AsMarketPanicEasesforNow,KeepEyeonHedgeFunds,Banks
August14,2007
Yesterdaywasagooddayinthefinancialmarkets,muchbetterthanlastThursdayandFriday.Itseemsthatlastweek'sliquiditypanichasreceded.Investorshaveseencentralbanksatwork,andtheybelievethatmarketswon'tbecrippledbyalackofliquidity.Butsomequestionsremain.Weaskandanswerthem.
Isthereworsetocome?
Possibly.Therearetwomainwaystroubleco...[
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Theoriginsofthecrisisseemfairlyclear.Traditionally,whenbankslookatmortgagesonhomes,theycarefullystudythelikelihoodthattheloanwillberepaid,aswellastheunderlyingcollateral.Theirrevenueandprofitscomefromtherepaymentoftheloanortheabilitytorealizethevalueoftheloanthroughtheforcedsaleofthehouse.
Twothingschangedthissimplemodel.Thefirststartedalongtimeago.Encouragedbythefederalgovernment,banksthatiss...[
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Thedeflationaryenvironmentdevelopswhenthecovercomesoffwhatisreallythere,whichisactuallyavoidbetweenactualmoneyandcredit.Nottogetintoawildargumentaboutwhatismoney,letssayitisnothingmorethanthemodusoperandiofexchange.Thequestionhereishowmuchofitcanbedeliveredthatactuallybelongstosomeone.Onthelendingside,thevalueofcollateralthreatenstoimplodeasitisreversingtheeffectthatcredithadonitinthefirstplace.Th...[
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Theproblemistheleverage.Itstartswiththehome/propertybuyerorspeculator(houseflipper).Hebuysa$300,000propertywithlittletonomoneydown.Amortgageisgeneratedthroughalenderwhogetsfundingfromanoutsidesource.Thatdocumentisnowaninterestbearingnote.Whobuysthatnote?Someonewhoborrowedmoneyat4%orlessandbuysthatnoteyielding6%aspartofatrancheofmorgtages.Thedifferentialintheinterestcreatesyetanotherderivativeoropp...[
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Firstofall,Ithinkyouneedtogetyoureyesoffsubprime.Thisisascapegoatandnothingelse.ItjusthappenstobethefirstguyatthetheoreticalpokertableImentionedabovetorunoutofchipsandtheydidn'tbringmore.Truthisthesearesomeofthebetterloansoutthere,nottheworst.Theyjusthappentobetheworstofthemortgages,butthereissomecollateralbehindthemandsomethingtogetintheend,evenifitdoesn'tgetcloseto100%.
Whathappensincre...[
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compsult
NEW8/12/20078:54:57AM
Thecurrentvalueofdebtisvalidatedwhenitiscalled.Thefuturevalueofdebtcanonlybeestimated,usingthelikelihoodofrepaymentasaguide.
Debthasbeengivenacosmetic(butnotstructural)enhancementbytheratingsagencies.Thatenhancementhasbeeneffectivebecausetherewerenorealitytestsofthequalityofthedebt.Thepow...[
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施化
华夏键侠
注册日:07-03-29
发表数:36
只有好资本主义才能救中国
施化
从小到大听熟了“只有社会主义才能救中国”的这几代人,眼巴巴地盼望了几十年以后,并没有盼到社会主义,也没有盼到一个得救以后的中国,倒是被越来越多的新花样搞糊涂了。这些花样中自然包括“三个代表”,“和谐社会”和“科学发展观”。新花样们不仅没有正面解释[
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(1)IB'sandhedgefundsareholdingapileoftoxic/junkcreditthatno-onecansensiblyvalue;
(2)No-onewantstohavethiscreditsensiblyvalued,becausedoingsowouldleadtomassivewritedowns/lossesacrosstheboard.Ifyoudon'tvalueit,therearenolosses.Thewondersofmark-to-market,alaEnron;
(3)No-one,atpresent,asidefromtheoccasionalsidedeal(Citadel/Sowood)iswillingtobuythiscreditatanyprice(meaningineffectitsvalueiszero...[
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Cashistheking.Deleveragingissmart.Risk-takingispenalized.McMansionisoutoffavor,andsoisSUV...
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Idon'tseejunkpaperinthereanywhere,nordoIseeliensonhelicopters.TheFedisgettingnetworthwhenitgetscollateral.TheMBS'sacquiredwereinvestmentgradeandthebestIcantell,mostlikelyobligationseligibleforFNMApurchase.TheentireagreementyesterdayencompassesassetsthatarewellbelowayearsinterestattheFed.Ifitwenttopot100%,itwouldbecancelledinlessthanayear.
THEREARESOMEOTHERQUESTIONS,THATITHINKMIGHTGOALONGWAYTOA...[
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