sarc on/off, I forget which. Sad isn't it?
Instead of banning short, they should disallow people from buying these stocks, lol.
I understand why politicians beholden to foolish voters would pander to their (lack of) knowledge on the impact of short selling.
Is it too hopeful of me to assume that securities regulators recognize the impotence of short bans though?
CNBS's Simon Hobbs went ballistic when Jim Cramer actually suggested the European Banks are at risk of a meltdown. Recall how optimistic Jim Cramer was on Bear Sterns, so you know it's real bad when he starts being pessimistic on European Banks. Hobbs was furious at the thought that Europe could meltdown, especially coming from Cramer (who loved Bank of America too).
You know it's bad for a financial institution when even Cramer won't be willing to put a buy rating on it.
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/watch-jim-cramer-freak-out-on-cnbc-cohort-simon-hobbs-as-bank-stocks-tank/
This is a classic pendulum swing from one extreme to another. It seems like only a couple of days ago you could sell short without an uptick. Soon short selling will be verboten.
Don't worry though, the pendulum will settle in the middle. Short selling on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Short covering on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Saturdays synagogue, golf or the adult book store.