350Z's 2007 I Fund Thread

[Rod]

Not all TSP participants are disengaged.

Last month, the TSP handled trades worth more than $1 billion in its international stock index fund, as participants tried to maximize their returns. The participants also ran up $523,123 in trading costs, far more than the costs incurred by the large and small-cap U.S. stock funds, Tracey A. Ray, the TSP chief investment officer, reported to the board.

They must've been talking about us.

Guess that explains the ringing that was in my ears...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/20/AR2007022001634.html

 

[NyteTracker]

I'm surprised they didn't mention it until now.
Buying and Selling multiple Funds daily with no commission; What A Gift.

 

[fabijo]

My first reaction was, "Uh oh. Too many TSPers are drawing attention." I was afraid that too much trading costs will limit our account activities. Then I realized that Barclay's will gladly accept more trades every day. The more they trade, the more they collect on the commissions!

I just hope that doesn't make the administrative fees too high for all the other participants.

 

[FundSurfer]

Remember the day after the big fall and everyone said they had trouble with delay on tsp.gov? They said they had 10,000 plus people moving their money that day. TSPTALK may have accounted for a couple hundred of that. Most were people who heard about the Asia markets and decided to act... correctly I might add.

I'm not worried about them raising fees. The last three years they have been dropping fees. Hopefully they won't knee jerk and start charging us a fee beyond some minimum number of trades. They have discussed that as an option to deal with frequent traders. However, it really hasn't been an issue lately because fees and cost have gone down.

 

[weatherweenie]

More importantly, Nikkei 300 is up 0.77% for now.

 

[ebbnflow]

Weatherweenie, you must be looking at Yahoo's. That's 20 mins. delayed.

NIKKEI 300 342.62 Change: +4.74 +1.40%

http://www.marketwatch.com/quotes/jp/1885002?sid=125497

You got to wait about 5 seconds for the page to load properly. It updates by itself automatically like Yahoo.

 

[Rod]

Watch it rebound 300+!

It has been the contrarian lately!

Don't say I didn't warn you!!!

 

[ebbnflow]

The possible FV disappeared. Now, how will the overseas market react from the US market? With Japan's Nikkei losing the most this past week, I feel any good news can get it to rebound and shoot like a rocket. At least I'm hoping it would. :notrust:

Rod, we're looking more and more like fortunetellers!

NIKKEI 300 343.13 Change: +5.25 +1.55%

 

[Rod]

Rod, we're looking more and more like fortunetellers!

NIKKEI 300 343.13 Change: +5.25 +1.55%

I'm happy for you all.

Hopefully you can recup any losses from last Tuesday.

 

[350zCommTech]

Weatherweenie, you must be looking at Yahoo's. That's 20 mins. delayed.

NIKKEI 300 342.62 Change: +4.74 +1.40%

http://www.marketwatch.com/quotes/jp/1885002?sid=125497

You got to wait about 5 seconds for the page to load properly. It updates by itself automatically like Yahoo.

Yup, the Nikkei is getting a boost from the turn around of the USD/YEN. The USD/YEN has bounced up to 116.64. In the last few days, It seems to me that the markets, especially the Nikkei, are reacting very quickly to the movements of the USD/YEN. IMO, the markets are on a tipping point with the Yen carry trade.

As for the turn around in the USD/YEN tonight, I would like to know who and how is causing it to rise.

 

[ebbnflow]

This is what they say about it:

...Meanwhile, GFT analyst Ian Copsey said the carry trade fallout appears to have faded, and with interest rate gaps still heavily weighed against the yen, there should be a return to yen weakness by this week or next...

http://www.forextelevision.com/FT/AFX/ShowStory.jsp?seq=206748

 

[weatherweenie]

This is what they say about it:

...Meanwhile, GFT analyst Ian Copsey said the carry trade fallout appears to have faded, and with interest rate gaps still heavily weighed against the yen, there should be a return to yen weakness by this week or next...

http://www.forextelevision.com/FT/AFX/ShowStory.jsp?seq=206748

It's late, I'm tired, and lazy, a weak yen is bad for the I fund, correct?

 

[ebbnflow]

It's good and bad. In this case, it's good for the Nikkei stocks, but bad concerning the US$ Index which affects our I-fund, though.

 

[ebbnflow]

It's late, I'm tired, and lazy, a weak yen is bad for the I fund, correct?

It's good and bad. In this case, it's good for the Nikkei stocks, but bad concerning the US$ Index which affects our I-fund.

 

[Rod]

Don't say I didn't warn you!!!

Vindicated!


17,066.62 + 302.00

 

[Rod]

Well well well...

225 close: 17,066.62 + 302.00

300 close: 344.24 +6.36

Y/D: 116.74-116.79 + 0.30

Go get'em (I) Funders!


Good Night & God Bless

 

[fabijo]

Well well well...

225 close: 17,066.62 + 302.00

Very nice!
It's getting hard to sleep. I feel like a kid the night before Christmas morning. I can't wait to see how the U.S. does tomorrow.

 

[merlin]

Why does the rise of the yen and Nikkei ha ve a negative effect on the I?

 

[fabijo]

Why does the rise of the yen and Nikkei ha ve a negative effect on the I?

Look at the thread just near this one about the Yen Carry Trade. The rise of the Yen is what can have a negative impact on not just the I Fund, but on the world markets.

 

[merlin]

Thanks.