Comments on: Risky arbitrage http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/09/17/risky-arbitrage/ A slice of lime in the soda Sun, 19 May 2013 20:32:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Sandrew http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/09/17/risky-arbitrage/comment-page-1/#comment-6913 Sandrew Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:10:44 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/09/17/risky-arbitrage/#comment-6913 think you mean 1997. gosh, has it been that long? think you mean 1997. gosh, has it been that long?

]]> By: Mike Young http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/09/17/risky-arbitrage/comment-page-1/#comment-6905 Mike Young Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:12:19 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/09/17/risky-arbitrage/#comment-6905 Good article but 'arbitrage' is just another form of zero-sum game financial speculation in already listed financial instruments. It offers no economic benefits. That's why the BoE QE is failing as its just shuffling cash around between investments - gilts to equities. To create economic growth cash needs to be invested in new projects that have the potential to create new streams of economic wealth. Good article but ‘arbitrage’ is just another form of zero-sum game financial speculation in already listed financial instruments. It offers no economic benefits. That’s why the BoE QE is failing as its just shuffling cash around between investments – gilts to equities.

To create economic growth cash needs to be invested in new projects that have the potential to create new streams of economic wealth.

]]> By: zach http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/09/17/risky-arbitrage/comment-page-1/#comment-6899 zach Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:00:21 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/09/17/risky-arbitrage/#comment-6899 So how is the bet structured? If they converge on a price lower than either when the bet begins does it still profit? So how is the bet structured? If they converge on a price lower than either when the bet begins does it still profit?

]]> By: howard http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/09/17/risky-arbitrage/comment-page-1/#comment-6896 howard Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:53:05 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/09/17/risky-arbitrage/#comment-6896 as the old saying goes, markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent. as the old saying goes, markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.

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