May 2012 - Page 2 of 6 - Trading Game

Nanex ~ 25-May-2012 On 18-May-2012, within seconds of the opening in Facebook, we noticed an exceptional occurrence: Nasdaq quotes had higher bid prices than ask prices. This is called a cross market and occurs frequently between two different exchanges, but practically never on the same exchange (the buyer just needs to match up with the seller,…

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Answering The Big Questions…

History and ScienceBy Chris Tate May 26, 2012 1 Comment

Why do bubbles sink in Guinness? Stout beers show the counter-intuitive phenomena of sinking bubbles while the beer is settling. Previous research suggests that this phenomena is due the small size of the bubbles in these beers and the presence of a circulatory current, directed downwards near the side of the wall and upwards in…

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Investors Count Losses On Detroit property

EconomyBy Chris Tate May 26, 2012

I wonder how many local investors have been caught the same way. I do know folks who decided it was a good thing to buy US property at $US0.65 despite advice to contrary because the spruiker who pushed the idea said currency fluctuations didn’t matter.

Tax……Again

Trading ResourcesBy Chris Tate May 22, 2012

If you summoned up the worlds most powerful microscope you still would not be able to locate my level if interest in US tax policy – I have enough trouble getting excited about tax domestically. However, I was reading some stuff post the Facebook IPO which proved to be a bit of a squib when…

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BBC Interview With Nassim Taleb

Trading ResourcesBy Chris Tate May 21, 2012

BBC interview with Nassim Taleb on the cock up that is JP Morgan – would have been better if the interviewer would STFU

And Then There Was One

History and ScienceBy Chris Tate May 21, 2012

Never a fan of the Saturday Night Fever stuff but the early stuff still gets played in the car. I must be getting old – the people I grew up with are all moving on…

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Paper Tigers

Trading ResourcesBy Chris Tate May 21, 2012

This intriguing piece occupied my weekends reading – its a fascinating insight into stereotypes and what they mean to the individual being cast in a certain way.

Facebook IPO

Trading ResourcesBy Chris Tate May 21, 2012 1 Comment

Two interesting graphics from the NYT comparing Facebook to other tech IPO’s The original link is worth clicking on since it has a nice little interactive graphic that looks at a range of post IPO outcomes.

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Measuring The Universe

Did a Stuck Quote Prevent a Facebook Opening Day Pop?

Answering The Big Questions…

Investors Count Losses On Detroit property

Tax……Again

BBC Interview With Nassim Taleb

And Then There Was One

Paper Tigers

Facebook IPO

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