Dear Reader,
Baron Nathan Mayer de Rothschild once said, 'The best time to buy is when blood is running in the streets.' I'll go him one better. It's the best opportunity to make spectacular profits. And right now the US is entering just such a time. Possibly one of the best windows of opportunity in our lifetimes. Because that puddle forming under the cloud above your broker's door isn't rain. It's blood. Hemorrhaging from books of investment banks up and down Wall Street. You can't open the paper today without reading about a financial crisis stemming from the sub-prime debacle reaching new, out-of-control proportions. See for yourself: "American Home Mortgage joins more than 50 lenders in bankruptcy this year."
~MSNBC - Aug 6, 2007 "Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s $8 billion Global Alpha hedge fund has fallen 26 percent so far this year..."
~Bloomberg, Aug 10, 2007 "Hedge fund operator Sowood Capital Management said Friday it would return $1.4 billion to investors after losing an estimated 60% of their money last month..."
~LA Times, Aug 4, 2007 It's epidemic. Since the end of 2006, 176 mortgage lenders have gone belly up. The largest investment bank in the nation's biggest fund down over $2 billion in 7 months. Hedge funds taking a hit for 60% IN A MONTH. The list goes on but you get the picture. If this isn't a bloodbath, I don't know what is. The powers that be have tried to calm the waters. - On March 28th, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress he believed that sub-prime defaults were "likely to be contained."
- On June 20th, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said the fallout "will not affect the economy overall."
- On June 27th, Merrill Lynch CEO Stanley O'Neal claimed the defaults were "reasonably well contained."
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They all wanted you to believe that everything in the market was just fine. But as you can see by the chart on the right, they've all been forced to change their tune.
By Monday August 13th, the Fed had injected $40 billion in liquidity into the financial system over two days - the largest Fed move since 9/11 - trying to keep things rational. Well, I'm here to tell you that bad news isn't all bad. You see, Baron von Rothschild was right. Whenever a crisis erupts anywhere in the financial world, it brings along with it incredible opportunity for profits. The Chinese have a word for it: Weiji. Loosely translated it means "crisis" but broken down literally it means "dangerous turning point." The critical point in a dangerous situation where tides can shift dramatically. And in the financial markets, the direction it shifts for you could result in enormous profits. If you know which way to look. Seven-Times Your Money While Wall Street Crashed and Burned My name is Mike Burnick and I'm the Senior Editor of the Global Markets Investor and Research Director for The Sovereign Society. 
Mike Burnick is a Senior Editor and Director of Research for The Sovereign Society. With two decades of real world experience in the financial industry, Mike has hosted his own investment radio show, edited numerous financial newsletters including the Sovereign Society's Global Markets Investor and is founder and president of his own investment advisory firm. And now he's bringing his years of experience as investment advisor, portfolio manager, securities analyst and investment writer to this service. He is quite simply THE investment professional you want working for you. | In my 20 years in the investment business as a broker, mutual fund manager, financial analyst and newsletter editor, I've seen a lot of money making opportunities. My recommendations for the Sovereign Society publications have helped subscribers rack up consistent, solid gains. But never in my entire career have I witnessed an opportunity developing like the one today. And that's why I'm writing you. I want to tell you about the launch of a brand new product specifically designed to make spectacular gains during just such calamitous times. A publication that will let you smile all the way to the bank while investors all around you scramble to cut their losses. Whether it's a financial meltdown, a political upheaval, or a natural disaster, crises happen all the time. And while each one has the potential to decimate markets, they also provide MULTIPLE opportunities for tremendous profits. I'll give you all the details in just a minute. But for now let me show you exactly what I mean. Let me show you just one very recent example of what I'm talking about...
