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    Why does CME have a Monopoly on S&P500 futures? Have they patented ES futures?

    lower tick size widens the spread. you won't see algos going toe to toe stacking 1000+ fake orders over every dime (as if depth of market mattered anyways). Quarter ticks keep it tight, liquid and lets you get in with size which prevents a lot of horseshit like you see in less liquid markets...
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    Why does CME have a Monopoly on S&P500 futures? Have they patented ES futures?

    because you have one market maker in there keeping the spread 20 pips wide, who decides to overshoot or undershoot the spot market by 40 pips, or just decides not to move the market at all if they choose not to. lol
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    Trading vs Playing poker, will it help with my trading?

    While some aspects might do good such as analyzing the possible outcomes before betting, knowing when to hold when to fold..... nm, why not just ask .. wacking it vs. Getting laid. will it help me get laid ?
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    Trading Documentary DVDs

    You'll find most of these here shhh http://bit.ly/o1dTJm
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    Who has the cheapest futures commissions, ans safe?

    Semi-Frequent disconnect issues with their servers, on sundays they don't even have their servers up until an hour after the market is already open. The biggest thing was about a trade where it was to cover a short position(close) in crude premarket at highs. Traded many times through...
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    Who has the cheapest futures commissions, ans safe?

    Thats not the only thing Advantage has a difficult time with.
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    The Most Underestimated Risk In Trading

    Timing.
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    financial crisis - CBC's doc 'Meltdown' and movie 'Inside Job'

    sorry for taking so long, its up now. http://www.tradeitdontdateit.com/meltdown-the-men-who-crashed-the-world/ http://bit.ly/9Y5kP4
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    financial crisis - CBC's doc 'Meltdown' and movie 'Inside Job'

    uploading now, it'll be on my blog in an hour.. http://www.tradeitdontdateit.com
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    Apple - a view from a different angle

    You guys don't get it, workers commit suicide because the company has to pay their families reparations , 10x more than they would be able to make. otherwise
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    Apple - a view from a different angle

    Now if I could only get back the 5 mins of my life that I wasted to even read this piece of crap.
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    How is this free trade?

    That seems to be the opinion of a majority of people and they are great points. I'm always hearing people rant about how the US should go back to a manufacturing based economy and how it will fix things in this country and that is fine but they fail to realize some important things. Do...
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    Exchange seats - worth buying?

    I Just bought an IOM in March. Seat prices fluctuate depending on the volatility in the market as do lease rates.
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    Determining optimal # of contracts to buy when daytrading emini S&P 500

    max it out, lever it up baby.
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    Floored- the documentary

    thanks!
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