^trying to save a buck will screw you sometimes

3/18/2008 7:52:18 PM

Visa IPO debuts today.

3/19/2008 8:21:01 AM

V


Bid$65.00
Ask$250.00

3/19/2008 8:45:24 AM

0 volume.

I have an order in, but it hasn't been filled.

I take this to mean that us proletariats cannot buy yet. I can't find anything that states when the general public can begin trading. anyone know?

3/19/2008 8:48:09 AM

Last [Tick] 60.0000[ + ]
Change 16.0000
% Change 36.36%
Bid 61.00
Bid Size 2
Ask 61.21
Ask Size 2
Open 60.0000
Volume 300
Day High 60.0000
Day Low 60.0000
Previous Close 44.00
Prev. Close Date

3/19/2008 8:52:07 AM

anyone else happen to catch WB when it was below $24 on Monday?

up over $5 in 3 days

3/19/2008 8:59:20 AM

according to one of my coworkers, cnbc says they are waiting for the ceo to make the first trade. They expect it to open between 52-57

3/19/2008 9:01:37 AM

picked up 102 shares at $58.85

3/19/2008 9:19:25 AM

picked up 50 shares at $44

3/19/2008 9:26:49 AM

how?

3/19/2008 9:27:15 AM

Through a guy at UBS.

3/19/2008 9:27:32 AM

im waiting for it to settle, done nothing but go down so far

3/19/2008 9:28:26 AM

yeah, i'll probably pick some more up in few hours.

3/19/2008 9:29:46 AM

FCFS was down in the 7s last week, it's about at $10.50 now.

3/19/2008 9:32:38 AM

anyone using ameritrade for IRA purposes?

i got a question or two if so

3/19/2008 9:36:38 AM

65 shares of V at $59.75. Let's hope this works...

3/19/2008 10:24:43 AM

where do you guys project V goes in the next month w/ all of the credit shit still going on?

3/19/2008 10:38:57 AM

credit shit?

3/19/2008 11:04:33 AM

project v being vanguard?

unless you're heavily invested in banks and mutual funds most people have been only indirectly affected by the turmoil (ripples yes, but dead center, no)

3/19/2008 11:11:49 AM

^^^

- Visa is not a credit-card issuer.
- It’s not a lender.
- And it’s not exposed to consumer-credit risk.

The worst case scenario for Visa is if people stop using their credit cards, which would result in less transaction fees for Visa. Until our culture shifts away from instant gratification, this won't happen.

3/19/2008 11:12:14 AM

wow brain lapse, sorry for being retarded

3/19/2008 11:24:04 AM

its not even about instant gratification. For me its about confining spending to one specified and scheduled day of the month. I do get paid bi weekly luckily so its not that big of a deal but for people who get paid once a month this becomes even more useful.

3/19/2008 11:32:05 AM

I'm going to have to second the instant gratification theory.

3/19/2008 11:32:41 AM

i guess im not quite so sure what you mean. Cash is usually just as fast if not quicker at most places I am ever paying for anything. Restaurants, grocery store, Fast food etc.

Use of credit cards come out of convenience to 1) not have to carry a lot of cash if you dont want to 2) not have to worry about the money in your account today if your getting a paycheck in 2 days that will cover what you are paying for among other things.

I question any thought of instant gratification from a credit card, despite what the commercials might show. Sure some people abuse it and buy things they cant afford to pay for at all but I dont see that as instant gratification really. I also dont see that as the driving force behind credit cards.

[Edited on March 19, 2008 at 11:41 AM. Reason : ]

3/19/2008 11:37:38 AM

keep in mind that you are the exception, not the rule.

3/19/2008 11:50:47 AM

I suppose. I mean most people I know and I think most people on here probably use their credit cards in the same manner I would assume. (ie not overspending)

3/19/2008 11:54:45 AM

The rest of the country: swipe swipe swipe swipe swipe
...and when they max out one credit card they whip out another and start swiping again.


Might as well make some money off their incompetence.

3/19/2008 11:58:52 AM

^^ i use my credit card as a credit building tool, and it has worked very well for me. if you can keep a strict rule of "if you can't write a check for it, don't buy it", you will be fine. however, most americans have never heard of this rule or choose to ignore it.

3/19/2008 12:15:20 PM

57.90, 35 shares 10 AM this morning

Kinda nervous about the price spike though. Who is going to buy these shares now? Just hoping to go along for a ride in the right direction.

3/19/2008 1:01:54 PM

I got a credit cards solely for the benefits (most of mine are cash back). Prior to getting them I just used my check card for everything. I pay the cards off on time every month and get cash back and good credit in return.

3/19/2008 1:25:50 PM

ditto

3/19/2008 1:37:49 PM

IRX is collapsing. I am not sure what happens when we hit zero. The next few days may tell

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15837290?q=irx

3/19/2008 1:39:07 PM

What is that?

3/19/2008 1:41:22 PM

^^^^ yea thats how my route has gone

3/19/2008 1:55:39 PM

Visa closed lower than I expected, at $56.63. Grr...
Oh well, long term investment...

3/19/2008 3:08:17 PM

28.41% gain in one day. Guess I'll take that.

3/19/2008 3:36:09 PM

IRX is the index for the yield on the 90 day T-Bill

3/19/2008 6:31:36 PM

Closed around $56, I bought at $59. TERRIBLE!

3/19/2008 7:14:02 PM

that sucks

3/19/2008 7:23:46 PM

I dont know why in the hell y'all would want to gamble by buying V the morning it first becomes public anyway

3/20/2008 9:07:38 AM

Yeah, it's only up a measly 8% since yesterday's close.

3/20/2008 10:25:50 AM

No complaints here...

3/20/2008 10:27:16 AM

yea i guess...I mean people that got in on google definitley made $Texas, but I'd like to see what's goin to happen for a while before i get in

3/20/2008 10:37:32 AM

Dear V: go go go!

3/20/2008 10:48:39 AM

BIDU is pissing me the hell off.

3/20/2008 12:33:41 PM

Decent day today, I think.

3/20/2008 2:23:05 PM

Quote :

"Yeah, it's only up a measly 8% 13.89% since yesterday's close. "

3/20/2008 3:24:30 PM

omg short term unrealized gains! j/k

3/21/2008 7:22:41 PM

Yeah, but 40% in less than a week. Pretty hard to top that...

3/21/2008 8:10:06 PM

yep. i think i'd bail before anything bad happened to me.

3/21/2008 8:10:55 PM