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Derivatives: Darth Vader's Revenge

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1094	Interesting to see you go into hiding, HV. Curious timing with the lightening u	IngotWeTrust	-	6/27/2002
1093	I've got to agree with your analysis of this. <i>In this fashion they	John Pitera	-	6/6/2002
1092	The SPVs to my understanding were not set up using only, or even largely, deriva	Henry Volquardsen	-	4/5/2002
1091	<<fwiw I strongly agree that the use of special purpose vehicles caused th	JBTFD	-	4/5/2002
1090	poor wording on my part. when I refer to hidden or unexpected risks in a deriv	Henry Volquardsen	-	4/5/2002
1089	How can you say this: <i>There were no hidden or unexpected risks that we	Thomas M.	-	4/4/2002
1088	fwiw I strongly agree that the use of special purpose vehicles caused the situat	Henry Volquardsen	-	4/4/2002
1087	<<if you don't buy it then why don't you explain exactly how Enron	JBTFD	-	4/3/2002
1086	NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of energy trader Dynegy Inc. (DYN - news) fell nearl	Ahda	-	4/3/2002
1085	those losses were only related to derivatives because Enron used derivative stru	Henry Volquardsen	-	4/3/2002
1084	our method of accounting.	Ahda	-	4/2/2002
1083	I'm missing something. Set what as the world standard?	JBTFD	-	4/2/2002
1082	I have no qualm with what he states it is my largest concern that we are in a pr	Ahda	-	4/2/2002
1081	IV. Conclusion How did Enron lose so much money? That question has dumbfounded i	JBTFD	-	4/2/2002
1080	C. Using Derivatives to Inflate the Value of Troubled Businesses A third example	JBTFD	-	4/2/2002
1079	o Testimony of Frank Partnoy Professor of Law, University of San Diego School	JBTFD	-	4/2/2002
1078	I agree with you that derivatives used as a hedge are not inherently risky. But	JBTFD	-	4/2/2002
1077	Derivatives International companies also hedge dollars. I don't know the te	Ahda	-	4/2/2002
1076	Here is an excerpt from S&P's Nov report on ENE: "Overview - 12-NO	JBTFD	-	4/2/2002
1075	I read it and its wrong. Enron lost money because they invested in a series of	Henry Volquardsen	-	3/30/2002
1074	Actually an argument can be made that it is exactly Enron's misuse of deriva	JBTFD	-	3/29/2002
1073	and your point is? Enron didn't collapse because of derivatives.	Henry Volquardsen	-	3/26/2002
1072	commondreams.org <<< In 1998, when Long Term Capital Management coll	Thomas M.	-	3/23/2002
1071	From Briefing.com today: <i> While Treasuries have been under modest pres	Gamma Positive	-	2/25/2002
1070	Derivative monster FNM going to get clawed: msnbc.com DAK	LLCF	-	2/19/2002

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