It could be worse!

Mr. Gekko said: "This is the culprit for todays sell off. Just imagine if you owned this one! :shocked:"

JAP said: "Bankrupt! :sad010: :bricks:"

Pb3190 said: "I wonder what would cause it to go up in AH?"

Mr. Gekko said: "[QUOTE=Pb3190]I wonder what would cause it to go up in AH?[/QUOTE] Idiots... *ahem*... speculators."

ratAphooey said: "90% loss in one day. That is a truly impressive flameout. They must have quite a few exploding mortgages."

DaveinJapan said: "Couldn't be worse for me... I was short 500 shares at $26...and got shaken out when the company released a series of "all is well. we are NOT subprime. shareholders, don't panic.". I knew it was shady even at the time, but you can't fight the margin man (I was heavy into all those OTHER lenders that went up miraculously but are now in the toilet). :angry:"

Pb3190 said: "W/C/S I'm sure if anyone did short this all the way down, they are out having a party. That would have been a shorter's dream."

Rbreb13 said: "[QUOTE=Pb3190]W/C/S I'm sure if anyone did short this all the way down, they are out having a party. That would have been a shorter's dream.[/QUOTE]Especially if they go bankrupt. Then you don't even have to cover! :th_dblthumb2:"

DaveinJapan said: "That isn't a "woulda coulda shoulda" for me at all. The fact is, I DID (not "coulda"). I made a well planned investment decision, and got margin called out based on blatant lies from management...bad enough for me, but they should be held criminally responsible for the shareholders they led to slaughter."

Mr. Gekko said: "[QUOTE=DaveinJapan]That isn't a "woulda coulda shoulda" for me at all. The fact is, I DID (not "coulda"). I made a well planned investment decision, and got margin called out based on blatant lies from management...bad enough for me, but they should be held criminally responsible for the shareholders they led to slaughter.[/QUOTE] I wouldn't be surprised if some sort of litigation pops up."

DaveinJapan said: "[QUOTE=Mr. Gekko]I wouldn't be surprised if some sort of litigation pops up.[/QUOTE] Oh, I'm sure. Probably not gonna help me though (since I never actually "owned" the stock)."

JAP said: "[quote=DaveinJapan]That isn't a "woulda coulda shoulda" for me at all. The fact is, I DID (not "coulda"). I made a well planned investment decision, and got margin called out based on blatant lies from management...bad enough for me, but they should be held criminally responsible for the shareholders they led to slaughter.[/quote] Dave, That sucks, but the margin call was not AHM's fault... you know that."

DaveinJapan said: "No, but the rosy press release that caused the stock price was... As in all these cases with the lenders, false rumors and misleading info from the companies caused a temporary but extreme spike to the upside...and look where they all are now. You remember, around that time you were bullish on CFC? :th_coolio: Sure, the decision to invest heavily was my own and it's really just a matter of not having enough money in the bank to cover when things went the wrong way (even though I don't think ANYONE anticipated such a gigantic, bullish run from all the lenders given the actual "news" that was out there...but again rumor and shady pr's rulled the day for a while). Otherwise known as greed. :dazed052: But hey, it still cheezes me off that I made a well researched decision based on the facts at hand which turned out to be 100% correct, only to have been shacken out of the tree by criminals (and yes, I do believe some of those guys were criminally negligent towards their shareholders...AHM in particular with their "all is well. do not panic." PR's...definitely feels like Ken Lay territory here at this point. I knew that was shady and underhanded even at the time, but like I said you can't fight the margin man."

DaveinJapan said: "And apparently others would agree with me... [url]http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/070801/124166.html[/url] That was quick...here comes the class action!! :wave:"

Mr. Gekko said: "[QUOTE=DaveinJapan]And apparently others would agree with me... [url]http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/070801/124166.html[/url] That was quick...here comes the class action!! :wave:[/QUOTE] Just over 24 hours. Very quick!"

Mr. Gekko said: "...and check out AHM [B]now[/B]! Gotta' love that yield. :rolleyes: [URL="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ahm"]http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ahm[/URL]"

Rbreb13 said: "[QUOTE=Mr. Gekko]...and check out AHM [B]now[/B]! Gotta' love that yield. :rolleyes: [URL="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ahm"]http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ahm[/URL][/QUOTE]:dazed052: :roll:"

FirefighterB said: "Somehow I think they might be missing that dividend payment..."

thezster said: "[QUOTE=FirefighterB]Somehow I think they might be missing that dividend payment...[/QUOTE] FF - I think, by gosh, you're catchin on pretty good!"

FirefighterB said: ""eye bee edukated en stox" <-----what all of the red in my portfolio says"

crankitdb711 said: "[QUOTE=FirefighterB]"eye bee edukated en stox" <-----what all of the red in my portfolio says[/QUOTE] :roll: :laugh:"

newinvestor123 said: "[QUOTE=FirefighterB]"eye bee edukated en stox" <-----what all of the red in my portfolio says[/QUOTE] Well, that was the funniest thing I've read all month... Sorry FF..."

Mr. Gekko said: "[QUOTE=FirefighterB]"eye bee edukated en stox" <-----what all of the red in my portfolio says[/QUOTE] This almost makes up for my 2.4% loss today. :laugh: :angry:"