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NYSE Euronext Still Looks Strong on Improving Euro Volumes (NYX)

I’ve been doing some thorough review of the holdings within the Secular Trends Model, as I see this earnings season as a major harbinger for the rest of the year. NYSE has been under the microscope the past few days, although I’m still awaiting the volume report for June, which should be released in the [...]

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GFI Group (GFIG) Reports Loss in Murphy’s Law Quarter

Investors weren’t expecting much in the way of good news as inter-dealer broker GFI Group reported earnings after the bell Thursday. Shares are down 80% YTD and over 60% in the past month, as several of the company’s core markets - OTC derivatives trading - experienced massively lower volumes, and many industry watchers wonder if [...]

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GFI Group: Not Your Typical Brokerage (Prudent Speculations, 6/11/08)
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GFI Group Issues Statement on Credit Markets

GFI Group CEO Michael Gooch issued a statement on Wednesday discussing the state of the OTC credit markets. As I had just posted earlier that same day essentialy begging the company to reach out to shareholders, I take the result as a low to medium on the usefulness scale. I was hoping for a frank [...]

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CREDIT MARKETS CONTINUE TO WAVE THE WARNING FLAG (THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST, 2/5/10)
Credit Markets Are Showing Serious Warnings Signs (Shocked Investor, 2/21/10)
Stephen Foerster: Lessons from the Credit Crunch (GreenLightAdvisor Views, 3/10/10)
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Investment Thesis for GFI Group, Goldman Sachs (GFIG, GS)

GFI Group (GFIG) and Goldman Sachs (GS) were two late-day additions to the Secular Trends Portfolio on Thursday, getting the fund into Financials quicker than expected with a 4% stake, and overall the portfolio sits at modest 25% equity exposure. What are the odds of ramping a new portfolio during the most volatile market period [...]