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Two questions: 1) Who is the true holder/owner of the note? 2) How does one view the schedule of mortgage loans included in a specific MBS? tyia

sometimes I wish there was an Elite Trader Professional site with a membsership fee to weed out the noise.

"best bet is to set aside 3-6 months and learn on your own or catch up with experienced traders inyour area who are willing to help." try 3-6 years. Why do people think the business of trading and investing don't require a serious education. You are only providing false hopes for new...

If anyone is interested in participating in a beta launch of a service providing market timing for stocks, futures, forex, etf, industries, and mutual funds please email or pm your interest. I would like to build this from the ground up based on viewpoints of the customer. The idea is to also...

trading is a teachable science, it just takes the right person on both ends and time. Does the mentor have what it takes and do you have what it takes. You can teach the exact science to 10 individuals, there will be a high probability that only a few will get it. For those who can't, that's...

intresting though how Big Blue IBM beat the world chess champion...human emotions under stressful situations is why most could be traders fail. yes, no, maybe so.

You ever wonder why some of tghe biggest hedge funds have ham radio licenses?

"Fact gathering and knowledge acquisition" There is no intelligence in "Fact gathering and knowledge acquisition" that these guys use, mayble blackmale, knuckle breaking and inside info. I could do the same if I had the power and pull these guys have. Steve Cohen : Hi, we throw a lot of...

System allows for no intellectual capability. The intellectual goes into the R&D used to develop the system. Intellectuals have egos, think, and feel they can beat the market. All detrimental to achieving success as a trader. It's the system that wins, not you.

and on that note, yes most of the TA implemented is worthless. I would hire a mathematician or com sci guy any day over a psych guy to trade my money or work for me. If you think, you stink.

Question: "Hi, I was just curious to see how many traders think that having/learning some programming skills have improved their trading?" Answer: Yes One would assume if your using programming your utilizing sytems trading. If your trading on Intuition and discretion, then your...

if scalping always limit, if it's a bigger play im looking for, then I just want in, so market.

mokwit, nice to see someone else understands the game.

just scale in, you will never be able to pick the exact top or bottom. learn how to scale in and out like a pro. This game is not about being right but managing your risk. that's it.