Monthly Archives: June 2012

Happy Birthday to DerivativesNinja.com! June 22, 2012 is the Official First Anniversary

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Noah

I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for reading the blog.  It has been a fascinating year and it remains a remarkable time at which to be blogging about derivatives and related matters.  In a million years I … Continue reading →

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Another uninformed jack-ss enlightens us with his (ridiculous) views as to “Why it’s time to outlaw credit default swaps”

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Noah

Stephen Gandel (a Senior Editor at Fortune) is the latest jackass to call for outlawing credit default swaps.  His rationale for taking this headline-friendly yet intellectually flawed view is that there are problems with the CDS market.  He brilliantly suggests, “The … Continue reading →

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“Crazy Bart” Strikes Again: I think Chilton forgot to eat his Wheaties….!!!

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Noah

In a recent guest blog post on CNBC, CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton described the global financial markets by reference to a bowl of cereal….yes folks, a bowl of cheerios!  His post, entitled, “The Cheerios Effect“, is remarkable not because it … Continue reading →

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