http://philipschaefer.com/2008/10/26/leverage-how-big-an-island-would-you-buy/ Theories, observations, and articles Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:57:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://philipschaefer.com/2008/10/26/leverage-how-big-an-island-would-you-buy/comment-page-1/#comment-9354 74.5. | Pater Familias Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:12:36 +0000 http://philipschaefer.com/?p=1072#comment-9354 [...] crisis had a leverage ratio of 30 to 1 and some European banks were as high as 80 to 1. I posted here on a John Lanchester article in 2008 (three years ago!) which marveled at the leverage ratios of [...] [...] crisis had a leverage ratio of 30 to 1 and some European banks were as high as 80 to 1. I posted here on a John Lanchester article in 2008 (three years ago!) which marveled at the leverage ratios of [...]

]]> http://philipschaefer.com/2008/10/26/leverage-how-big-an-island-would-you-buy/comment-page-1/#comment-8931 WERE THE PROFITS OF THE BIG BANKS ALL DUE TO LEVERAGE? | Pater Familias Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:34:24 +0000 http://philipschaefer.com/?p=1072#comment-8931 [...] PROFITS OF BIG BANKS ALL DUE TO LEVERAGE? Almost three years ago, I posted several times, including here, about the extraordinary leverage ratios of some financial institutions. John Lanchester suggested [...] [...] PROFITS OF BIG BANKS ALL DUE TO LEVERAGE? Almost three years ago, I posted several times, including here, about the extraordinary leverage ratios of some financial institutions. John Lanchester suggested [...]

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