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Opinion on  RISING RATES OPPORTUNITY PROFUNDS INVESTOR (RRPIX)
FDIC - Account Overdrawn

Sep 26, 2008 03:54 AM UTC
Tuco
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Since the FDIC deposit insurance fund was rolled into the general fund in the Johnson administration, the FDIC will have to ask the Treasury to borrow to pay back bank depositors. So if you are bullish on bank failures, you should expect the borrowing costs of the Federal gov't to rise. Which makes mortgage rates go up. Which makes the housing problem worse. Which creates more bank failures. Which creates more need to borrow...


RRPIX:  This call was made on 09/26/08 @ $17.0
Rating:   Positive   $17.0 (09/26/08)
Gain/Loss:   -28.94% in 103 days


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Angelina Rose   N/A     1 point   commented 103 days ago reply

Nice pick.

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traderdrew   58%     1 point   commented 102 days ago reply

actually mortgages from large institutions are a function of their ability to barrow at the fed funds rate and not at what the treasuries are doing

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noshoes   85%     1 point   commented 101 days ago reply

I was not discussing their ability to make mortgages but the rate at which they would. if bankers see the 'risk-free' rate of lending for 10 yrs going up, are they going to hold mortgage rates steady?

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Locationh   64%     1 point   commented 101 days ago reply

The investment seeks daily investment results that correspond to 125% of the inverse of the daily movement of the most recently issued 30-year U.S. Treasury Bond. The fund takes positions in debt instruments and/or financial instruments that should have similar daily return characteristics as 125% of the inverse of the daily return of the Long Bond. It employs leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective. The fund is nondiversified.
FUND OPERATIONS
Last Dividend (27-Dec-07): 0.73
Last Cap Gain N/A
Annual Holdings Turnover N/A
Average for Category: 333.98%
FEES & EXPENSES
Expense RRPIX Category
Avg
Total Expense Ratio: 1.46% 1.98%
Max 12b1 Fee: 0.00% N/A
Max Front End Sales Load: 0.00% 4.80%
Max Deferred Sales Load: 0.00% 1.23%
3 Yr Expense Projection*: $462 $805
5 Yr Expense Projection*: $797 $1,335
10 Yr Expense Projection*: $1,746 $2,735
* Per $10,000 invested
RRPX has a strong chart and The investment seeks daily investment results that correspond to 125% of the inverse of the daily movement of the most recently issued 30-year U.S. Treasury Bond. The fund takes positions in debt instruments and/or financial instruments that should have similar daily return characteristics as 125% of the inverse of the daily return of the Long Bond. It employs leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective. The fund is nondiversified.
FUND OPERATIONS
Last Dividend (27-Dec-07): 0.73
Last Cap Gain N/A
Annual Holdings Turnover N/A
Average for Category: 333.98%
FEES & EXPENSES
Expense RRPIX Category
Avg
Total Expense Ratio: 1.46% 1.98%
Max 12b1 Fee: 0.00% N/A
Max Front End Sales Load: 0.00% 4.80%
Max Deferred Sales Load: 0.00% 1.23%
3 Yr Expense Projection*: $462 $805
5 Yr Expense Projection*: $797 $1,335
10 Yr Expense Projection*: $1,746 $2,735
* Per $10,000 invested

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