Recent content by jimbob42

Only a BS and MS from Stanford. Yea a real lightweight, like many posters here . Too much negativity at times here

very good suggestion on Big Mike

Retake Econ 101?

great suggestions on the build. Thanks

I will keep that in mind thanks

thanks do you have a total of 6 monitors-- 2 on each card? If I do a computer I want to be sure it's a quiet one Jim

Interested in your comments on the 295s. I like the idea as they would seem to be very quiet without a fan on them. How many are you running on your system? They seem to be fine for a trading system and not one designed for gaming thanks

My choice 12 gauge pump and then a 9mm with a 15 round clip with hollow points. That's my opinion, but I might be wrong! Will this help with trading?

Why are we wasting our time with this stupidity??

I have been using the demo as well and have found those problems/quirks as well. I like the platform but want to be real sure about it before using real money

That's partially true if we are talking about a coupon bond as duration takes into consideration both coupon income and final maturity. In the case of a zero coupon there is no income so the duration by definition is the maturity. Here's a link with the formula...

You are correct. Zero coupon issues pay it all out at maturity unless you sell before then. They really are duration plays in that they move with the direction of interest rates. For example, a 10 year Treasury has a duration of 10; an increase or decrease in interest rates of 1% will move...

It's 2 years on the 7. Check the NASD or FINRA web site for the others.

I'd look at the CFA this way. It's a union card, although a very hard one to get. It might not make you a good trader, analyst or portfolio manager but it might just get you in the door. I took the exams a number of years back and they were the most dificult exams I ever took. The biggest...

Thanks. That's what I thought but all the buzz words are new to me.