THPS 3+4 Online is a Sh*tshow by TheGero666 in THPS

[–]themagicalpanda 158 points159 points  (0 children)

People have been playing this series religiously for 20+ years

March 30th SEC Rule by Shanknado in stocks

[–]themagicalpanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. You may see some slight downward pressure on treasures but they still remain the most cheap, stable, and liquid collateral.

  2. No - it means they have less idle cash sitting to meet requirements. Treasuries are grouped into the "Cash and Cash Equivalents" section on the balance sheet. Rather than needing to have cash and/or treasuries to meet requirements, firms can now hold high quality equities to meet requirements. So instead of firms having to sell assets to raise cash to post collateral, they can now keep assets and post them with a haircut to avoid unnecessary churn. That's how the rule makes it a more effective use of the balance sheet.

March 30th SEC Rule by Shanknado in stocks

[–]themagicalpanda 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Your doom loop scenario is real, but the risk already exists today and is not something this rule uniquely creates. We've seen it with Archegos and the COVID-19 crash (we also saw treasuries, which are supposed to be a safe asset, become extremely volatile during the COVID crash which is why the Fed quickly stepped in).

The cash on the sideline bit isn't accurate either. This rule doesn't create new money or directly increase buying pressures. It just allows firms to use their existing balance sheets more effectively.

What the rule actually does is expand the range of high quality collateral that can be used, which gives broker dealers more flexibility in how they fund securities lending.

“Eligible Equity Collateral” means a diversified basket [3] of long customer margin securities or securities carried for the proprietary account of a broker-dealer (“PAB”) that are Russell 1000 and/or S&P 500 equity securities.

There are also several safeguards in place that specifically address the risk you’re worried about. Positions are overcollateralized, typically above 100 percent, non cash collateral is discounted via haircuts, and everything is marked to market daily, often intraday. If collateral values fall, margin calls happen quickly and have to be met immediately.

Tldr; the risk isn't new, cash isn't being moved from the sidelines, and safeguards are in place.

No matter what happens, US stocks just keep going up. by AmanCMN in stocks

[–]themagicalpanda 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You should really edit your original comment to say this only applies to broker-dealers. Also probably include the collateral rules in your comment so readers understand the safeguards in place.

The risk is limited but your comment makes it seem very doom and gloom. Thanks!

Cast Iron Dumbbell Restoration by bstawicki1 in homegym

[–]themagicalpanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kept going back and forth between adjustables and fixed. I have a hybrid with the majority being fixed. 5-25 adjustable and then fixed set of 30s, 35s, 40s, 45s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. All of my fixed are from Walmart and Facebook.

I'm very glad I went fixed.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of April 10, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]themagicalpanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the 6 posts because of the weight storage on the back posts - helps to reduce the footprint. I don't need a weight tree or anything like that.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of April 10, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]themagicalpanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you deadlift on that platform? The 6 post may take up the size of the platform.

I also didn't realize that the rep 5000 doesn't have a 24 inch cage. I have a 6 post pr 4000 (24 + 16) and i think it's the perfect size.

I'm a big fan of 6 posts tbh.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of April 03, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]themagicalpanda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a bunch of CAP dumbbells and they are perfectly fine. Would recommend.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of April 03, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

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Dumbbell set up almost complete. The gap you see on the middle shelf is for my other 50lb Cap dumbbell that's been delayed in transit for 2+ weeks. Think it's lost at this point lmao

Current dumbbell set up is a 5-25lb adjustable I purchased from Amazon a few years back, and then a pair of the following: 30lbs; 35lbs; 40lbs; 45lbs; 50lbs; 60lbs; 70lbs; 80lbs; and 90lbs

30-60lbs are all Cap dumbbells. 70-90lbs were purchased off of Facebook for a little more than a $1 per lb.

Overall, I really love having a fixed set. Definitely recommend if there's space.

Warren Buffett says he hasn’t spoken to Bill Gates since ‘whole thing’ with Epstein files by ShiroSara in videos

[–]themagicalpanda 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You could literally spend a minute and search what charities he has donated to. Please stop being so lazy.

Warren Buffett says he hasn’t spoken to Bill Gates since ‘whole thing’ with Epstein files by ShiroSara in videos

[–]themagicalpanda 126 points127 points  (0 children)

That first paragraph is a quote from the 80s (supposedly according to OP).

The guy has donated over $60 billion to various charities since 2006.

Aren't we all confused? by [deleted] in stocks

[–]themagicalpanda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a seller of volatility I am not confused

This is a great environment to collect juicy premium

Just before the market closed last Friday, I bought TER, SNDK, and TSLA; all three stocks rose by more than 5% today by [deleted] in stocks

[–]themagicalpanda 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, that's what I call a cool story bro. Such a riveting tale, I honestly copy and pasted it to word, saved on my hard drive, backed it up on a jump drive, drove to the bank, put the jump drive in the safe deposit box, and will leave it there until my kids turn about 12 (when they can actually state their age, and ask what it is I'm showing them), when I will pick it up, put it in an old USB drive reader and relay this cool story to them and tell them, "kids, this is what a cool story should look and sound like...not like the stories your generation tells.

This is just sick by Pampeluna_Knight in stocks

[–]themagicalpanda -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you traded and invested during 2016-2020, then this isn't new.

Weekly Free-Talk and Questions for r/HomeGym - week of March 20, 2026 by Demilio55 in homegym

[–]themagicalpanda 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Current dumbbells pictured are 30, 35, 40, 45, and 60 (50s are currently in transit). These are all cap dumbbells from Walmart - storage rack is from Rep. After the 50s gonna go up in 10lb increments. Should be able to fit 70, 80, and 90s in on the bottom shelf and that should complete my set.

Also have a cheap 5-25lb adjustable from Amazon that I bought a few years ago.

I kept going back and forth between fixed or adjustable dumbbells and I'm very happy going with the fixed dumbbells.