interfluidity
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@ me, i always think I am smarter than a muddy rock. and i am always wrong.
about 22 hours ago
from Tweetie
in reply to jorgeortiz85
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my hometown, Thanksgiving 2009.
about 23 hours ago
from Tweetie
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"Don't regulate us..b/c the economy is still suffering from the mess we made b/c we weren't regulated the last time."
9:00 PM Nov 25th
from Echofon
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@ pay2pitch thing would be kind of interesting if fee was investment, losing entrepreneurs fund&own the winner (def scam as-is)
1:13 PM Nov 25th
from Echofon
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@ nightclub liquidity: it's popular 'cuz it's popular (ht Robert Shiller). AKA coordination nash eqm...
12:35 PM Nov 25th
from Echofon
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@ is there a reason for the feb preference? (spreads and midpoints are reasonable on feb contracts)
12:31 PM Nov 25th
from Echofon
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@ no problem. i relish my folly. why's feb better? and why are apparently arbitrageable anomolies arising within Jan?
12:29 PM Nov 25th
from Echofon
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@ i've done a lot of relatively early rolling, never noticed anything like this.
12:26 PM Nov 25th
from Echofon
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@ those who trade via brokers who can't arrange delivery are in Jan land, as brokers liquidate positions prior to first notice.
12:25 PM Nov 25th
from Echofon
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oddities. spread on the mini is $1, on the 100z $2. midpoint price off by more that $1.
12:18 PM Nov 25th
from Echofon
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oddities. on my screen, 100oz Jan gold is trading at a higher price and with significantly higher spreads tha the 33oz mini.
12:17 PM Nov 25th
from Echofon
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@ gotta go & do some work. (if i'm lucky i'll get to write a bit of scala, if i can clear my desk a bit.) but always a pleasure.
7:28 PM Nov 24th
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@ don't think we are (or could, or necessarily should be) going back there.
7:21 PM Nov 24th
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@ 40 yrs with no banking crises is extraordinary in the history of banking. perhaps unique. but required very ltd banks.
7:20 PM Nov 24th
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@ we cld go back to the banking system of 1934 thru ~1975 w/banks kept weak via odd arbitrary rules but deposits insured. worked
7:18 PM Nov 24th
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@ FDIC is great, best regulator we have, and LIMITED deposit insurance is fine. but where we are now is no better than 1929 imho
7:16 PM Nov 24th
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@ that sol'n broke in 1980s as banks became 2 powerful and adept 2 effectively regulate or restrict bailout to insured creditors
7:15 PM Nov 24th
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@ agreed. the roberts essay doesn't offer a coherent alt policy. it's a good critique. gets some principles right. policy TODO
7:09 PM Nov 24th
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Interestingly, the Fed's success at using sec'tization to disintermediate banks from credit prvsn in crisis might give us more opts nexttime
7:05 PM Nov 24th
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@ i think there were other opts besides LEH style bankruptcies & AIG style bailouts. b'they'd've been novel, untested, creative.
7:03 PM Nov 24th
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