Recent content by billomalley

Phila has nothing on Atlanta, I work for Fin Svces soul sucking corporation as well. I leave tomorrow to trade full time. Bankruptcy here I come. The social skills of disenfranchisement, misleading statements, and lying and climbing your way to the top are the problems with corporate...

Understood and something I constantly find myself having to say, but for the flip side... Is a nation of capitalists responsible for the social lubrication that will allow former factory workers to become 'knowledge workers' ala Drucker? Bill Gates uses his philanthropy to build computer...

Quick question - will the next demographic be interested in this or the next facebook? When you are 18-25 career's are infantile, when you start earning will you want to broadcast your social circle to all clients or employers? Myspace lost market share since Facebook took off? Any...

Here's why. I'm a former wholesaler. The planning business is currently focused on growing advisory based practices, no commission and an asset based fee charged for management. The majority of business is still wannabe Gecko's as previously described, commission based brokers posing as...

My favorite author is Joyce, and his main theme is cycles. Every innovation results in media hype of new economies, the new world order, etc. etc. There is no drastic shifts in human behavior, more an evolutionary phenomenon than tectonic changes. Hydro is right, and makes an excellent point...

The Americans who invented Web 2.0 are emracing the capitalist tradition. would it be safe to say you are not american, even anti-american? And that you don't understand the capitalist system, possibly from a former Satellite. The role of capitalists is to develop products/services that...

Starting and running a fund requires a distinct skill set from trading. It requires the trader attention to detail as much as a legal degree. If your not willing to read everything and perform due dili, don't try you are risking your time and capital. I've started broker dealers and spent...

A 25 year old analytical, hard-worker with a passion for capital markets is looking to enter the business of trading. I have experience wholesaling which is raising capital and have been reading about trading for the past ten years. As a wholesaler you constantly mutter corporate speak to...

Anyone think Bear is going bankrupt? Any possible takers from any IBs that haven't had their balance sheets hammered? Private Equity has over $50 B on sidelines, would anyone pay for a US company in dollars these days? Even though the xenophobic takeover of america mantra has yet to gain...

What state? I trade in the South and am curious

I researched this subject for myself and I think first you need to tell everyone what you specifically want your firm to accomplish: i.e. start a prop desk that trades emini nasdaq on CME, you need a CME floor broker and then technology and operations. There is a more efficient corporate...

I called them a few times, sent emails - no response. I heard a rumor that an opus fund blew up, any one know any truth?

I am a newbie as well, who is not focusing on leverage. From reading the boards there are two major focuses of a newbie 1) training - read up on syllabus 2) training Lots of guys want leverage, lots of guys want millions, lots of guys want six foot swedish blonds, lots of guys fail...

Well is there anywhere in Atlanta to learn trading? Or should I head up to NYC for a crash course than trade remote. I am seriously looking into a profession and not a get rich quick scheme so your help is appreciated.