Recent content by burritobob

wait....dont we need to know the risk free rate

why not let John Stossel answer all the hard questions..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqtS3sFVy7s

Ever since the Federal Reserve was created, their responsbilities have continued to grow exponentially. When Greenspan was able to limit the crash of '87 by promising to provide liquidity to the whoever needed it, he also created an idea in investors minds that he would never let the markets...

sometimes i wonder why i still read this site...

I think its more like short your credit card company into the ground if they are really doing this

yt.....you were an inspiration to all of us young traders here at ET. I really hope you're still choosing to go to school and get a degree. It will be the most fun of your life and you should be able to make your class schedule so you'll be able to trade during the day.

i think everyone of your posts here on ET and elsewhere attempt to tell the world how sweet you were at early age....we get it man....we're all very proud

its easier to close a market than reopen it. they once closed the hong kong market and it was closed for over a week. nobody knows how to price in that situation

george selgin's theory of free banking....unrelated to trading but shows the inadequacies and vulnerabilities of central banking systems. this book will make you want to roll up into and ball cry after thinking about the recent moves by the fed. this book proves that in the end we really are...

I really appreciate the serious replies. Im currently a college senior looking for some guidance. I have been trading live the eminis for a few months with mixed results. Trading is truly my passion but I have an opportunity to start training as a financial advisor for a relatively large firm...

What opportunities are available for someone who has traded prop for a few years. I'd imagine the risk and the uncertainty becomes too great once someone has a wife and kids to worry about. Is prop trading like a dead end job or will it provide other opportunities to advance in the investment...

will this mean brokers will start removing $500 intraday margins on minis?

to anyone with velocity, how does the free x-trader differ from the standard versions? can you only trade certain contracts? is the platform still the same?

Just wondering if anyone here trades ym or es during the premarket hours from 4am to open. I am a college senior and have some intraday experience but it seems the premarkets hours are easier to trade due to the lack of competition over price. Any thoughts?