Pointers?

Post #344,907 by drook 7/18/11 3:51:21 PM Reply	Pointers? As for CDS I thought they were essentially unregulated, so no one really knows how many were issued. Is that not true of MBS? -- Drew
Post #344,912 by beepster 7/18/11 5:52:53 PM Reply	Re: Pointers? google.. credit default swap market mortgage backed securities use the images Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #344,919 by drook 7/18/11 7:42:53 PM Reply	And when did Fannie come into the market? And how much? And how did their volume compare to the market as a whole? And where is the evidence that Fannie's activities in the market caused any other activity? You're asking me to do the work for you. From what I've seen Fannie did not drive the market. The fact that Fannie's actual default rate is significantly better than the market as a whole is sufficient for me to draw that conclusion, though there are plenty of other reasons. You're claiming that even though Fannie didn't directly participate in the majority of the activity, the fact that they participated at all caused an increase in activity by other actors. That's a pretty significant claim, which demands significant support. If you've got that evidence, you show me where to find it. -- Drew
Post #344,924 by S1mon_Jester 7/18/11 11:30:51 PM Reply	Here are some images. <img src="http://www.elliottwa...itDefaultSwap.gif"> <img src="http://www.wikinvest...S-Market-Size.png"> <img src="http://www.voxeu.org...%20fig%201(2).jpg"> I don't see the correlation as much...the curve for CDS was downward in 2008. Causation is another story entirely.
Post #344,926 by drook 7/19/11 1:21:07 AM Reply	Growth rate shows a downward trend Where's the uptick in growth in response to something Fannie did? -- Drew

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