http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/10/25/counterparties-451/ A slice of lime in the soda Tue, 21 May 2013 01:39:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/10/25/counterparties-451/comment-page-1/#comment-32318 TFF Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:47:38 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/?p=10695#comment-32318 I bought 1000 shares of Netflix at $300 because I thought it would continue to rise forever. Now I'm underwater. Can I have a taxpayer-funded bailout, please? If I don't get one soon, I'll be in serious financial trouble. You wouldn't want me to have to declare bankruptcy over a minor error of timing, would you? That wouldn't be fair! I bought 1000 shares of Netflix at $300 because I thought it would continue to rise forever. Now I’m underwater. Can I have a taxpayer-funded bailout, please? If I don’t get one soon, I’ll be in serious financial trouble. You wouldn’t want me to have to declare bankruptcy over a minor error of timing, would you? That wouldn’t be fair!

]]> http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/10/25/counterparties-451/comment-page-1/#comment-32305 Curmudgeon Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:26:12 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/?p=10695#comment-32305 Great and scary article on Rhode Island. Is it time to say that Meridith Whitney was right, but just early? Great and scary article on Rhode Island. Is it time to say that Meridith Whitney was right, but just early?

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