tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post6633205954094789955..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Future volSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-20253689837371972712011-12-18T10:55:14.837-05:002011-12-18T10:55:14.837-05:00Most people I know buying in Spain are going for t...Most people I know buying in Spain are going for the "foreigner friendly" areas serviced by the airport at Malaga. Personally, I have had better experiences around Barcelona where being able to speak Spanish is a bit more important.<br /><br />As Carson says, Spain was running a surplus before the crisis so I like title to land there better than in Portugal whose post-crisis finances ILondonYoungnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-22304539117909896372011-12-18T10:39:57.181-05:002011-12-18T10:39:57.181-05:00Carson - ROTFLMAO thinking about "the tire pe...Carson - ROTFLMAO thinking about "the tire people".LondonYoungnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-64583880595618796362011-12-18T02:52:42.017-05:002011-12-18T02:52:42.017-05:00LY-you had mentioned this Spanish real estate sugg...LY-you had mentioned this Spanish real estate suggestion in a previous post from several months ago. All I can think of or envision, is beauty, warm sun, lively women, the sound of musica, and the taste and aroma of a paella crackling in the pan (supplemented by a mighty fine vino) while viewing the Atlantic and the setting sun. Damn you!<br /><br />I have been to Spain- many years ago. The Ken Condonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-61148841091025381672011-12-17T22:27:25.807-05:002011-12-17T22:27:25.807-05:00Spain was running a surplus prior to the financial...Spain was running a surplus prior to the financial crisis and Germany benefited from transfer of payments from the south after the Euro was created. It's more like Germany won't acknowledge it reaped benefits as well and the ECB doesn't want to act like a central bank. It feels we're back in Sommerville again doesn't it?Carson Chownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-87730788319701348232011-12-17T18:33:14.415-05:002011-12-17T18:33:14.415-05:00Buy property in Spain financed with a local EUR mo...Buy property in Spain financed with a local EUR mortgage (assuming you have access to the rights of an E.U. citizen). Ultimately this crisis is about people in Southern Europe who don't want to pay their debts. If you become one of them, you'll participate in the relief.LondonYoungnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-45923606929201654832011-12-16T23:47:46.997-05:002011-12-16T23:47:46.997-05:00Salut Steve, I have been reading the blog for a fe...Salut Steve, I have been reading the blog for a few months now and I can finally add a bit to the conversation. Yes there are better alternatives to swaps if you believe volatility will increase:<br /><br />-Call options on the VIX. Plain vanilla call options on the VIX, problem is that the longest maturity for those is only 6 months. (options exp. in may 2012 ) <br />-Call options on the VXX. Dan Gonzalezhttp://twitter.com/dangonzalez0504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-3090259630923756832011-12-16T22:45:26.533-05:002011-12-16T22:45:26.533-05:00Suppose I believe that the ECB will not act as len...Suppose I believe that the ECB will not act as lender of last resort and Euro will die. What should I be buying or selling?Carson Chownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-38206120781588903302011-12-16T02:37:05.416-05:002011-12-16T02:37:05.416-05:00Crowds are prone to bear manias, as well as bull m...Crowds are prone to bear manias, as well as bull manias.5371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-21357431839468445672011-12-15T21:08:02.217-05:002011-12-15T21:08:02.217-05:00I would agree that the US has serious fiscal probl...I would agree that the US has serious fiscal problems silkop and a totally dysfunctional government. But they do have the best government money can buy. Meanwhile- do you seriously think the current EU problems are “manufactured”? Is there a nefarious cabal involved that stands to gain from this?Ken Condonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-44079512262617160332011-12-15T14:22:17.082-05:002011-12-15T14:22:17.082-05:00Looking at it from the EU, I see a never-ceasing s...Looking at it from the EU, I see a never-ceasing stream of anti-European propaganda originating from the British/American (the official "finance press") supported by fringe local media (a few outlets with a tin-foil hat, gold bug, nationalist slant). Maybe it's designed as a diversion from US own domestic problems (debt level, anyone?), a sort of new cold war or a desperate last silkophttp://cleeray.myopenid.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-39112936504100711702011-12-15T12:43:47.091-05:002011-12-15T12:43:47.091-05:00No expert here but like to think I possess some co...No expert here but like to think I possess some common sense. Meanwhile Samuelson has painted a no win grim scenario in a recent article. I am still befuddled how in the hell Germany and France when along with the EU idea in 1999. At the time it made little sense to me (floating currencies would have been infinitely better) so how and why did it make sense to them? Tigers don’t change their Ken Condonnoreply@blogger.com