Posts Tagged ‘bet’
Campbells Soup Safer Credit Risk Than US Government
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 18:27 No CommentsCredit default swaps on treasuries hit another record. It now costs 66 basis points (0.66%) to buy protection against a US Government default on its treasury bonds. The cost has risen over 100 times theĀ January 2007 level of .06 basis points (0.006%) .
Credit default swaps (CDS) are a kind of insurance contract that can [...]
The Bull Market in Bear Market ETF’s
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 19:46 No CommentsShort ETF’s are the big winners in 2008.
The following ETF’s are among the top performing index funds for all of 2008. It should come as no surprise that each of them short (bet against) the market. This bunch, in particular, actually does so by using leverage and gives the investor exposure to twice the [...]





















