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To: ChanceIs who wrote (146686)	3/8/2011 8:45:38 PM
From: ChanceIs	Respond to of 206353

>>>the options "call skew" is more stretched now that it was during the 2008 spike.<<< If you gals and guys don't understand that, you should go figure it out. If you do understand it, you should spend some time pondering the implications. Methinks the long bull form '08 is getting a little long in the tooth. Those in the know think that QEIII is a given. Can stocks go down given QEIII? The answer is not clear to me. Not clear at all. All the better to stay away. Can Bernanke print crude??? Don't think so. Memo to self: Go figure out how to trade options on crude (I think Schwab has a special relationship with a futures firm. There are also the commodity ETFs, which are likely to have options traded against them) - and go surf the skew wave.

To: ChanceIs who wrote (146686)	3/8/2011 8:53:45 PM
From: ChanceIs	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206353

Al Jazeera - Saudi Arabia's voices of discontent Are social reforms enough to avert a revolution in the kingdom? Inside Story Last Modified: 08 Mar 2011 13:56 GMT Saudi Arabia has mobilised thousands of troops to try to quell rising dissent in the kingdom. Protestors have called for a 'day of rage' and are using social network sites to rally protestors. But will King Abdullah's announcement of billions of dollars worth of social reforms be enough to stave off a revolution? And is the House of Saud really listening to the growing voices of discontent? There are three main population centres in the vast Arabian Peninsula state, where demonstrations could emerge: The capital Riyadh, which has a population of more than four million, the main port city of Jeddah, with a population of more than two million and the Shia Muslim areas of the Eastern Province, which sit on much of the vast reserves of oil in the kingdom. Joining the programme to discuss these issues are Abdulaziz Alkhames, a campaigner for Saudi Human Rights Centre; Mai Yamani, the author of Changed Identities: the challenge of the new generation in Saudi Arabia; and Khaled Almaeena, the editor-in-chief of the English-language daily Arab News. Embedded 25 minute video. english.aljazeera.net OMG - I actually visited and bookmarked the Al Jazeera website for this. No doubt it will take me about five hours to get through security next time I fly. I expect that I will be spending two hours per day there until Friday. english.aljazeera.net