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4. Someone else suggested maybe they were too risk averse.

Reply to RB TexLa (Reply #1)

Fri May 11, 2012, 08:22 PM

May 2012

It's true that hedges don't always work out...look at airlines trying to hedge oil prices or refiners.

Also look at the some of the endowment funds or states trying to hedge against interest rate risk right before the crash. They got crushed.

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Merkley: J.P. Morgan’s Trading Losses Show Need for Strong Volcker Rule [View all] ProSense May 2012 OP

That is the stupidest reaction to aggressive trading I have ever heard RB TexLa May 2012 #1

? n/t ProSense May 2012 #2

Someone else suggested maybe they were too risk averse. dkf May 2012 #4

I seem to recall a few months ago where it was suggested people either by or doc03 May 2012 #3

they are taking their clients money to vegas, they should be in jail spanone May 2012 #5