Expect[ed] Loss

––– a weblog focusing on fixed income financial markets, and disconnects within them

Monday, February 26, 2018

Florida Shootings Require Cultural & Mindset Changes

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Our failure to prevent the Florida school shooting illustrates a pervasive problem in modern societies: we often have access to ample warni...
Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Apple or the United States: Which is the Stronger Credit?

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In blogs like this, we sometimes like to begin discussions.  Today, we're going to present an interesting situation. Moody's h...
Thursday, February 8, 2018

Market Trading Investigations - Layering, Spoofing, Front-Running, Stop-Loss Triggering

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Adding to our prior compilations of valuation issues, questions of fairness in market executions , and fee disclosure concerns, we are ad...
Monday, January 8, 2018

Blog 1 of 2018 / Markets for Consumer Data & User-Beware

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Hello readers, and thanks for joining us for our first blog of the new year. This year, in addition to our typical musings on financial...
Monday, December 11, 2017

Al Franken's Complex Legacy and the Credit Rating Business

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Al Franken’s announcement of his pending resignation completes his descent from Progressive Saint to something of a pariah figure. But like...
Friday, November 17, 2017

Developments in FX and US Treasuries Litigation

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An interesting week. Two developments emerged concerning possible behind-the-scenes activities in two of the largest markets – foreign exch...
Monday, October 30, 2017

The Cost of NOT Investing

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Asset price bubbles are a tricky thing.  Recognizing a bubble may be tough enough.  Predicting its bursting is another story altogether.  ...
Wednesday, August 30, 2017

A Three Hour Trading Day ... or Two

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The equity markets are open from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm Eastern.  Trading does occur after-hours, but it's really a 9:30 to 4:00 pm job, or...
Friday, June 30, 2017

You Can’t Do That On Chat!

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Since the global financial crisis, all sorts of investigations have gone on in the financial markets, and some very interesting chats have ...
Wednesday, June 21, 2017

The Electronification of Consumer Pricing

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Would it be interesting if we told you that owners of Apple products often pay more for the same product when purchasing it online?  What a...
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