Comments on: This is just plain nuts . . .

By: Badrose

Badrose — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:34:00 +0000

I suppose you’re right . . . it’s probably their whole anti-capitalism thingy that trips them up. It’s really too bad, too, because studies have shown that if you can channel negative behavior (such as beheadings, flying planes into buildings, etc.) into positive directions (hedge fund managing) it will benefit their self-esteem and thus society.

This could be a worthy cause for you to champion, you know.

By: Percy Walker

Percy Walker — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:22:19 +0000

It’s hard to be a good hedge fund manager and be Sharia compliant, which I assume a radical Muslim would want to be. You wouldn’t be able to leverage investments conventionally, invest in conventional fixed income products, engage in conventional short selling or invest in securities of companies engaged in forbidden business activities. Islamic hedge funds exist due to the fact that there are investors who want to invest in a Sharia compliant way, but I’m not sure these funds are necessarily run by Muslims, let alone radical Muslims.

Anyway, I’m not sure I could name one, let alone ten, radical Muslim hedge fund managers, but I do know some very good Muslim hedge fund managers.

By: Badrose

Badrose — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 03:59:33 +0000

I’m flattered that you’ve taken time off from running your empire to come micromanage my blog. You just got my vote in ‘08 . . .

When you have a sec, would you be a little lamb and shoot me a list of the top ten radical Muslim hedge fund managers and their returns? (1, 5 & 10 year avgs. if you don’t mind.)

Thanks, sweetie.

By: Percy Walker

Percy Walker — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:49:55 +0000

Good title to this post: “This is just plain nuts . . .”
Better title: “This is just plain nuts (sack) . . .”