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]]> By: ZachStocks » Blog Archive » Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR) - Strong Earnings, Unconventional Offer http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2008/03/17/ibkr-plus-fear-buying-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-2529 ZachStocks » Blog Archive » Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR) - Strong Earnings, Unconventional Offer Fri, 09 May 2008 21:15:16 +0000 http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2008/03/17/ibkr-plus-fear-buying-opportunity/#comment-2529 [...] Andrew Horowitz with a great early call on IBKR Bookmark It Hide Sites [...] [...] Andrew Horowitz with a great early call on IBKR Bookmark It Hide Sites [...]

]]> By: Stephen http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2008/03/17/ibkr-plus-fear-buying-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-2188 Stephen Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:52:30 +0000 http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2008/03/17/ibkr-plus-fear-buying-opportunity/#comment-2188 Here is my "lay" opinion. By around 11:00 AM, the shorts had realised that Lehman, Merrill, and UBS were not going to crack, perhaps because the Fed had opened the discount window to primary dealers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_dealers So what do you do, as a short? Go for the dealers who are not primary dealers and see if you can bully one of them into bankruptcy. ETFC, IBKR, MF, PNSN, GFIG, FCSX, TRAD, all not primary dealers. Gives the Fed a lesson in "The Law of Unintended Consequences". Here is my “lay” opinion.

By around 11:00 AM, the shorts had realised that Lehman, Merrill, and UBS were not going to crack, perhaps because the Fed had opened the discount window to primary dealers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_dealers

So what do you do, as a short? Go for the dealers who are not primary dealers and see if you can bully one of them into bankruptcy. ETFC, IBKR, MF, PNSN, GFIG, FCSX, TRAD, all not primary dealers.

Gives the Fed a lesson in “The Law of Unintended Consequences”.

]]> By: Recession Watch » Blog Archive » Four at Four: A Run on the Banks, But Not the Market http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2008/03/17/ibkr-plus-fear-buying-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-2186 Recession Watch » Blog Archive » Four at Four: A Run on the Banks, But Not the Market Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:36:40 +0000 http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2008/03/17/ibkr-plus-fear-buying-opportunity/#comment-2186 [...] that will implode which will then force them to take a huge loss,” writes Andrew Horowitz on his Disciplined Investor blog (his company has positions in stocks in this sector). MF Global wasn’t alone, though — [...] [...] that will implode which will then force them to take a huge loss,” writes Andrew Horowitz on his Disciplined Investor blog (his company has positions in stocks in this sector). MF Global wasn’t alone, though — [...]

]]> By: Interactive Brokers (IBKR) Update, +7.4% so far. | TradeForGain.com http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2008/03/17/ibkr-plus-fear-buying-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-2185 Interactive Brokers (IBKR) Update, +7.4% so far. | TradeForGain.com Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:39:09 +0000 http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2008/03/17/ibkr-plus-fear-buying-opportunity/#comment-2185 [...] disciplined investor wrote an excellent post on IBKR, please see it here. This is a solid company with real earnings and strong results [...] [...] disciplined investor wrote an excellent post on IBKR, please see it here. This is a solid company with real earnings and strong results [...]

]]> By: MarketBeat Blog - WSJ.com : Four at Four: A Run on the Banks, But Not the Market http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2008/03/17/ibkr-plus-fear-buying-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-2183 MarketBeat Blog - WSJ.com : Four at Four: A Run on the Banks, But Not the Market Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:28:48 +0000 http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2008/03/17/ibkr-plus-fear-buying-opportunity/#comment-2183 [...] that will implode which will then force them to take a huge loss,” writes Andrew Horowitz on his Disciplined Investor blog (his company has positions in stocks in this sector). MF Global wasn’t alone, though — [...] [...] that will implode which will then force them to take a huge loss,” writes Andrew Horowitz on his Disciplined Investor blog (his company has positions in stocks in this sector). MF Global wasn’t alone, though — [...]

]]> By: Gal, founder of newsflashr.com http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2008/03/17/ibkr-plus-fear-buying-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-2181 Gal, founder of newsflashr.com Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:06:46 +0000 http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/2008/03/17/ibkr-plus-fear-buying-opportunity/#comment-2181 Andrew, As you point out, lots of rumors flying around about the nature of the Bear Stearns / JP Morgan deal: http://www.InstantBull.com - enter BSC or JPM and check out IBKR Also check out "TOPICS" at top right to see what the big news sites are saying about jpmorgan & lehman(!!!) move right now -Gal Andrew,

As you point out, lots of rumors flying around about the nature of the Bear Stearns / JP Morgan deal:
http://www.InstantBull.com – enter BSC or JPM and check out IBKR

Also check out “TOPICS” at top right to see what the big news sites are saying about jpmorgan & lehman(!!!) move right now

-Gal

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