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Author: bobo Created: 1/10/2006 10:09 AM
This blog is dedicated to Bob O'Brien's Sanity Check editorials, and discussions about the Market Reform Movement, the SEC, failing to deliver/naked shorting, etc. It was created so that his many detractors and fans can tell him that he is full of it, correct his mistakes, rant and rave, kowtow, preen, or whatever seems appropriate. The only sins are being boring, or inarticulate, or dim. Humorous pieces can be found in the new Funny Bunny Blog area above, for a lighter-hearted take on being a bunny. Older Bobo blogs can be viewed by selecting a month under the calendar to your right.

We've just moved from farce to slapstick... NEW - UPDATE: VIDEO OF NEWS COVERAGE INCLUDING INTERVIEW WITH PATRICK BYRNE

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Forbes has been issuing fair, balanced articles on NSS of late. Somebody better go have a word with them and tell them to get with the program...

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The NY Sun had an editorial today that trotted out every creaky misstatement ever contrived about hedge funds...UPDATE: MUST READ ARTICLE FROM BRITISH PRESS ON HEDGE FUNDS - POLAR OPPOSITE OF NY DROSS...

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Those innocent hedge funds are again being besmirched by the evil corporations, who in their corporately conspiring corporate way, seek to harm these brave freedom fighters.

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A great article, lies, damn lies, and statistics, and rich white men in suits making sounds like adults in the Peanuts cartoons...UPDATE: OSTK TENDER OFFER LEGIT, OR A HOAX?

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Apparently, the NYSE demands that fined firms involved in naked short selling have to have correct change - no vouchers or coins will be accepted. And folks accuse the SROs of lacking teeth...?

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Is it the court of final appeals for the SEC, or the gang that couldn't shoot straight? Given their record of oversight, the latter....

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Funny how the closer you get to Wall Street, the less balanced the coverage of this topic is...

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The WSJ always seems to be the last to know, when it comes to Wall Street practices that cost investors fortunes and benefit the participants. So surprise, surprise, we start to see coverage now...what can it mean?

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Tommytoyz, the gentleman who was responsible for getting the FOIA data on NFI, and who was invaluable in driving the NCANS Amicus brief, has written an eloquent summary that requires no supplementation from the Bunny...

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Yahoo has effectively reduced its traffic on its enormously popular message boards, eliminating the need for any hardware upgrades for the next 20 years, as nobody is using them anymore...

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If you haven't been on the new Yahoo message boards, you are in for a huge and unpleasant surprise.

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Craig, whose work has graced the virtual pages of The Motley Fool (we won't hold that against him) offers some practical advice on how he has defeated the brokers in their game of lending out your shares, and making money from your asset. It isn't for everyone, but it does seem to have merit...

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In his ever-helpful quest to assist the reading comprehension impaired to understand complex issues, Bobo whips out MS Paint and proves that a picture is indeed worth a thousand words...

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If you weren't worried before listening to this, you should be now...

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Dave has gotten the 2005 FTD info on both companies, and they show a similar pattern...And Harvey Pitt, and Judith Burns, both have must-read articles out.

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Being a Specialist firm on the NYSE has NEVER been better. Of course, only on Wall Street can costs remain the same, volume increase only moderately, and yet profits go ballistic. I'm quite sure all that cash is being created legitimately....

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Dr. Susanne Trimbath, formerly with the DTC, and an acknowledged expert on the markets and the clearing and settlement system, answers the final round of questions directed to her by this site, and by you, our readers. UPDATE: NEW ALAN NEWMAN'S CROSSCURRENTS ARTICLE

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Fixing Reg SHo isn't hard. The likelihood that the SEC will actually do so is remote, though, in Bobo's opinion. Still, he lists the 5 necessary steps for making SHO do what it purports to attempt.

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So much going on, so few words with which to express my cynicism...

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Bobo asks the questions everyone else would prefer weren't voiced - just how far will the system go to protect itself?

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A slew of articles promises that the bad guys aren't done yet...

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Dr. Byrne publishes a remarkable letter to the DTCC, in reponse to their "clarification" press release the other day.

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Bobo advocates a special prosecutor to investigate Gary Aguirre's charges against the SEC, as well as the allegations against Pequot.

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The DTCC felt compelled to issue a new release today. Bobo shares his feelings about these poor, maligned souls. And Gradient claims Senate testimony tainted. UPDATE: 3:20 PST. SEC Attorney Feedback Corroborates Aguirre, Eisinger/Alpert Conniving, Hinton Scheming...UPDATE 7:45 PM PST - NEW FORBES ARTICLE NOW UP.

