Friday, May 11, 2012

Guest Post: Does Jamie Dimon Even Know What Heging Risk Is?

Submitted by John Azis of Azizonomics
Does Jamie Dimon Even Know What Heging Risk Is?
From Bloomberg:
J.P Morgan Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said the firm suffered a $2 billion trading loss after an “egregious” failure in a unit managing risks, jeopardizing Wall Street banks’ efforts to loosen a federal ban on bets with their own money.
The firm’s chief investment office, run by Ina Drew, 55, took flawed positions on synthetic credit securities that remain volatile

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