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Market Action

August 17, 2009

Themis Trading published a white paper on High Frequency Trading (hat tip: Financial Webring Forum) that is most interesting: This paper will explain how these traders – namely liquidity rebate traders, predatory algorithmic traders, automated …

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August 14, 2009

Non-performing loans in the States are reaching extraordinary levels: More than 150 publicly traded U.S. lenders own nonperforming loans that equal 5 percent or more of their holdings, a level that former regulators say can …

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Market Action

August 13, 2009

The Fed has announced a written agreement with CIT Group. Most of it is the usual regulatory ‘run your business properly and tell us what’s going on’ boilerplate (annoying and embarrassing, but it’s only paperwork) …

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Market Action

August 12, 2009

Some Assiduous Readers may feel that I have a knee jerk reaction to increased rule-making … but it isn’t always the case! The proposed rules on US Municipal bond new issues isn’t all that bad: …

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August 11, 2009

There’s an interesting bit of law being litigated, regarding securitization and bankruptcy: Terms of the two Lehman transactions, named Dante after the entity that issued the notes, specify that investors have first claim on whatever …

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Market Action

August 10, 2009

CIT has amended its exchange offer for its debentures due August 17: As a result of the amendment, holders of all Notes tendered prior to the expiration date at midnight, New York City time, at …

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Market Action

August 7, 2009

The Credit Suisse bonus pool is doing well: Credit Suisse Group AG, the largest Swiss bank by market value, told bankers a pool of toxic bonds and mortgages set aside as part of their compensation …

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Market Action

August 6, 2009

DBRS has published a new study Canadian Private Pension Plans – Are They Losing or Cruising?. The SEC has extended the comment period for the short-selling proposals. The BoE is monetizing debt like there’s no …

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