Dateline: July 17, 2007
Bear Stearns Tells Fund Investors There's "No Value Left"
The sub-prime debacle on Wall Street has resulted in more than $2 trillion in lost stock market valuations so far. Bear Stearns, one of Wall Street's cornerstones of the investment banking industry, saw not one,but TWO of its hedge funds go belly-up to the tune of about $2 billion of investor capital. The situation became so dire that they had to lock down a third fund to prevent investors from rushing to pull out what remained of their money. A crisis reminiscent of the bank runs that preceded the Great Depression. But there's an old saying that goes, "in every cloud there's a silver lining." And in every financial crisis there are opportunities to profit. Incredible opportunities that come with the volatile market eruptions that accompany all kinds of upheavals. Spectacular gains that can insulate your capital from the ravages of these market shocks. Huge potential returns from these explosive shifts in investor sentiment could multiply your gains over and over. But only if you move fast, know where to find them and, as billionaire Warren Buffett once said, 'be greedy when others are fearful.' From Economic Meltdown to Huge Windfall in One Play The key to making these spectacular gains is simple: Target the specific sectors where crisis is imminent and then LEVERAGE your position to earn not 10 times, not 20 times but up to 100 times what you could make otherwise. If you'd have made one single play after the Bear Stearns announcement, you could have earned up to 640% on your investment. Is THAT a silver lining or what? Let me explain... The sub-prime train wreck didn't unfold over night. Years of easy money combined with the virtually unregulated debt securities that packed the portfolios of these funds had been building to a head for some time. The defaults in the sub-prime market were only the trigger that set these events in motion. With literally billions of investor dollars tied up in "collateralized" mortgage backed instruments in brokerage hedge funds, you could have bet against the brokerage industry as a whole. The Financial Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) would have allowed you to do just that. You see, the XLF is an exchange traded fund (ETF) that tracks all the big brokerage firms including Bear Stearns, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, and others. All the 'usual suspects' that were vulnerable to the unfolding sub-prime induced credit crunch. So what were your options heading into a situation like this? Well, you could have sold the XLF short. "Short selling" means selling a financial instrument (in a standard margin account) without actually owning it. When its price goes down, you can buy the shares back cheaper, pocketing the difference. From July 17th when the Bear Stearns news first broke, until the end of July, XLF shares sold off from $36.67 to $32.90 - a 10.2% profit if you were short. Not a bad gain in just two weeks time. Now Multiply That 10% Winner 60-Plus Times! I'm sure you've heard of options. They're instruments that give you the right to be long or short a particular underlying instrument but obligate you to nothing. But more than that, they give incredible leverage to your investment dollars. I'll explain more in a second but right now let's take a look at how you could have done if you bought put options instead of shorting the ETF. Put options are a bet that a stock, index or ETF will decline in price - as the price of the underlying  goes down, the price of the put option goes up. Now, if you would have purchased August $35 puts on the XLF instead of selling the ETF short, you'd have seen the price of your option double and then DOUBLE AGAIN! In two weeks - just 10 short trading days, on a 10% move in the underlying, the price of these puts surged 640% Take a look at the chart and see for yourself! And this wasn't the only opportunity... Same Crisis - Another Massive Profit Opportunity Remember I said that there are always MULTIPLE opportunities associated with every crisis that rears its ugly head? Let's check out another one that came on the heels of the very same incident...  Think about the other market sectors that were vulnerable to the sub-prime meltdown. Take the construction industry for example, specifically homebuilders. Over nearly the exact same time period the SPDR Homebuilders ETF (XHB) sold off $4.77 from $30.27 to $25.50 - a 15.8% gain on a short position in the ETF.
But, if you would have bought August $29 XHB put options, your return could have blown that 15% out of the water. On July 17th, you could have bought those very puts for just 60 cents (or $60 per option). In just over 2 weeks, by August 3rd, these put options soared to $3.40 (or $340 per option) as the ETF tanked. That's 467%!
Take a look... And that's not all... Same Crisis - Still Another Opportunity to Cash in Home mortgage loans gone bad is the reason the stock market sold off in the first place. So why not target a mortgage lender for even more gains, or take the guess work out of it and target the whole sector in one trade? The KBW Mortgage Finance Index ($MFX) tracks all the big lenders that are now in big trouble thanks to surging sub-prime defaults. With the decline in mortgage stocks, this ETF broke $13.43 or 14.5% But, the August $90 PUT options on the index could have been purchased in mid-July for just $170 per contract. By August 1st these options skyrocketed to $1,180 a contract - a whopping gain of 594%!
