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Hi mad, Good to see you.... I'm still waiting on your claim... ..."However, the reality is that the amount at risk is only a small fraction of the derivative's book value."..... Now, the Volcker Rule is no anecdote.... obviously you have not been reading about it.... Banks had been...

Connecting the dots....... ..."Oil's collapse is predicated by one major event: the explosion of the US Dollar carry trade. Worldwide, there is over $9 TRILLION in borrowed US Dollars that has been ploughed into risk assets."... ..."Sadly, what we are experiencing right now is so similar to...

and how about the Mr nice guy - Magnus Peterson... jailed for 13 Years Investors lost around $536 million when Cayman Islands-based Weavering, which was billed as a fund that produced low-risk, stable returns, collapsed in 2009. The fund's entire net worth was found to consist of interest-rate...

How about the Greek EXIT now? With massive CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS...excessive use of leverage and exposure to extremely risky assets..... The Greek banks have exposure to SWISS franc denominated loan mortgages.....

wrcmad, without proper policy...... TIME BOMB ...... Let's not even mention the "Volcker Rule" developments hey...... lol Banks had been allowed to continue making big proprietary bets using their own money, despite the lawmakers' intent..... oh well..... Do a research on what's been going...

Not to comment on what the SWISS FRANC movement that "brushed on" us here in OZ land....... Many of Australia's 51,000 retail foreign exchange investors may not -realise how close they came to being wiped out by moves in a -currency they never bet on. While licensed Australian derivatives...

Perhaps we should recall "yesterday's blunder" from trader London Whale?(A series of derivative transactions involving credit default swaps) James Dimon of J.P. Morgan Chase was prepared in Davos to apologize for the more than $6 billion of trading losses racked up by the so-called London...

How about a lil story that has just happened recently......... ...."A British broker was wiped out after client losses exceeded its reserves. FXCM, one of the largest retail foreign-exchange brokers in the world, was rescued by a $300 million emergency infusion. Roughly 45 percent of San...

Let's not even mention the "Volcker Rule" developments hey...... :lol: Banks had been allowed to continue making big proprietary bets using their own money, despite the lawmakers' intent..... oh well.....

I can't give you financial advise cashgoldsilver....... it's all up to you.... I also cannot advise how safe is your super until things turn ugly..... If you are saying that you can take your super now, you are not an youngish lad... so you should still have time to make your own mind, research...

Hi wrcmad, Can you back up your claim on ..." the reality is that the amount at risk is only a small fraction of the derivative's book value"..... BTW, the $220 Trillion is also only a portion of the total Derivatives Economics..... ;)

Iran moves away from US dollar in foreign trade Iran is stopping mutual settlements in dollars with foreign countries and agreements on bilateral swap in new currencies will be signed in the near future, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has said. "In trade exchanges with foreign countries, Iran...

Well, if the governments of the world and financial instos told us what's REALLY coming economically..... everyone would run to their banks ASAP and take their money out and buy some type of asset class..... it's coming......

Russia preparing to develop Gaza gas field In a significant political and economic development, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Jan. 23 with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting came as a prerequisite to officially sign an investment agreement aiming to develop the Gaza...

There is no doubt that in years/decades ahead, the OZ government will touch our super..... put this way, they use it as the country's assets right now to borrow money from overseas and to guarantee their stable rate and good economic health..... HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY ALL......

United Parcel Service, Inc. Stock Quote & Summary Data UPS $102.93 -11.32 -9.91% UNDERNEATH, reality is falling apart.... but, the mainstream media are doing a great job stealthing major events......

mmm yeah... large part( that comes from printing money) are this stupidity called derivatives that allow such a massive leverage without proper policy...... TIME BOMB....... Another bail out coming shortly I guess.... the plebes will pay for it...... NOTHING HAS CHANGED since year 2000...

4 Banks and over 220 TRILLION in pure SPECULATION

US condemns new separatist attack in Ukraine's Mariupol, points finger at Russia ...""I join my European counterparts in condemning in the strongest terms today's horrific assault by Russia-backed separatists on civilian neighborhoods," Kerry said."...

Australia around 24% in 1951 Around the World..... too easy: Just a couple of examples..... Venezuela 60.9% 2014 May Sudan 46.8% 2014 July Belarus 32.8% 2014 December Argentina 24.2% 2014 November Iran 14.6 % 2014 June Syria 13.6% 2014...