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Here's my quick take on the proceedings, which were landmark. NEW: Testimony Links Now Live at end of today's blog!

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That's one way to deal with whistleblowers, I suppose...

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I posted the intro chapter to the non-fiction book, which can be downloaded using Adobe Acrobat Reader. UPDATE, 5:00 PM, PST - NEW COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW ARTICLE A MUST READ! ALSO, GARY AGUIRRE'S 18-PAGE LETTER TO CONGRESS.

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The Senate Judiciary Hearing's lineup is out, along with a link for the audio.

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The NY Post is at it again, and Senator Shelby on the boob tube proves that he is an intractable part of the problem...

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After spending 24 hours ruminating on the Aguirre letter, Bobo offers up some thoughts, and some predictions...

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A former SEC Staffer wrote two landmark letters highlighting what can only be described as obvious corruption of the Commission, and the sort of cover-up that is only supposed to happen in third world nations. UPDATE: WHOLE 18 PAGE LETTER TO CONGRESS NOW POSTED.

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Investigating a big, powerful hedge fund? Given glowing job reviews, pay increases? Want to interview some politically sensitive figures?....You're fired. And an appeals court ruled today that the requirement for hedge funds to register with the SEC couldn't stand...

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A landmark suit was filed this afternoon by a group of NFI shareholders against the Specialist, the prime brokers, and I presume those with whom they were colluding. OSTK FOIA data shows that FTDs have grown to over 10% of all outstanding shares. And Mark Cuban says NSS is wrong.

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Depending upon who you talk to, this is a body blow, or a good thing. The Bunny, from the road, advises pragmatic optimism.

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Some people get it - the author of this article does. CNBC says mean old Patrick is picking on all those billion dollar a year hedge funds. Bobo goes walkies.

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We've been seeing a lot more coverage on the naked short selling and market manipulation fronts. Here's where Bobo says, "Gee, where did we hear this first?" Also, a simple primer on how to short a SHO stock into the ground for a buck a share. And Mark Cuban slyly tickles our funny bones again...

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Well, well, well. It would appear that someone is paying attention to the massive, concerted, collusive activities of a group of hedge funds, and the "independent analysts" accused of touting their plays and writing hatchet jobs about their shorts. Now we are seeing US Senate hearings on the topic. What a difference a year makes...

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It requires a special talent and years of practice to create a piece of "journalism" that is so badly off the mark, it could act as a poster boy for gross inaccuracy. This quarter, we announce the awarding of the Q2 "Greenberg Trophy" to the NY Times' Joe Nocera. Congrats, Joe, you delivered a masterpiece...

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Special thanks to Mhatmccane for helping with the Wall of Letters section, and Ant & Sons has yours truly in their latest on the Naked Short Selling crisis. Also, someone is writing a lot of ugly Amazon reviews - all variations on the same theme; and I get an interesting matrix sent to me highlighting 'lilGW's book reviewers - all of whom give him 5 stars, and apparently read and slam the same authors...

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Those hard hitting investigative journalists on the East Coast are hard at work spinning the latest news...

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I do so enjoy how the NY financial press seems to have an endless capacity for ignoring elephants in rooms. Is it because they are too dim to see the huge, hulking beast, or is it because they have ulterior motives to ignore it - "Elephant, what elephant?"

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So, the brokers basically neutered Reg SHO from the get go in order to safeguard their illegal trading profits, and the SEC went along...

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Bobo isn't terribly happy with the way things appear to be going, with the market, or the government. Agree, or disagree, at least you always know where he stands...

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Well, at least the power structure is capable of silencing dissention....

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Sometimes one statement comes to the surface, which highlights both the level of impunity and arrogance that the hedge funds feel in today's market, as well as the contempt that they feel for the intelligence of the American investor. Today, we got a priceless sound-bite from thestreet.com.

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Dr. Byrne, Dr. Trimbath and Arne Alsin will be addressing the LA Chartered Financial Analyst Association on June 6.

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In this two part blog, Bobo offers some thoughts on Wall Street's wisdom in buying the best government it can afford; and reviews the stunning track record of honesty and integrity of Goldman Sachs under newly appointed Sec. of the Treasury Paulson.

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You really have to shake your head in awe at the sheer scope of the larceny. And these are bit players compared to the prime brokers and hedge funds...

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Huh. So, FTDs aren't a bit problem, and yet every time we get more FOIA data we see where 10 percent or more of a company's stock are FTDs. Which raises the question, what would a big problem look like?

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