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tbm.thebigmoney.com - 12/2/2008
The Model Made Me Do It
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One cannot read very far into the literature on the current financial crisis without bumping up against Warren Buffett's somber warning, " Beware of geeks bearing formulas ." This little brickbat of Omaha wisdom hits me like a hard punch in the gut. You see, I was once a geek. read more
Tudor To Test Good/Bad Bank Model
dealbreaker.com - 12/1/2008
Tudor To Test Good/Bad Bank Model
— dealbreaker.com — As you've likely heard , some demanding Tudor investors, for whom a five percent loss for the... year through November is apparently not good enough, have asked for their money back. Only prob is, Paul Tudor Jones and Co. are having none of this "give ... (more) Tudor To Test Good/Bad Bank Model
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Tuesday links: crossover calls
Abnormal Returns — ... “Modern financial models are highly imperfect, to be sure, and we the modelers are insufferably arrogant. But models don’t kill banks; bankers kill banks.”  (The Big Money) ...

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FT Alphaville — Elsewhere on Wednesday, - “ Treasurys are clearly the belle of the investment ball.” - The model made me do it. - The M&A buyers’ market . - Surprised there’s a recession ? - “If the TARP were a private company, it would have a Sarbanes-Oxley problem.” - Commodity traders’ pay falling faster than oil prices… - Forget debt. The Fed should buy stock index futures. - Securities lending starting to dry?“…although bankers flatter themselves that they’re so smart they could work anywhere.” - A deflation ...

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