http://www.tradersquest.de Gedanken eines Traders während seiner Quests an der Börse. Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:55:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.tradersquest.de/recent-links/ 12 most recent links. en Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:07:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 U.S. District Court Judge Martin L.C. Feldman, who ruled today against the White House's six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling, has owned stock in several companies with operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:34:17 +0000 http://www.tradersquest.de/recent-links/2010/06/#rlink-673 Judge who overturned moratorium owned Transocean, Halliburton stock - U.S. District Court Judge Martin L.C. Feldman, who ruled today against the White House's six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling, has owned stock in several companies with operations in the Gulf of Mexico.]]> An auction of Spanish debt yesterday underlined how fast the situation is deteriorating. Yields on one-year debt reached 2.45pc compared to 0.9pc as recently as April, suggesting that the markets do not view the EU's �750bn rescue shield as credible. Francisco Gonzalez, chairman of BBVA, stunned investors earlier this week by admitting that "the majority of the Spanish companies and financial groups are shut out of the international capital markets". Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:56:06 +0000 http://www.tradersquest.de/recent-links/2010/06/#rlink-672 Spain plays high-stakes poker game with Germany as borrowing costs surge - An auction of Spanish debt yesterday underlined how fast the situation is deteriorating. Yields on one-year debt reached 2.45pc compared to 0.9pc as recently as April, suggesting that the markets do not view the EU's �750bn rescue shield as credible. Francisco Gonzalez, chairman of BBVA, stunned investors earlier this week by admitting that "the majority of the Spanish companies and financial groups are shut out of the international capital markets". ]]> Klare Ansage von Moody's: Die Rating-Agentur hat ihre Bonit�tsbewertung f�r Griechenland gleich um vier Stufen heruntergesetzt - auf Ramschstatus. Hauptgrund f�r die Abwertung seien die kaum kalkulierbaren Risiken des Athener Sparprogramms. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:21:25 +0000 http://www.tradersquest.de/recent-links/2010/06/#rlink-671 Rating-Riese stuft Griechen-Anleihen auf Ramschstatus herab - Klare Ansage von Moody's: Die Rating-Agentur hat ihre Bonit�tsbewertung f�r Griechenland gleich um vier Stufen heruntergesetzt - auf Ramschstatus. Hauptgrund f�r die Abwertung seien die kaum kalkulierbaren Risiken des Athener Sparprogramms.]]> However, it pointed out that the number of investors betting on a 20 per cent fall in the FTSE 100 index, based on their purchase of options connected to such a scenario, had risen from below 5 per cent to about 13 per cent in the past month alone. Although this is below the 25 per cent level around the time of the Lehman implosion, the rate of increase is similar. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:43:39 +0000 http://www.tradersquest.de/recent-links/2010/06/#rlink-670 Investors are betting on a Black Monday-style collapse, BoE warns - However, it pointed out that the number of investors betting on a 20 per cent fall in the FTSE 100 index, based on their purchase of options connected to such a scenario, had risen from below 5 per cent to about 13 per cent in the past month alone. Although this is below the 25 per cent level around the time of the Lehman implosion, the rate of increase is similar. ]]> “The collapse of the financial system as we know it is real, and the crisis is far from over,” Soros said today at a conference in Vienna. “Indeed, we have just entered Act II of the drama.” Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:54:42 +0000 http://www.tradersquest.de/recent-links/2010/06/#rlink-669 Soros Says ‘We Have Just Entered Act II’ of Crisis - “The collapse of the financial system as we know it is real, and the crisis is far from over,” Soros said today at a conference in Vienna. “Indeed, we have just entered Act II of the drama.” ]]> An internal Pentagon memo, for example, states that Afghanistan could become the “Saudi Arabia of lithium,” a key raw material in the manufacture of batteries [...] Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:48:34 +0000 http://www.tradersquest.de/recent-links/2010/06/#rlink-668 U.S. Identifies Vast Riches of Minerals in Afghanistan - An internal Pentagon memo, for example, states that Afghanistan could become the “Saudi Arabia of lithium,” a key raw material in the manufacture of batteries [...]]]