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    Internet service question regarding speed and order execution

    I was thinking of signing up with verizon fios high speed internet. Anybody use this internet service to trade futures intraday? I need to know if the speed of the product will be satisfactory. Here are the product descriptions...Thanks for your help. Fast Download up to 15 Mbps/...
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    Lehmq.pk

    Pulled Lehamn up today and saw that it was trading pink sheets. Can anybody explain how this is being done when they shut down shop?
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    Commodity Broker Starting Salary

    Where I started it was 0. All comission. 45 a turn on options and futures. So I made about 50k my first year and got out because I got sick of the 14 hour work days and ripping people off. Probably more of the ripping people off part. Just make sure you work for a reputable firm...it's...
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    Average 6 ES points/day during last 4 months

    What's is an attractive or more importantly an unattractive drawdown? Is it solely based of the %return of the system...or is there a drawdown point of say....50% that wouldn't even make sense for a very high risk/reward system?
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    $5k e-mini journal

    This is awesome! Thanks for the laugh.
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    History of S&P Futures Margin

    Do you know when it switched from 500 to 250?
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    History of S&P Futures Margin

    Thanks a million...good trading kind sir
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    History of S&P Futures Margin

    Anybody have a link or document the details the increase of margin for emini s&p futures over the past 20 years? I have searched everywhere, even emailed the CME and have received no response.
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    Emini S&P synthetic position margin requirment

    If I hold one emini s&p long overnight and I purchase a put 20 points OTM that costs me 1050 USD, and my total risk is at 1000USD, will the clearing firm let me hold less than 3500 USD for the margin? Or am I still obligated to hold the 3500 USD on Margin?
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    Option and spread

    The smaller spread is the 35 put. If you think the stock will go below 30-cost of option before expiration I would purchase the 30 puts, better risk reward....if not I would purchase the 35 puts. Although, if you purchase the 30's you will miss out on all the profit from 32.69 to 30...it...
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