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TM Automobiles 11.36%  n/a 1  02-Oct-08  Prior Holding
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19-Aug-08

Short TM/long GM

Holding Rationale for TM.

My short TM position is part of a long GM/short TM pairs trade. I realize the dollar strength helps Toyota and the better product mix as well as a reputation for a more reliable product, but I can not overlook one glaring anomaly in the two companies; market capitalization. General Motors has a market cap of ~6 billion and Toyota has a market cap of ~143 billion. This trade is a dollar for dollar (for every dollar long GM one dollar short TM) pairs trade betting on the market caps of the two company converging.

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