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Runs, Cascades, Squeezes, and Crises — Brian Romanchuk

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Recent discussions about bank runs in economics has led me to the conclusion that economists want to lump practically all behaviour around default as a “run,” which is not helpful. In order to have a better grasp of the situation, we need to distinguish various possibilities — runs, cascades, squeezes, and good old fashioned financial crises.…Some useful definitions.Bond Economics Runs, Cascades, Squeezes, and CrisesBrian Romanchuk

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Recent discussions about bank runs in economics has led me to the conclusion that economists want to lump practically all behaviour around default as a “run,” which is not helpful. In order to have a better grasp of the situation, we need to distinguish various possibilities — runs, cascades, squeezes, and good old fashioned financial crises.…
Some useful definitions.

Bond Economics
Runs, Cascades, Squeezes, and Crises
Brian Romanchuk

Mike Norman
Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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