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    Hard to find Trading Stand + Monitors for Sale

    Long time, no lurk/post. I just posted my extremely hard to find Ergotron HORIZONTAL quad monitor stand + 4 19" Acer monitors on e-bay. If you're interested please go have a look. http://www.ebay.com/itm/251585381685?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
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    how to buy?

    Coinbase is the only place in US to really purchase BTC. It is a process, but once you get verified it is not a big deal. Just takes a bit of time. You can look into campbx.com, but they are shady at best. Conversely, you could mine them yourself or hire yourself out for services in BTC.
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    Opto Global Macro Hedge Fund

    How is a fund global "macro" with 250-500 RT/day? Interesting website they have too.
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    How fast are options market makers?

    Look up the exchange messaging limits for market makers, it's usually available somewhere on their web page. This will give you an idea of the amount of orders you can place in a given time period. With that information you should be able to figure out how frequently prices are updated.
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    Is it possible to Make Markets as a little guy?

    If you're not automated you're going to get run over by fast markets all the time. This is just where the industry is at these days. Even being automated is not enough. Your infrastructure must be at least on par with the every other market maker or you'll get run over consistently. They...
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    Financial IQ - Mines 85, perhaps I need more education!

    112 101.3 114.1 120.5 The final score is just the three sub scores averaged so it assumes that each area holds the same weight. This may or may not be true. Similarly, the bias behind each question was blatantly obvious so it was simple to fool the test into giving a high score. For...
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    Is it possible to move from prop to IB based on PnL ?

    Sure it's possible, but those firms are winding down or spinning off their desks as required by regulations. Probably not much point in trying that now. If you've already got a couple year track record at a reputable shop and a small team behind you raising capital may be easier than you...
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    Professional market maker (options) software?

    I never maid any claims about my trading. I simply found this thread interesting as it has to do with an area I am familiar with. So regardless of the time I answered it I gave you valuable information. You can get defensive if you must, but I am giving you advice comes direct from...
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    Professional market maker (options) software?

    So you're starting a market making firm and asking about market making software on elite trader? If you are in fact starting a firm I would hope you have a background in the industry. If you do then you would not be asking what your options are; especially on this or any site. You would...
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    Attributes of a Solid System

    You have to determine what stats you find most useful on your own. The absolute most important thing is that you do not allow any data peeking at all! That's forwards or backwards. Any data peeking renders results totally unreliable. Furthermore, you must understand that even out of...
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    Why do more than 90% of traders lose?

    L.E.V.E.R.A.G.E.
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    How to avoid being scam by the 3rd party educational vendors

    How to avoid being scammed? Don't look to educational or system vendors for trading advice or skills. It's been said so much it is now cliched, but if they had it they wouldn't sell it. That is true 100% of the time, no exceptions. End of discussion. This thread should be closed.
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    Grains & Softs

    @ schizo coffee holding that 260 price pretty well.
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    What does this hedge fund do that is so special?

    I know their floor brokers very well as well as some of their previous investors, but this information is only current as of 2009 so it may well not reflect their current trading. They sold strangles on S&P 500 trying to get $4.00 on each side approximately 3 months out and hoped the market...
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