Barclays Plc, the U.K.'s second-largest bank, is seeking bids for $1.5 billion of bonds and $3.5 billion of credit-default swap contracts held by a hedge fund.-- Bloomberg
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Posted by Bess Levin, Oct 28, 2008, 4:54pm
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Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 4:59PM
Walton
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 4:59PM
Fizirst
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:00PM
buffett
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:00PM
buffett
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:01PM
Fizirst
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:01PM
1.5B * .20 cents + 3.5B * .08 cents = 580M.
Fo Shizzle
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:02PM
ugh, if it is where i think it is my friend is going to be a drunken wreck this weekend
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:03PM
starts with black, rimes with cock.
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:04PM
@6, good answer, wrong question.
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:05PM
re: 6
Your marks are a little off there... Prob. work(ed) at Wachovia...
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:07PM
@10 Too high?
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:08PM
re: 6
Your marks are a little off there... Prob. work(ed) at Wachovia...
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:09PM
#8 it is spelled rhymes...not rimes...
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:10PM
polygon
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:10PM
no, then they would have been marked at par along with the pickapay portfolio
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:11PM
Re:11
Read the article... The 66cent mark isn't quite right, but it's closer to the $
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:12PM
LTCM?
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:13PM
@16
Ok .25 cents/$. Final answer Regis.
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:14PM
Citadel
Posted by MarshallStack , Oct 28, 2008 5:14PM
Per the Times -
"Stocks Soar on Hopes for Fed Rate Cut"
Oh. Now I understand.
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:16PM
If stocks are up on the prospects of a rate cut one thing comes to mind...
Buy the rumor, sell the fact.
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:16PM
Daniel Harrison
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:19PM
Ski run...
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:19PM
50 bps rate cut worth 10%...hrmm
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:20PM
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Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:21PM
Joe the Plumber
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:22PM
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Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:22PM
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Posted by Jesse Livermore , Oct 28, 2008 5:31PM
Ironic that the hedgie who got hammered by VW drives a Porsche... or used to drive one until today.
Jesse
Posted by Jesse Livermore , Oct 28, 2008 5:31PM
Ironic that the hedgie who got hammered by VW drives a Porsche... or used to drive one until today.
Jesse
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:32PM
http://meryddian.net/wavs/ackack.wav
Posted by MarshallStack , Oct 28, 2008 5:32PM
Per the Times -
"Stocks Soar on Hopes for Fed Rate Cut"
Oh. Now I understand.
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:33PM
blackdiamond
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:33PM
My offer is this: nothing
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:34PM
The Tijuana donkey pension fund?
Posted by EricM , Oct 28, 2008 5:34PM
Atlantis Enhanced Strategic Structured Fund?
Posted by mrpink , Oct 28, 2008 5:37PM
Bear Stearns High-Grade Structured Credit Strategies Master Fund Ltd?
-mrp
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:37PM
If I see another "Fo Shizzle", I'll ramp my cock into the nearest white ass around me
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:38PM
Kenard Grant's fund
Posted by Anal_yst , Oct 28, 2008 5:42PM
Ok just a little tip for the n00bz here:
1. Hit submit once.
2. If you get an error after trying to load for a minute or two, DO NOT hit refresh, do not resubmit.
3. don't post stupid sh!t or spam links, but thats another story
Oh, and I'll take $1, Bob.
Posted by Jesse Livermore , Oct 28, 2008 5:44PM
Oh I simply cannot resist, guest #38.
Assume the position Leon Black...
"Fo Shizzle"
Jesse
Posted by mrpink , Oct 28, 2008 5:45PM
fo Shizzle
-mrp
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:46PM
I only have $100 left so I guess the bid is $100.
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:55PM
I bid a Billy Bean rookie card.
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 5:58PM
maybe fixing the problem with the "post comment" code would be more efficient
Posted by Jesse Livermore , Oct 28, 2008 6:09PM
#45
Not a code problem, obsolete hardware.
Jesse
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 6:23PM
i'm only speculating but i think it's got to be citadel. they have a big cds and fixed income portfolio and need to raise cash.
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 7:33PM
@47, wrong
Posted by ShortOil , Oct 28, 2008 7:40PM
GLG
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 8:05PM
it's the Del, been using Barc for PB for a long time
Posted by guest , Oct 28, 2008 8:21PM
ritchie capital
Posted by guest , Oct 29, 2008 12:42AM
Citadel IT IS then.
Posted by guest , Oct 29, 2008 4:08AM
yo yo yo 38 HOMEBOY dont unleash tha black steel, keep the MF black anaconda in its cage.
don't shizzle your wizzle on the internizzle, comprizzle?
Posted by guest , Oct 29, 2008 4:24AM
@38 that'll be in the morning, when you are done with your cleaning shift and the first employees enter the building
Posted by onetwo , Oct 29, 2008 5:07AM
Jesus Christ, can you fucking Yahoo spammers plaease go home and turn the lights out as you leave.
Also, did Peloton close up shop yet? They're a fair guess if they haven't.
What firms were levered to Lehman (ie, now Barc)?
Posted by guest , Oct 29, 2008 8:23AM
Can someone say house call.....