http://www.metafilter.com/tags/arbitrage Posts tagged with 'arbitrage' at MetaFilter. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:54:11 -0800 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:54:11 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/76252/Listen%2Dalla%2Dyall%2Dits%2Dan%2Darbitrage You know those exploitative 0% APR offers from the credit card companies? With <a href="http://www.moneybluebook.com/thinking-of-getting-back-into-credit-card-arbitrage/">careful work</a>, some <a href="http://www.mdmproofing.com/iym/articles/credit-card-arbitrage.html">brave souls</a> cash them out as interest free loans and invest it in high yield accounts -- but its not for the <a href="http://frugaldad.com/2008/04/08/credit-card-arbitrage-not-worth-the-risk/">faint of heart</a>, especially with the <a href="http://www.moneybluebook.com/where-are-the-12-month-0-no-balance-transfer-fee-credit-card-offers/">economic downturn</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.76252 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:54:11 -0800 arbitrage card credit thandal http://www.metafilter.com/76142/Can%2DI%2Dpay%2Dmy%2Dtaxes%2Dwith%2Da%2Dstudent%2Dloan After an <a href="http://www.usnews.com/blogs/the-ticker/2008/9/17/aig-the-biggest-bailout.html">historic</a> <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aP5rm0.62wqo&refer=home">near</a>-<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSMAR85972720080918">collapse</a> <small>(<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/74948/The-Fed-hopes-AIG">p</a>)</small>, a federal bailout to the tune of <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/business/17insure.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin">$85,000,000,000</a>, a <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/email/idUSN1749377720080918">second</a> federal bailout to the tune of <a href="http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/other/20081008a.htm">$37,800,000,000</a> and <a href="http://speaker.gov/img/AIGinvoice.jpg">one</a> <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/senate-chair-gets-mad-over/story.aspx?guid={CDA1827B-FC98-4320-80E9-CD0239BDC80F}&dist=hpts">hell</a> <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iCBEplezRU4MUlI3wKRd0IZ9GCgQD93M2CP00">of</a> <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/travellog/2008/10/disaster_tourism_comes_to_cali.html">a</a> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/investing/la-fi-lazarus8-2008oct08,0,2801040.column">party</a> <small>(<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/75466/Screw-Disneyland-Were-Going-to-the-St-Regis-Resort-Monarch-Beach">p</a></small>), the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/business/30aig.html">news</a> on A.I.G. just keeps getting better. Now: <a href="http://www.thestreet.com/story/10445350/1/aigs-fed-bailout-reaches-1438-billion.html?puc=googlefi&cm_ven=GOOGLEFI&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA">Fed</a> <a href="http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2008/10/aig-arbitrages-fed-via-its-new.html">arbitrage</a>! <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN3029351420081030">Paying</a> <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aDjqDTcLyJNs">down</a> a 9% taxpayer loan with a 2% taxpayer loan? <a href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=76115&p=irol-govboard">Genius</a>! tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.76142 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:31:56 -0800 aig arbitrage bailout economy fed fedarbitrage yourtaxdollarsatwork jckll