If they're solvent you want 100% BTC, if they're not then it doesn't really matter which one you have. All in is the way to go
No, if you go "all in" even a "small" crash from 130 to 100 would impact you the same going from 600 to 461, smaller candles but same effect once liquidated.
If you think Gox is insolvent holding fiat is the only smart move.
If you hold 10 BTC then you hold 10 BTC. The price movements on Gox are irrelevant, no? In the (what I think is unlikely) event the MtGox is insolvent, then I expect the BTC to be liquidated at auction and for you to receive
x% of the liquidation value. Fiat holder would receive
x% of their fiat holdings. According to my line of reasoning, if you expect the liquidation price of the Gox BTC in the event of bankruptcy to be greater than $110, then you should go "all in."
10GOXBTC != 10BTC, if you think otherwise it means you believe Gox is solvent (which is fine to me).
If Gox is insolvent i don't understand how they will auction GOXBTC's as they are a separate thing from btc network. But fiat still will be fiat (regulated by law in japan).
Isn't a GOXBTC an IOY for a real BTC? Whereas you don't know if they actually have the real product.
Basically just like gold and the federal reserve
Yes, GoxBTC is an IOY for real BTC--that is why it is trading at a discount to real BTC on BitcoinBuilder. The point I was trying to make was that if you own 10 GoxBTC then, whether the Gox price is $100 or $500, you still own a promise for 10 real BTC.
If Gox goes through a bankruptcy proceeding (which I personally doubt), then I expect the BTC to be liquidated at auction and for you to receive
x% of the liquidation value. Fiat holder would receive
x% of their fiat holdings.
For example, assume Alice owns 100 GoxBTC and Bob owns 20,000 GoxUSD. The bankruptcy trustee liquidates the Gox bitcoins at auction and receives $420 / BTC. Alice's claim is now 100 x $420 = $42,000 and Bob's claim is $20,000. If, after liquidation, MtGox has for example $80,000,000 in cash and $100,000,000 in claims, then Alice would receive 80% of $42,000 = $33,600 and Bob would receive 80% of $20,000 = $16,000.
I believe it is logical for Gox USD holders to buy BTC even if they are 100% certain that MtGox is insolvent, unless they also think the BTC liquidation price would be less than the current trading price.