Derivatives

The nominal face value of the derivatives is almost entirely irrelevant. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The proliferation of the derivatives is angering treasurers around the country, who say the derivatives are sending a negative message and possibly driving up their costs of borrowing at a time when they need all the help they can get. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The operator also is working on what it called a derivatives "clearing solution" to guarantee and process trades. ❋ Unknown (2008)

That said, the main point of the article, the inconsistent accounting treatment of derivatives is quite valid. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When Lehman failed, its hundreds of billions in derivatives contracts were settled within 72 hours, sparing untold amounts of anxiety and money (a panic would have driven down the market even further). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Never mond that GM created a non-union finance arm, GMAC, that got heavily involved in derivatives and MBS. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Currently, the only way to trade many derivatives is to call up various dealers and ask for the price at which they are willing to buy or sell. ❋ Unknown (2010)

*** Markets CME Group's third-quarter earnings rose 21% to $244.3 million, as robust trade in derivatives contracts linked to commodities, interest rates and indexes offset a rise in expenses. ❋ Unknown (2010)

How many immigrants invested in derivatives with 30-1 margins, eh? roublen Says: ❋ Unknown (2009)

“How many immigrants invested in derivatives with 30-1 margins, eh?” ❋ Unknown (2009)

Buffett's warning proved prescient when the U.S. housing market collapsed, leaving financial institutions holding billions in derivatives contracts of dubious value, dependent on counter-parties of unknown financial health. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Markets that day were already down heavily on fears around European debt problems when a number of large trades in derivatives markets fueled heavy selling in stocks. ❋ Jessica Holzer (2010)

$600 TRILLION in derivatives created under Bush, billions/trillions laundered through Iraq and Afghanistan, and then $550,000,000,000 was pulled out of the money markets in September 2008 in an hour and a half prompting George Bush The Fiscal Conservative to say, We need to bail out the banks America! ❋ Unknown (2010)

Therefore, GAAP reporting of derivatives is particularly reliant on management estimates and, hence, management good faith. ❋ Unknown (2009)

CHICAGO — Robust trade in derivatives contracts linked to commodities, interest rates and indexes helped to lift CME Group Inc. 's third-quarter earnings 21%, offsetting a rise in expenses. ❋ Jacob Bunge (2010)

These are the funds that I have failed to invest in derivatives, hedge funds, and Enron since Bush took office. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Gensler notes that a $50 tank of gasoline can support $750 to $1,000 in derivatives contracts. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Limiting or eliminating leverage and derivatives is a start; the only way to enable smooth bankruptcy with Uncle Sam covering FDIC obligations and preventing further blowups in a chain-reaction is turning these megacorps into just corps. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Goldman Sachs and their ilk" definitely caused it but what could have prevented it would be people at the Treasury, etc .... diagnosing the problem and reining in derivatives before they went intergalactic. ❋ Unknown (2009)