'Opportunity Strategy' - 6 Months Of Trading Rationale And Analysis
Grey Owl Capital - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 12, 1:01AM CST
"Never think that lack of variability is stability. Don't confuse lack of volatility with stability, ever." - Nassim Nicholas Taleb Over the past seven months the price of oil has plunged from a peak above $100/barrel to the mid-$40s...
LUK: 23.50 (-0.01), DNOW: 25.64 (+0.70), EXC: 33.51 (-0.93), UPL: 15.67 (+0.84), NOV: 53.36 (+0.80), POST: 48.62 (-0.25), COG: 28.10 (+0.18), BAX: 70.39 (+0.31), AAL: 48.39 (+0.51), LH: 116.90 (+0.06), ENB: 49.37 (-0.22), VWO: 41.78 (+0.42), BRG: 13.65 (+0.31), BRK.B: 148.34 (-1.45), AAPL: 127.08 (+0.62)
Diversified Financial Services Equities Technical Study - Berkshire Hathaway, Leucadia National, NASDAQ OMX, Moody's, and Intercontinental Exchange
PR Newswire - Mon Feb 02, 8:05AM CST
Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-
LUK: 23.50 (-0.01), ICE: 233.22 (-1.21), NDAQ: 49.48 (-0.27), MCO: 98.22 (+0.01)
FXCM Forgiving Most Clients With Swiss Franc Losses
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Jan 28, 11:23AM CST
FXCM (FXCM) said it will forgive about 90% of its clients who were hit with negative balances this month after the surprise surge in the Swiss franc battered their accounts. The retail foreign exchange broker will notify eligible clients and adjust...
LUK: 23.50 (-0.01), FXCM: 2.21 (-0.01)
FXCM Considers Sale Of Non-Core Assets: How Does This Impact Its Valuation?
Edward Vranic, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jan 26, 3:51AM CST
LUK: 23.50 (-0.01), FXCM: 2.21 (-0.01)
FXCM Reports An Account Loss Of 3%, Leucadia Tightens Its Grip On The Company
Dr. Duru - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Jan 25, 11:54PM CST
LUK: 23.50 (-0.01), FXCM: 2.21 (-0.01)
Leucadia Puts FXCM On Life Support - Some Very Simple Numbers, As The Price Discovery Process Progresses... Slowly
Anthony Cataldo - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 23, 10:06PM CST
LUK: 23.50 (-0.01), FXCM: 2.21 (-0.01)
The Bearish Case For FXCM: Will It Collect On Debit Balances Outstanding And What Are The Consequences?
Edward Vranic, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 22, 2:14PM CST
LUK: 23.50 (-0.01), FXCM: 2.21 (-0.01)
Leucadia's Rescue Of FXCM Is Effectively A Transfer Of Ownership That Compels Debt Collection On Negative Accounts
Dr. Duru - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 22, 8:09AM CST
LUK: 23.50 (-0.01), FXCM: 2.21 (-0.01), FXE: 112.16 (-0.15), FXF: 104.56 (-0.56)
FXCM: Where To From Here?
Christopher Wallace - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 21, 4:14PM CST
LUK: 23.50 (-0.01), FXCM: 2.21 (-0.01)
Leucadia and Jefferies Announce Revised Calendar of Investor and Shareholder Meetings
Business Wire - Wed Jan 21, 3:54PM CST
Leucadia National Corporation (NYSE:LUK) ("Leucadia"
LUK: 23.50 (-0.01)
Delta and Smith & Wesson are big market movers
AP - Tue Jan 20, 3:57PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
LUK: 23.50 (-0.01), JNJ: 99.62 (+1.18), EXPR: 14.61 (+0.33), DAL: 44.50 (-0.31), OUTR: 68.39 (+2.22), SWHC: 12.63 (-0.20)
FXCM declines as it discloses loan details
AP - Tue Jan 20, 12:47PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of FXCM are plunging Tuesday as the online foreign exchange trading broker disclosed that its bailout loan from Leucadia National Corp. includes a rising rate for each month that the loan remains open.
LUK: 23.50 (-0.01)
Grant & Eisenhofer and Bernstein Litowitz Secure $70 Million Net Recovery for Jefferies Group Shareholders Challenging Buyout by Leucadia National Corporation
PR Newswire - Tue Jan 20, 11:57AM CST
Settling a nearly two-year-old shareholder class action, directors and officers of investment bank Jefferies Group, Inc. and New York-based holding company Leucadia National Corporation have agreed to provide a net recovery of $70 million to shareholders who challenged the terms of the 2012 stock-for-stock buyout of Jefferies by Leucadia. The settlement, which was reached just weeks before trial was to begin, provides a cutting edge payment structure and a rare victory for shareholders challenging a stock-for-stock M&A transaction.
LUK: 23.50 (-0.01)
FXCM details rescue package
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 20, 7:37AM CST
LUK: 23.50 (-0.01), FXCM: 2.21 (-0.01)
FXCM Provides Further Details on Financing With Leucadia National Corporation
GlobeNewswire - Mon Jan 19, 8:25PM CST
FXCM Inc. (NYSE:FXCM), a leading online provider of foreign exchange, or FX, trading and related services, today announced further details on the agreement reached with Leucadia National Corporation ("Leucadia"
LUK: 23.50 (-0.01), FXCM: 2.21 (-0.01)
Leucadia And FXCM: Is This Knight Capital Re-Visited?
Christopher Wallace - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jan 19, 9:39AM CST
LUK: 23.50 (-0.01), FXCM: 2.21 (-0.01)
Forex broker FXCM gets $300M lifeline from Leucadia
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri Jan 16, 4:45PM CST
U.S. foreign-exchange broker FXCM is getting a $300 million lifeline after being hit with big losses from the impact of a change in Swiss currency policy.
LUK: 23.50 (-0.01)
Swiss franc's staggering ascent to be felt far and wide
By PAN PYLAS - AP - Fri Jan 16, 3:59PM CST
LONDON (AP) — A 30 percent swing in a blink of an eye is not uncommon in the stock market. In the world of currencies, it can seem as rare as Halley's Comet.
LUK: 23.50 (-0.01), MS: 36.78 (-0.12)
Swiss franc's massive surge claims brokerage firm scalps
By PAN PYLAS - AP - Fri Jan 16, 3:54PM CST
LONDON (AP) — The staggering ascent in the Swiss franc, one of the most acute moves in decades by a major currency, has hurt financial firms around the world, with at least two brokerages going out of business.
LUK: 23.50 (-0.01)
FXCM Plunges As Client Debt Mounts On Swiss Decision
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jan 16, 3:05PM CST
FXCM (FXCM) shares plunged early Friday after the foreign-exchange brokerage said that its clients couldn't pay back debts due to the Swiss franc's massive rally Thursday. But CNBC reported that Jefferies' parent Leucadia National (LUK) will come to...
LUK: 23.50 (-0.01), IBKR: 32.51 (-0.04), FXCM: 2.21 (-0.01), GCAP: 8.67 (+0.17)