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Ponzi Endures With Lure Of Riches
The sales pitch was seductive: the young visionary behind Brown Investment Services in Virginia guaranteed investors he would double their money in 30 business days by tapping into the complex world of foreign currency trading.
In investment seminars in the Richmond area last summer, James E. Brown Jr. freely displayed the trappings of his own financial success—luxury cars, jewelry, and a doting staff—as he educated potential investors about his expertise trading on the Foreign Currency Exchange Market (FOREX). Lingering doubts about the 21-year-old financial guru’s legitimacy were softened somewhat by happy investors who had already received their promised returns—and then some.
At its peak, Brown Investments had over 350 investors, including churches and small businesses, who entrusted the company’s president and owner with about $8 million. There was a major sticking point, however. While he dabbled a little in foreign currencies market, he was putting the majority of the money into his own bank account and paying “dividends” to old investors with the cash from new investors. This was a classic Ponzi scheme. Read more at fbi.gov.
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A swap whose cash settlement price is calculated based on the basis between a futures contract and the spot price of the underlying commodity or a closely related commodity on a specified date.
Bear Spread
Definition:
(1) A strategy involving the simultaneous purchase and sale of options of the same class and expiration date, but different strike prices. In a bear spread, the option that is purchased has a lower delta than the option that is bought. For example, in a call bear spread, the purchased option has a higher exercise price than the option that is sold. Also called Bear Vertical Spread. (2) The simultaneous purchase and sale of two futures contracts in the same or related commodities with the intention of profiting from a decline in prices but at the same time limiting the potential loss if this expectation does not materialize.
Carrying Charges
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Cost of storing a physical commodity or holding a financial instrument over a period of time. These charges include insurance, storage, and interest on the deposited funds, as well as other incidental costs.
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