Tag: Stocks
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The SEC may soon propose an end to payment for order flow. This controversial practice lets market makers buy the right to execute trades, particularly those of retail investors. From a report that broke in The Wall Street Journal last night: Chairman Gary Gensler directed SEC staff last year to explore ways…
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The pain continued in May for Tiger Global Management. The hedge fund giant is losing money at a rate of over $130 million a day and most of its capital is gone. From a Bloomberg report that broke this morning: Losses at Tiger Global Management reached 52% this year, prompting…
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It’s no secret that tech stocks have gotten kicked in the face in the last 6 months. The NASDAQ index of tech stocks is down 26% since November: I’m convinced that public tech stocks are oversold right now. That’s been my gut feeling for at least a month, but today…
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Credit Suisse may soon raise over $1 billion in new capital after a string of huge losses last year. From a Reuters report this morning: Credit Suisse is in the early stages of weighing options to bolster its capital after a string of losses has eroded its financial buffers, two…
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Another day, another hedge fund scandal. The SEC announced charges this week against a Detroit hedge fund for bilking investors of tens of millions of dollars. From Financial Advisor magazine: The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against Detroit-based EIA All Weather Alpha Fund Partners I LLC (EIA)…
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Hedge fund giant Segantii Capital Management has been cut off from trading by two major banks. From a Financial Times report that broke this morning: Bank of America and Citigroup have suspended all equity trading with Segantii Capital Management, due to the banks’ concerns about the hedge fund’s bets on…
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Melvin Capital Management LP is shutting down, according to a report from Bloomberg that broke last night. The once highflying hedge fund was badly burned by short positions in meme stocks like AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and GameStop Corp in 2021. This year, it lost a further 20% of its…
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Citadel LLC added tens of millions of dollars to its option bet on AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. in the most recent quarter. Its net bullish position increased from $90 million to $125 million, according to an SEC report released yesterday. It also built a bullish position in GameStop Corp. options…
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US markets will soon move to faster settlement of trades. This change could seriously damage some short selling hedge funds. From a new report in The Trade News: The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the Investment Company Institute (ICI), and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) are…
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The good times are over. And they didn’t even last that long. The NASDAQ quickly bounced back from an over 30% fall in early 2020 as COVID raged. The tech stock index reached all-time highs last November, only to plummet a further 29% since. Now, the tech stock rout is…
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Tremendous 