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Monthly Archives: July 2008

Somehow he thought he would fit

Somehow he thought he would fit,
originally uploaded by j_sanchez.

The U.S. Senate is proposing two bills to get a stronghold on the abuse of offshore tax havens.  For those of you not sure of what this is, an offshore account is a bank account located outside the country of residence of the account holder, and typically in a low tax jurisdiction that provides financial and legal advantages.  For years, offshore accounts have been used for a variety of reasons.  Some of which are for privacy, less legal restriction, low or no taxation, easy access for deposits, and protection against local political or financial instability. Read More »

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That sounds like sweet music to my ears!  Of course, the SEC has yet to suggest a date by which U.S. companies have to adopt IFRS rules, and the thought of such a massive switch is the current topic of discussion at some of the hard partying accounting functions in the country (think fraternity keg party with calculators and sheep). Read More »

As the opening bell was rung by Don Montanaro on May 8th, the creator of Fixed Return Options (FROs), he was hoping to see a new era of trading by bringing in a more simple way of option trading.  FROs, simply put, pays out in either an all or nothing structure that alleviates the pains of trade calculations and confusing contract language that has high potential to deter the basic style of traders. Read More »

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