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To: mishedlo who wrote (215235)1/16/2003 11:00:46 PM
From: Win-Lose-Draw  Respond to of 436258
 
wtf?

the conduit borrows money from, say, Fidelity at around 1.5

how do i short fidelity? the freakin' gubmint a deese yewnited states has to pay out a point a quarter, what moron at fido figures ABC widget is only a quarter-point riskier?

we are so doomed.



To: mishedlo who wrote (215235)1/16/2003 11:03:39 PM
From: Win-Lose-Draw  Respond to of 436258
 
you know, if this really does choke of access to debt, the market is going to rally hard enough to create an spinoff/IPO-friendly environment...

does FASB even have a manager yet?