Our first post on the Goldman Variations was "Goldman/SEC Kabuki (GS)":
With about 10 minutes to go it looks like GS will close around $161.That might have been a tad aggressive, not to mention the $7500 per contract you'd have to deposit and possibly invest should the stock get put to you. Nonetheless it was a correct instanalysis as far as direction and timing.
Figure an 8 P/E on the Billion alleged here and the stock makes back about half today's loss. Trader-think, on-the-fly.
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It's a nasty, nasty business but I don't think Goldman pays a price as big as the loss in market cap.
[I think he's saying 'Buy' -ed]......The stock was recently at $162.66 after trading as low as $155.55.
Sell the puts and use the proceeds to buy the calls.
Here is some seriously in-depth thinking from The Conglomerate:
Goldman Sachs and the Grassy KnollHere's Keith Jarrett performing the Aria from Bach's Goldberg Variations:
Cash vs. Synthetic CDOs: Which team was Paulson on? (Plus the dangers of lawyers judging the level of fraud in a market)
Did Goldman deceive the collateral manager? Why it matters
The Goldman Case: Gambling and Who Selects the Cards in the Deck
Investigating Goldman: How you can hide a lemon in plain sight
