Entry: Auction-Rate Securities: The Big Chill Shows Signs Of Thawing

posted by lasherm9

Mar 22, 2008 10:04PM

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Entry: Did Auction Rate Securities Ever Have A Natural Success Rate?

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Mar 22, 2008 10:13PM

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Entry: Did Auction Rate Securities Ever Have A Natural Success Rate?

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Mar 22, 2008 10:13PM

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Entry: Auction Rate Securities: Still Frozen After All This Time

posted by lasherm9

Mar 25, 2008 10:33AM

The increase in penalty rate paid by the fund companies range, for most CE funds, range from 0.1%-0.5% higher than LIBOR. I wouldn't call this outlandish. Also, many investors were sold this POS as "cash equivalents" and required immediate access to their cash. Imagine going to your bank to liquidate your CD and they tell you that it has turned into a 50 year bond that that no one will buy.