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qtservice ftp://ftp.trolltech.com/qt/solutions/lgpl/ You need Qt. But I cannot recommend TrollTech products after all, because I consider them "way too buggy" (my standards are very high, however).

Also, when commenting articles on the subject, please always add that with the current proposals (0.25%) banks, market makers and of course GS would be EXEMPT. Public needs to be aware of that. Make clear you are against this _specific_ type of solution.

In case the day comes and everyone is beginning to realize that this tax might become inevitable, you must push your senators that it is implemented in a fair manner, i.e. like the proposed Tobin Tax [0.0001% - 0.001% with NO EXEMPTIONS] instead of the unfair nonsense that is floated now [0.25%...

I just noticed they are actually attracting volume ! 20.000 contracts/day in each series is not much, but they don't seem to fail miserably; like EurexUS / Brokertec did ! While I understand IB is hesitating adding new exchanges after these failures like EurexUS, maybe they better keep an...

The whole "modern western world" is totally owned by a lobby of oil, finance and pharma. So what do you expect ?

No chart yet, hm =)

If you think, economics is the only driving force for inflation, you have no idea. Imagine the following scenario: - GDP, lending slowly begins to recover - CPI/PPI rise - Central Banks around the globe now would need to raise rates. But guess, they will not. They will keep rates at zero...

1. There are no obious news, except G20 is meeting. 2. There is significant weakness in both EUR and USD (vs XAU) My Guess is, inflation is ready to kick in right in a few weeks. :mad: Much earlier than I expected 6 mo ago. The central banks would really need to EXIT instead of...

This time it is different :D German "officials" are now after Wiedeking; ex Porsche CFO for Insider Trading and Price Manip

Andrew Hall (FIBRO/Citi) has one of the best track records. Discretionary. Word is, he is trading rather aggressively. Also a candidate: Rentec You will not be able to answer the above question, since the numbers you are looking for are often highly secretive.

The issue will (hopefully) be solved in a month or two. A big 2 thumbs up to the russian GS programmer that made the "practice" public. :D

This is from today: http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/sec-to-seek-flash-trading-ban-schumer-says/?hpw They will probably ban it. Really nice GS was stolen their source code and the whole thing gathered public attention :D

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Crude Oil 1990 - 2009 in Euro. Log scale (blue) please!