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To: Perspective who wrote (9474)	12/1/2008 3:08:19 PM
From: skinowski	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41593

Yes, that's what I meant. Under 835 "sell the bounces" would be a more promising stance. Looks like if this thing will accelerate down, it may be looking to test 700. At least that's where a projection of the line connecting the previous lows (Nov - Dec) is pointing. Could be a larger ED since October.

To: Perspective who wrote (9474)	12/1/2008 3:14:07 PM
From: TRINDY	Respond to of 41593

Greetings. I'm hoping you or someone you know can help me with this. I have been assembling information for a presentation I will make next week and was perusing the FDIC Condition of Banks data. I noticed that there is one line called "off-balance-sheet derivatives" and this number now totals $177 Trillion in the most recent data (2008:3). It is up from about $35 T in 1999:4. What the "h" is going on here? What are we to make of this number? Do you or anyone else know? It is down some $6T from the previous quarter. There is no discussion of this item that I have been able to find. The FDIC site I got this information from is: www2.fdic.gov Click "Commercial Bank Section" and then choose Table IIA.