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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (58535)	5/4/1999 5:57:00 PM
From: MythMan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

>>if the market crashes,<< Now it's if? Another one throwing in the towel. -g- I've been a little disappointed with Chaste so far, given the back up in rates. You add poots on this pos or still holding June 65's (I think) ?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (58535)	5/4/1999 5:58:00 PM
From: Monish Shelat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Mike, How does one play the drop in palladium? Impay has not moved down significantly. You mentioned buying futures in the metal. How can I learn more about this (futures)? In buying puts/calls, I stick with stuff in the $1-2 range. How much would the smallest possible future contract in palladium cost? Just looking for a ballpark figure, so I know whether its in my range

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (58535)	5/4/1999 6:57:00 PM
From: Freedom Fighter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Mike, Another subject I think about often that I have not really resolved is the U.S. trade/current acount deficits. I am not certain what the cause is. 1. U.S. demand for goods as a result of excessive credit expansion and consumption that is being satisfied by foreign imports. With the dollars flowing overseas then recycled back by purchases of U.S. stocks & bonds by foreign private concerns and central bankers etc... 2. Foreign demand for U.S. dollars (because everyone else is sucking wind economically) which is causing a rising dollar and pricing out our exports and making imports more attractive. 3. Both. With some countries 1. and with others 2. 4. Other It's a chicken and egg situation. You can make an excellent case for both. Wayne