Ho John Lee’s Weblog

• ta-lib.org - Technical Analysis Library and Software
  Free technical analysis routines in C, C++, Java, and Excel. Includes a wide variety of commonly used indicators
  (tags: technical trading stock futures options analysis excel programming software library finance free)
• Sprout Builder » Home
  Online tool for building Flash widgets.
  (tags: flash web2.0 marketing publishing software services)
• FDIC: Failed Bank List
  List of officially failed banks in the United States. No banks closed in 2005 and 2006, three closed in 2007. One so far in 2008.
  (tags: us bank fdic finance economy insurance risk management)
• Los Angeles Times : A tipping point? “Foreclose me … I’ll save money”
  On homeowners in Southern California, who would rather get foreclosed on their underwater loans.
  (tags: california economy realestate subprime bank finance economics investing housing crisis risk management trends culture)
• Beijing 2008 Q & A: Susan Brownell | Seattle Times Newspaper Blog
  On the culture, business, and politics of the Beijing 2008 Olympics from inside China.
  (tags: china asia beijing politics culture business trends olympics)
• FRB: H.3 Release–Aggregate Reserves of Depository Institutions–January 31, 2008
  Net banking system reserves turned negative in January 2008?
  (tags: us banking finance monetary policy subprime systemic risk)
• Market Ticker: SPECIAL TICKER EDITION - CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE WATCH IS UP
  Comments on William Ackman’s analysis of bond insurers (MBIA, Ambac), and letter to NY state regulators.
  (tags: subprime mortgage finance economy crisis risk management model)
• cover letter for Pershing Square open source model (PDF)
  Letter from Pershing Square to NY state insurance regulators regarding MBIA, Ambac mortgage exposure.
  (tags: subprime mortgage finance economy crisis risk management model)
• YouSendIt - Pershing Square open source model (subprime exposure)
  Downloadable model of positions held by Ambac and MBIA. Large (>110MB).
  (tags: subprime mortgage finance economy crisis risk management model)
• How to Lose $7.2 Billion: A Trader’s Tale - WSJ.com
  More details on the Jerome Kerviel story. At the start of January 2008 he was actually up by 1.4B euros, but needed to keep the unauthorized trades under wraps, eventually leading to disaster.
  (tags: banking risk management stock futures trading markets culture)

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