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Links 11/20/08
naked capitalism — Sparrow numbers 'plummet by 68%' BBC Researchers getting the lead out of electronics Network World Don't Throw Me In That Briar Patch! Hilzoy Is Obama really “Change we can believe in?” Ed Harrison Record Options Trading Slows as Hedge Funds Fold, Prices Surge Bloomberg The Dollar Trap Part II: Mutually Assured Financial Destruction Jesse's Cafe Americain Why Can't We Admit That... Roger Ehrenberg At WaMu, a Lack of Oversight Housing Wire The Progress ...

Links: Ruble, Daewoo Farms, China Banks, etc.
Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed — Some links to items of interest: South Africa newly going from boom to … not so much (Bloomberg) Russian diary: Another revolution in the wings? (LRB) The case for Chapter 11 at GM, not a bailout (NYT) Amerindo’s Vilar convicted of stealing from clients (Bloomberg) Options trading is slowing as hedge funds disappear, and prices soar (Bloomberg) China may not be buying U.S. banks, but it’s opening U.S. branches (II) Daewoo leases massive African plantation to grow food, reduce U.S. dependency (BBC) Vancouver ...

Readings: Options trading, Stocks vs. Bonds, Depression memories
GalaTime — Bloomberg: Record Options Trading Slows After Hedge Funds Fold U.S. options trading slowed this month from a record pace after hedge funds collapsed and the biggest market swings since 1929 made equity derivatives too expensive to be used as insurance against stock losses. About 12.5 million contracts linked to shares changed hands each day in November on average, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That’s 23 percent less than in October. One reason for the decline is that investors have sold assets to protect against losses by moving money into cash, which reduces ...