Oxford Ledge — markets, SEC filings, and free finance lessons. Wednesday, August 26th.
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LEDGE FACTNatural gas prices spiked to $13.69/MMBtu in 2008 before falling 87% to $1.82 by 2012 as fracking revolutionized U.S. production
Today's headlines
India Takes Growth Pitch Abroad as Foreign Money Pulls Back
Hapag-Lloyd suspends new bookings to Aden (Container News)
Start with a lesson
No account needed — the lessons are free. Begin with how the market actually works, in plain English, a few minutes at a time.
From the reading list — Book
Richard Thaler: “Misbehaving”
13F holdings
Large investment funds must disclose their U.S. stock holdings every quarter. Carl Icahn holds Icahn Enterprises (IEP) as its largest disclosed position.
Soros Fund Management opened a new ~$111M position in Super Micro Computer (SMCI).
On this date
1939: The first televised MLB game
Markets
10-year sits at 4.70% as of Aug 24 — up 51 bps from the year's open.
What’s new
- Team invitations now accept in one clickInvite emails land on your Account page with an accept card waiting - sign in with the invited email, even after registering later, and join your team's plan.
- Chart hover readouts fixed on the light themeHovering a price chart now shows its value chips on a theme-matched panel - the readout was unreadable on the light theme. Both themes verified at WCAG-AA contrast.
- Sharper answer choices across 85 practice check-ins167 overlong quiz options were tightened to parallel, equal-weight choices - and nine length giveaways were removed - so every check-in tests the concept, not test-taking instincts.