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Strategies & Market Trends : The Millennium Crash -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mike M2 who wrote (2446)	3/25/1998 11:27:00 AM
From: MythMan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5676

>>but the Fed should allow mkt participants to feel some pain<< Oh yeah, right Mike. nfw this happens.

To: Mike M2 who wrote (2446)	3/25/1998 11:48:00 AM
From: yard_man	Respond to of 5676

Cheers my heart, mike. You keep it up. :-) Enjoyed reading Mr. Contrarian. He's a lot of fun, too. -vbg- His stuff was a little shorter this time around. Maybe he's getting a pain in the shorts.

To: Mike M2 who wrote (2446)	3/25/1998 2:44:00 PM
From: Kerry Phineas	Respond to of 5676

<<While there is no proof that the FED has intervened during severe declines,if they have, it should be obvious that such actions only result in greater excesses.>> After the '87 crash, Greenspan met with Reagan and some other poobahs to formulate a strategy that resulting in more liquidity being added to the market, I believe. BUT, the 87 crash was in large part the result of significant market inefficiencies, not a prolonged bear, so I guess there's a question as to how far the Fed would be willing to go if the market was weak for an extended period.

To: Mike M2 who wrote (2446)	3/25/1998 2:47:00 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5676

Look familiar? biz.yahoo.com Aware of the possible problems such a concentration could create down the road, U.S. bank regulators have created several safeguards to prevent REITs from becoming vehicles for massive speculation. Yup, yup, yup!

To: Mike M2 who wrote (2446)	3/27/1998 7:43:00 PM
From: Bill Ounce	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5676

Y2K, a mechanism for a Millennium crash FYI: There exists some related threads on the subject of a Millennium crash. Year 2000: Impact on Stock Market & Society Subject 16203 It discusses how the century-end date problem could throw a wrench into the gears of the world-wide economy. Basicly, it's mis-management and neglect of automated systems which take huge amount of time to update. Year 2000 (Y2K) Embedded Systems & Infrastructure Problem Subject 18990 This is a discussion on how non-DataCenter Y2K problems could cause problems. The most serious include infrastructure failures such as electrical power generation and distribution. Since I am gradually picking up some puts (December 1998, December 1999 OEX LEAPS) thought I'd share this with the friendly bears on this thread.