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Last login: 4 weeks agoJeantt: jeantt is a 26 year old single guy from Paris, France.; Likes 95 pages, 1 video, 2 photos • 26 fans • Received 1 review; Member since Aug 05, 2007

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gapingvoid: "cartoons drawn on the back of business cards": how to be creative: Sep 5, 2007 10:03am 352 reviews self-improvement •http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Ty...; Brilliant article.

Options Expirations: What causes stock price pinning to strike value near the op…: Aug 26, 2007 7:58pm 3 reviews investing, money, stocks, options •http://www.sentecon.com/options-expir...; How delta hedging pins stock prices to strike values near expiration date.

Neatorama & Blog Archive & If Business Meetings Were Like Internet Comments: Aug 26, 2007 11:18am 38 reviews internet, blogs •http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/18/i...; What happens if participants in a business meeting behave like Internet commenters? Here is a funny video clip

Facebook labelled a $5b waste of time - Technology - smh.com.au: Aug 26, 2007 11:17am 2 reviews internet •http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/0...; The next time you see an employee hunched intently over the computer, don't imagine he or she is slaving over the office accounts or a report for the next shareholders meeting. Employees are more likely to be whiling away the hours on the social networking site Facebook, a report says.

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Merger Arbitrage: Why acquiring company shares often fall while the target compa…: Aug 24, 2007 6:22pm 5 reviews business, investing, money, finance, investment •http://www.sentecon.com/merger-arbitr...; A merger arbitrage can take place only when there is a premium on the stock of acquired company and when the acquisition is at least partially paid with the acquiring company's stock. And while it is mostly market neutral, it is not risk free.

You cant trade like a big investor... unless you are a big investor: Aug 23, 2007 7:54am 6 reviews investing, market, trading, finance, stocks •http://www.sentecon.com/big-small-inv...; From the page: "Many small investors believe that in the evenings when they come home from their day job they can log on to their computers, browse financial websites and stock selection pages, and discover well managed, undervalued companies with significant growth potential. They may spend a couple of more evenings on research of other related information available over the Internet, and they think they have done their due diligence and can make informed decision about purchase of a security. In reality, while financial markets may not be highly efficient, they are not that inefficient."

Dangers of Margin Trading: A Case Against Contracts for Difference (CFDs): Aug 15, 2007 10:24am 4 reviews investing, market, trading, finance, stocks •http://www.sentecon.com/cfd.htm; Explanation or margin trading with a practical example. Simple probability analysis shows that this type of trading works against you and should be avoided.

Free Article - WSJ.com: Aug 13, 2007 8:25pm 1 review investing, market, stocks •http://online.wsj.com/article/heard_o...; The markets have been in turmoil in recent weeks as the fallout from soaring defaults on riskier home-mortgage loans spread. Since hitting a record in late July, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen more than 5%, and people looking to sell their holdings, especially bonds, have often had trouble finding buyers.

Another factor some traders say is causing turmoil: an arcane rule change -- referred to as the "downtick" rule -- that kicked into effect in July that makes it easier for investors to bet on stock-price declines. Before July, investors typically had to wait until a stock was actually rising to bet on its downfall.

Lots of selling can feed off itself, prompting nervous investors to sell more, which adds to volatility. Often, heavily shorted stocks can be particularly volatile.

The old rule generally prohibited the shorting of a stock while its price was falling, or experiencing a "downtick" in trader slang. The rule was instituted after the 1929 market crash in order to discourage avalanches of short sales to push a particular stock -- or even the broader market -- precipitously lower.

The “Plunge Protection Team” Working Overtime to Save US Stock Market :: Th…: Aug 13, 2007 1:41pm 2 reviews investing, market, stocks-investing •http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article...; From the page: "The Federal Reserve, big major banks, representatives of the New York Stock Exchange and the other exchanges have an informal agreement to come in and start to buy stock if there appears to be a problem. They acted more formally in 1998, during the Long term Capital Crisis, and propped up the currency markets. And, they have plans in place if the markets start to fall."

On August 8th, 2007, President Bush hinted at government intervention in the US stock market. "Treasury secretary Paulson and his advisors are paying close attention, as the market begins to readjust its assessment of risks and are watchful for any downturn," he said. "There is a lot of liquidity in our system and liquidity will provide the capacity for our system to adjust," Bush added, alluding to the Fed's tolerance of double digit M3 money supply growth."