> Trading exchanges as early as Friday will implement rules designed to tame the volatility of individual stocks by temporarily halting trading during dramatic price changes, even as market participants are bracing for stiffer rules. Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:15:24 +0000 http://www.tradersquest.de/recent-links/2010/06/#rlink-667 SEC Signs Off On Stock Market ‘Circuit Breakers’ - Trading exchanges as early as Friday will implement rules designed to tame the volatility of individual stocks by temporarily halting trading during dramatic price changes, even as market participants are bracing for stiffer rules. ]]> U2 singer Bono's investments into Elevation Partners, which has offices in New York and Menlo Park, have helped make him the "worst investor investor in America," according to the online publication 24/7 Wall Street. Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:03:25 +0000 http://www.tradersquest.de/recent-links/2010/06/#rlink-666 Bono named worst investor in America - U2 singer Bono's investments into Elevation Partners, which has offices in New York and Menlo Park, have helped make him the "worst investor investor in America," according to the online publication 24/7 Wall Street.]]> An Australian hedge fund manager said it has filed a lawsuit against Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) seeking more than $1 billion in damages after losing money in troubled mortgage-linked securities. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:22:29 +0000 http://www.tradersquest.de/recent-links/2010/06/#rlink-665 Goldman Being Sued By Hedge Fund Over Toxic CDOs - An Australian hedge fund manager said it has filed a lawsuit against Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) seeking more than $1 billion in damages after losing money in troubled mortgage-linked securities. ]]> The single currency is in its death throes and may not survive in its current membership for a week, let alone the next five years, according to a selection of responses to the survey the first major wide-ranging litmus test of economic opinion in the City since the election. The findings underline suspicions that the new Chancellor, George Osborne, will have to firefight a full-blown crisis in Britain's biggest trading partner in his first years in office. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:36:39 +0000 http://www.tradersquest.de/recent-links/2010/06/#rlink-664 Euro ‘will be dead in five years’ – Telegraph - The single currency is in its death throes and may not survive in its current membership for a week, let alone the next five years, according to a selection of responses to the survey the first major wide-ranging litmus test of economic opinion in the City since the election. The findings underline suspicions that the new Chancellor, George Osborne, will have to firefight a full-blown crisis in Britain's biggest trading partner in his first years in office. ]]> Goldman Sachs made a $35m bet in the credit derivatives market against California, the biggest such trade in the past few years by Wall Street banks that underwrite the state's bond sales, according to information that the banks provided to the state. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:16:37 +0000 http://www.tradersquest.de/recent-links/2010/06/#rlink-663 Goldman bet $35m against California - Goldman Sachs made a $35m bet in the credit derivatives market against California, the biggest such trade in the past few years by Wall Street banks that underwrite the state's bond sales, according to information that the banks provided to the state.]]> Mr Soros, arguably the most famous hedge fund manager in history, warned that with interest rates low around the world, policymakers were risking generating new bubbles which could cause crashes in the future. In comments delivered on the fringe of the World Economic Forum, Mr Soros said: "When interest rates are low we have conditions for asset bubbles to develop, and they are developing at the moment. The ultimate asset bubble is gold." Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:20:19 +0000 http://www.tradersquest.de/recent-links/2010/01/#rlink-662 George Soros warns gold is now the ‘ultimate bubble’ - Mr Soros, arguably the most famous hedge fund manager in history, warned that with interest rates low around the world, policymakers were risking generating new bubbles which could cause crashes in the future. In comments delivered on the fringe of the World Economic Forum, Mr Soros said: "When interest rates are low we have conditions for asset bubbles to develop, and they are developing at the moment. The ultimate asset bubble is gold." ]]>