Can you see the incredible advantage that trading options has to offer? They can turn modest moves in the market into huge profit opportunities - if you know just how to play them. In fact, with minimal capital, limited risk and by following just a few simple rules, you can achieve spectacular gains. Gains of 95%...213%...519%...and more can be rolling in for a select few who know exactly how to target specific options plays on carefully selected ETF picks. I'm talking about a high-return, limited-risk strategy that uses global index options and options on exchange-traded funds to cash in on crises around the world. Options that can rocket the gains in your portfolio into the stratosphere! And in just a minute I'll show you why gains like these can happen easily and often. You've already seen double- and triple-digit returns that options trades could have raked in over the past several weeks in the U.S. markets alone. Double- and Triple-Digit Gains From Any Crisis Anywhere But that's just the tip of the iceberg: Every day, dozens of events, small and large, unfold around the world offering incredible profits opportunities to savvy investors who know how to turn them into cash! Just think about the potential. Aside from the major financial and political upheavals there are all kinds of news reports that can shake up the market. Government economic releases, corporate earnings announcements, mergers & acquisitions just to name a few. These events are reported on an almost daily basis around the world and have the same market moving potential as the big news. Just about every headline you read in the newspaper has the potential to impact global financial markets one way or another. And with the power of options working for you, it doesn't matter if the news is good or bad, big or small I promise you there's an opportunity to earn massive profits! But as simple and straightforward as this may sound to you, most inexperienced investors speculating in options won't know how to turn these key trend changes and market turning points into cold, hard cash on a consistent basis. But you could...and I'll show you exactly how to do it every step of the way. The Key to Hauling in Huge Gains: Options From my thousands of hours spent studying what works on Wall Street -- and more importantly what doesn't - I learned that properly used, options can substantially enhance your investing flexibility and profit potential. While options may not be the right answer for every investor, used correctly, they can afford you exceptional opportunities to earn enormous gains in the financial markets. Look, making money with options can be deceptively easy, if you use a common-sense strategy and approach to trading them. The trouble is, there are so many hucksters out there, inflating their own importance by trying to make options trading much harder than it has to be. Here's the low-down on how options trading really works... Leverage Your Profit Potential and Limit Your Risk Leverage and safety is the name of the game with options. They allow you to capitalize on the full upside potential of every trend multiplying your returns, while safely limiting your downside on any trade. So if options are so easy, why isn't everyone making tons of money with them? Well to be honest, most people are afraid of them. They think options are too complex. They hear about option strategies like "straddles," "strangles," "condors," and "back spreads" and automatically shy away. The reality of the situation is that simply being long or short (owning a call or a put option) can have as much or more profit potential than any fancy combination. The Secret Key to Explosive Returns with Options But more important is the other reality. Knowing when and which options to buy in order to maximize your potential. Buying the wrong option can turn a winning strategy into a losing trade. But that risk only comes from not having the right sources of information and will NEVER be a problem for you as I'll explain in just one more minute. Simply put, options offer you the three biggest benefits of any vehicle available to individual investors: 1) Options offer Bigger Winners: Using the leverage associated with options can multiply you profits by 10 times, 20 times or more. Now some people equate increased leverage with increased risk. But not here because... 2) Options offer Limited Risk: The most you can EVER lose on a trade is the small premium you'll pay for the option. Not a penny more. And it gets even better because... 3) Options are Easy: Like I said, the simplest strategies can often be the most profitable. You can simply buy calls or puts and that's it. No complicated, confusing combinations necessary. It just can't get any easier than that. Now stop and think for a second about what I've just told you: - About the incredible profits options can run up very quickly
- About the leverage that makes options trading cost a mere fraction of other instruments
- About the ability to use that leverage to profit from even more markets when opportunities arise
- About the safety and security of knowing that you'll never lose more than your initial investment.
- About how easily options can really be traded
And most importantly about... The Massive Opportunities Awaiting You During Times of Crisis Because these opportunities come often and in bunches. - In 1998, Long Term Capital Management nearly brought the bond market to its knees losing $4.6 billion in just four months.
- The tech bubble blowup in late 2000 that drained over 72% from the tech sector and more than 55% from the broader markets.
- Hedge fund debacles, including the 2006 Amaranth Advisors loss of $6 billion in one week, rocking the natural gas market
And if you think the current sub-prime crisis is anywhere close to contained, think again. The Alt-A (near prime) mortgage market has also begun to get hit. And the contagion has already spread to Europe and Asia. Now, with all that opportunity for explosive gains out there, would you be interested in a research service that could put it all to work for YOU? Introducing Your Path to Incredible Returns From Global Crises I thought you would be. That's why I'm writing to tell you about the launch of the Sovereign Society's newest trading research service...The Sovereign Society's Market Shock Trader. The Sovereign Society's Market Shock Trader is designed to take full advantage of every crisis, upheaval and unexpected shock that hits the markets. And all using the leveraged power and safety of options. Check out all the advantages you'll get when you subscribe to The Sovereign Society's Market Shock Trader: - All electronic communication: World shaking events like these wait for no one. They can erupt at any time and you need to have instantaneous access to news, updates and information before they happen. This all electronic research service gives you just that. You'll never be held hostage to the post office waiting for my reports to arrive. So you'll never be surprised by 'unforeseen' events in the markets or the world.
