The Position Makers

i’ve been wondering if US shareholders of Nintendo (NTDOY.pk) should seek Nintendo management to list the company on a reputable exchange.
as a benefit to shareholders:

increased liquidity — being listed on the pink sheets means that many brokerage firms have limited access to the markets making it difficult to execute buy/sell orders. […]

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so i had the unique pleasure of being contacted recently via gmail through the finance.google.com forums.
the person who contacted me was curious about options and how i use them. i’m not sure if there was a single post that caught his eye or a series–forgot to ask. probably for the best.
i spent the […]

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It is seriously amazing how predictable things are when you take a step back and look at the big picture. Do you guys remember my post on January 2nd of this year speaking about Gold, Oil, and recession? If not, go ahead and read it (Oil hits $100 a Barrel, Gold hits $850, Dow Drops…). […]

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being invested in SouthernCopper (PCU), i can’t help but notice the precipitous climb back to the triple digits. i figured some of it was to get in on the div, which for this quarter was dropped to $1.40 per share, but the x-date is long gone. i also thought it may have to […]

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first off, thanks to calculated risk for bringing the letter to my attention.my initial reaction is that it’s fine for the CEO to be writing this letter and it’s at an important time the company history. many of the criticisms on calculated risk are defensible, particularly when they call into question the “awareness” of […]

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Yesterday there was an interesting op/ed piece from W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm, both prominent members of the Federal Reserver Bank of Dallas.
The two economists were examining income flows for Americans and essentially making the claim that the income gap between the top earners and the lowest earners wasn’t indicative of the standard […]

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i know, i’m probably going to be handed my head on a platter for something like that but i really can’t help thinking how stupid this marriage would be. and at the price!!! eek! the basic buffett sentence, “I am willing to pay $31 for each share of Yahoo!, valuing Yahoo! at […]