Comments on: CDSs Explained In A Way Even A Meth Head Can Understand http://weakonomics.com/2010/05/17/cdss-explained-in-a-way-even-a-meth-head-can-understand/ Everything That's Wrong With You And Your Money Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Meth Abuse http://weakonomics.com/2010/05/17/cdss-explained-in-a-way-even-a-meth-head-can-understand/comment-page-1/#comment-5896 Meth Abuse Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:54:00 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=4253#comment-5896 On the more encouraging side, vaccinated cocaine addicts who snorted up under laboratory conditions reported wanting to beat down research assistants for giving them stuff that had been stepped on. ... land; excelled at a sport; attained fluency in two or more languages; had both a major and a minor, sometimes two, usually in unrelated fields (philosophy and molecular science, mathematics and medieval literature); and yet found time On the more encouraging side, vaccinated cocaine addicts who snorted up under laboratory conditions reported wanting to beat down research assistants for giving them stuff that had been stepped on. … land; excelled at a sport; attained fluency in two or more languages; had both a major and a minor, sometimes two, usually in unrelated fields (philosophy and molecular science, mathematics and medieval literature); and yet found time

]]> By: Me http://weakonomics.com/2010/05/17/cdss-explained-in-a-way-even-a-meth-head-can-understand/comment-page-1/#comment-3964 Me Wed, 19 May 2010 21:42:39 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=4253#comment-3964 Paulson clearly was trying to make a lot of money of CDSs, not just hedge his risk. He made billions by using CDSs to bet that the housing mortgage market would collapse. He was not simply protecting himself. He made a great bet that paid out extremely well. Paulson clearly was trying to make a lot of money of CDSs, not just hedge his risk. He made billions by using CDSs to bet that the housing mortgage market would collapse. He was not simply protecting himself. He made a great bet that paid out extremely well.

]]> By: Keith @ LifeTuner http://weakonomics.com/2010/05/17/cdss-explained-in-a-way-even-a-meth-head-can-understand/comment-page-1/#comment-3952 Keith @ LifeTuner Wed, 19 May 2010 14:15:31 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=4253#comment-3952 Seems like a reasonable product the way you describe it. Seems like a reasonable product the way you describe it.

]]> By: Josh http://weakonomics.com/2010/05/17/cdss-explained-in-a-way-even-a-meth-head-can-understand/comment-page-1/#comment-3937 Josh Tue, 18 May 2010 00:03:02 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=4253#comment-3937 Hi Weakonomist, Thanks for taking the time to explain what CDSs are. I've often heard them mentioned in relation to the sub-prime mortgage crisis but I've never really understood what they were. The way you've described it make it a lot clearer. Cheers, From Josh. Hi Weakonomist,

Thanks for taking the time to explain what CDSs are. I’ve often heard them mentioned in relation to the sub-prime mortgage crisis but I’ve never really understood what they were. The way you’ve described it make it a lot clearer.

Cheers,
From Josh.

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