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I recommended my subscribers of the Global Markets Investor scoop up the iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) in late March. By the first week in July, EWT had gained 17%! But if you were using options they way The Sovereign Society's Market Shock Trader will in the future, in early June you could have purchased the EWT September $15 call options at a cost of just $80 per contract; and by the same time in early July - just 24 trading days later - these options were going for $250 per contract - a gain of 213%! Boost Your Profits 26 Times China is the world's fastest growing major economy in the world right now, with GDP growth surging nearly 12% in the second-quarter alone. I wanted my Global Market Investor subscribers to take  advantage of this fast-paced growth, so I alerted them to the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 ETF (FXI) as a great way to play the upside potential in China.
I recommended buying this ETF on May 17, and by mid-July FXI had gained more than 20% in value - not bad for two-months! But over this same period - just eight short weeks, from May 16 to July 12 the August $130 call options on FXI surged from just $205 per contract - to $1270 per contract! A mammoth gain of 519%.
Huge Gains In a Fraction of the Time
Often, trends in the underlying markets can take months - if not years to fully unfold. For example, the iShares Brazil ETF (EWZ) has surged 185% since 2005, while the S&P 500 gained a paltry 25% over that same period. Now, 185% gains are nothing to sneeze at, even if it takes a year or two. In my opinion, making money is always worth the wait.  But, if you used the leverage of options on the same ETF you could have earned the same 185% gain - but in just 12 trading days!
See for yourself. A well-timed call-option trade on EWZ just over a month ago could have handed you gains of 185% in less than three weeks - surging from $125 per contract to $356 per contract between June 25 and July 12 - before ultimately reaching $500 per contract on July 19. A total gain of 300%!
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There is simply no reason for you not to jump on board with this incredible trading research service right now. DON'T WORRY about options jargon and placing orders: You'll get everything you need to get in the market and start making big money: the symbol, the strike price, entry levels, my targets and estimated profit potential. No guesswork involved. I'll lay it all out for you. DON'T WORRY about open positions: I'll keep you fully updated on ALL open recommendations, so you always know where you stand with each and every play. DON'T WORRY about the "why" of any trade recommendation: I'll always explain the analysis and rationale behind every play. DON'T WORRY about huge costs for getting in: The average cost of each recommendation will typically range from $1,000 to $2,500...and that small investment could quickly grow to double, triple or more when the underlying ETF or index starts to move. DON'T WORRY about tying your capital up for long periods of time: These plays are designed to take advantage of explosive trends. I expect the average time frame of a play will only be a week to a little over a month. Remember, gains come fast when the markets get shaken up. DON'T WORRY about swings in the market and deciphering market "noise": I monitor everything for you! Simply keep an eye out for my email alerts to let you know when it's time to get in or get out. I'll call the plays, you make the money... BIG money. That's it! Everything I send you will be in plain English - nothing lost in translation, no secret decoder ring needed, and no special knowledge required. Don't Miss Out On the Next Crisis Opportunity Remember, the current sub-prime massacre is only the crisis "du jour." Others have happened time and again over the years and each of these crisis situations held the potential for huge profits. - December 2006: Coup in Thailand leads to currency controls, emerging markets swoon - but Thai stocks plunge, giving investors a chance at earning big bucks on well timed put option contracts.
- May 2006: U.S. inflation appears to be surging out of control; the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) spikes 40% to a 12-month high, while 'risky assets' stumble. CALL options on gold surge higher, while bond index PUT options and emerging markets Puts also soar in value.
- 2005 Hurricane Katrina blows through the Gulf of Mexico and makes landfall near New Orleans. But even before that, as the hurricane was barreling down on the Gulf - disrupting 1/3 of America's oil and natural gas production - investors could have earned a small fortune buying call options on energy stocks and indexes!
- 2004 Banks in Russia, China are insolvent and on the verge of collapse! PUT options on emerging market indexes including these leading BRIC countries surge higher in value.
I could go on and on with more examples of profit opportunities ripped from the headlines of the Wall Street Journal. But I think you get the picture. The average investor runs with the idea that 'the trend is your friend.' But in my book, when it comes to making really big money I say: 'Crisis is where the real money's at! ' Don't Get Steamrolled By the Next Financial Shockwave Now as I see it you have two choices. You can stick with the investing masses and take your chances. Cross your fingers that the next major (or even minor) crisis that stuns the world won't devastate your life savings in the process. Or you can click the subscribe button below and act right now to get on board The Sovereign Society's Market Shock Trader and turn everyone else's calamities into fantastic opportunities for you! Sincerely, 
Mike Burnick
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