TheInflationist 2 Year Performance Review
no responses - Posted 11.16.11
We started our private investment fund on 13 September 2009 - capitalised at 100k. Our strategy was to split our portfolio into 2 trading arms, with 20k each (one for each partner), and a long only equity portfolio of ~20k; with cash of about 40k to buffer our trading accounts ...continue

Jim Rogers Exercise (+Finance) Video
no responses - Posted 11.16.11
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Shorting IBM | Olympus Limit Up 2 Consecutive Days
2 responses - Posted 11.15.11
Since we bought Olympus on Friday at Y470, it has shot up on 2 consecutive days - so much so that it triggered its daily limit up of 19% per day. Monday it closed at Y540, and today it closed at Y640. WSJ reports "easing concerns of delisting" and that ...continue

CBS News Does Not Support The Troops
no responses - Posted 11.14.11
From Ron Pauls Campaign Chairman: “CBS News, in their arrogance, may think they can choose the next president. Fortunately, the people of Iowa, New Hampshire, and across America get to vote and not the media elites.” That is, if gauging the amount of time CBS News allotted each candidate during the televised ...continue

Ben Bernanke Insider Trading Too?
no responses - Posted 11.14.11
Surprise surprise ! Congress members have been LEGALLY insider trading - drug approvals/rejections, financial armageddon news, etc. Steve Kroft reports that Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL), now the chair of the House Financial Services Committee, bet against the market in the days before the 2008 financial crisis hit — after getting 'apocalyptic briefings' ...continue

$500 Olympus Bet
no responses - Posted 11.13.11
As a surgeon in training, we use Olympus endoscopy products everyday. Our $500 gamble on Olympus on Friday at 470 Yen is exactly that - a binary type investment. Not life changing even if it survives with such a small investment. This is the ideal type of case for long ...continue