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On the desk that I work, upwards of 75% of our backoffice functions are now based in Asia.

Every quarter I receive a summarized version of counterparties by volume and hub. Below is a link to the Platts site that has all the raw data. http://www.udidata.com

I trade hourly power for an energy merchant on the west cost. It usually takes a few years to get on the desk. Most people I have seen start in the back office and work their way up. Hourly trader 70-100,000 plus 0-50% bonus; 0-5 years experience (also depends if your working for a...

For the most part it is tough to get a trading job straight out of school. I am currently a Real Time Trader for one of the larger energy merchant on the west coast. I find that most people start in the back office and work their way to the trading desk. I have been fortunate to skip that step...

Remember to use a Student T-Test if you doing stat work with less than 30 observations.

VIX is the symbol.

Ron, I ve had the same experience with TWS and IB customer service. The only way I have received a reply is being very forceful and somewhat foul. Good luck, Brandon

I was wondering if anyone is having problems with executions against Timber Hill on listed stocks?

Primex is only available on SP100 stocks.

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What is $10 in the whole scheme of things? I ve traded with a number of other firms and by far IB has delivered superior service even compared to most brokerages private client groups. IB’s platform is standard for the industry, granted they have had a few market data problems over the last...