Comments on: Creative Retailer: Price Follows DOW http://www.zoliblog.com/2009/03/29/creative-retailer-price-follows-dow/ Connecting the dots ... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:03:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Economic Darwinism http://www.zoliblog.com/2009/03/29/creative-retailer-price-follows-dow/#comment-17047 Economic Darwinism Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:29:15 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2009/03/29/creative-retailer-price-follows-dow/#comment-17047 That sounds convoluted enough that I'm beginning to wonder if they are former AIG employees. Maybe Bear Stearns? That sounds convoluted enough that I’m beginning to wonder if they are former AIG employees. Maybe Bear Stearns?

]]> By: dillon pete http://www.zoliblog.com/2009/03/29/creative-retailer-price-follows-dow/#comment-17043 dillon pete Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:16:42 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2009/03/29/creative-retailer-price-follows-dow/#comment-17043 Hey just when to the website. They take down the price of the DOW at purchase. 60 days later-- they write down the price of the DOW, and they pay 5 dollars back to the customer every 100 points that the DOW dropped from the initial DOW number at the time of purchase. The don't factor in swings. The Dow could be unchanged 60 days later and the next day 61 day the DOW could drop 700 points. They don't pay back on the 61 day only the 60th--addionally if the DOW is down 700 points on 60 day and on 61 day DOW goes up 500 points they still pay customer. Hey just when to the website. They take down the price of the DOW at purchase. 60 days later– they write down the price of the DOW, and they pay 5 dollars back to the customer every 100 points that the DOW dropped from the initial DOW number at the time of purchase. The don’t factor in swings. The Dow could be unchanged 60 days later and the next day 61 day the DOW could drop 700 points. They don’t pay back on the 61 day only the 60th–addionally if the DOW is down 700 points on 60 day and on 61 day DOW goes up 500 points they still pay customer.

]]> By: Economic Darwinism http://www.zoliblog.com/2009/03/29/creative-retailer-price-follows-dow/#comment-17039 Economic Darwinism Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:54:36 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2009/03/29/creative-retailer-price-follows-dow/#comment-17039 Are they going to hedge with put options on the Dow? :) Is there a volume limit? Could be a arbitrage opportunity there :) Are they going to hedge with put options on the Dow? :)

Is there a volume limit? Could be a arbitrage opportunity there :)

]]> By: Topics about Models » Archive » Creative Retailer: Price Follows DOW http://www.zoliblog.com/2009/03/29/creative-retailer-price-follows-dow/#comment-17033 Topics about Models » Archive » Creative Retailer: Price Follows DOW Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:18:44 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2009/03/29/creative-retailer-price-follows-dow/#comment-17033 [...] Zoli’s Blog placed an observative post today on Creative Retailer: Price Follows DOWHere’s a quick excerptThis will be an unusual post in more than one way. First, it’s about a decidedly low-tech retail business, that does not really fit this blog’s profile. Second, it’s about a business I don’t personally care for: designer t-shirts. Tees are in the conference schwag category for me, I barely ever spend on them, and $110 (even $55 after discount) is an outrageous price, if you ask me. Third, I really don’t like tattoo’s – and this line is all about reprinting tattoos. Yuck.  (But that’s ju [...] [...] Zoli’s Blog placed an observative post today on Creative Retailer: Price Follows DOWHere’s a quick excerptThis will be an unusual post in more than one way. First, it’s about a decidedly low-tech retail business, that does not really fit this blog’s profile. Second, it’s about a business I don’t personally care for: designer t-shirts. Tees are in the conference schwag category for me, I barely ever spend on them, and $110 (even $55 after discount) is an outrageous price, if you ask me. Third, I really don’t like tattoo’s – and this line is all about reprinting tattoos. Yuck.  (But that’s ju [...]

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