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Betting The Bank: How Derivatives Trading Under Conditions Of Uncertainty Can Increase Risks And Erode Returns In Financial Markets, Lynn A. Stout Oct 1995

Betting The Bank: How Derivatives Trading Under Conditions Of Uncertainty Can Increase Risks And Erode Returns In Financial Markets, Lynn A. Stout

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

On April 12, 1994, Procter & Gamble Co. announced that it had incurred pre-tax losses of $157 million from trading in leveraged interest rate swaps, a form of financial derivative. At the time that figure seemed enormous. Yet within a year, Procter & Gamble's misfortune had been overshadowed by that of Orange County, a wealthy California enclave that lost an estimated $2.5 billion of its investment fund as a result of dealings in reverse-repurchase agreements, inverse floaters, and other arcane instruments. Recent months have seen further losses by investment funds, government entities, and even colleges and Native American tribes. Perhaps …


Agreeing To Disagree Over Excessive Trading, Lynn A. Stout Apr 1995

Agreeing To Disagree Over Excessive Trading, Lynn A. Stout

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Are Stock Markets Costly Casinos? Disagreement, Market Failure, And Securities Regulation, Lynn A. Stout Apr 1995

Are Stock Markets Costly Casinos? Disagreement, Market Failure, And Securities Regulation, Lynn A. Stout

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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