Oxford Ledge — markets, SEC filings, and free finance lessons. Wednesday, August 26th.
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LEDGE FACTQE2 (2010-2011) added $600 billion in Treasury purchases - critics worried about inflation that never materialized
Today's headlines
Pakistan’s Sharif Orders Probe as Hospital Fire Kills 14 Infants
Port of Oakland cargo holds steady in July (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.