Recent content by markcfd

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    Earnest Advice to ET Advertisers

    Great stuff Arthur :D I can take some humor.
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    Yesterday, a taxi driver was telling me...

    Lol i will be a 2 day a week taxi driver from this weekend. Don't under estimate their knowledge.
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    Can someone call themselves a hedge fund manager if they made no money in 2 years?

    Are you talking about your retirement portfolio? Below is copied straight from the email from one of the places i contacted about running my retirement account when i asked about using a different broker than Comsec (commonwealth banks brokerage that charges $35 per trade or .1% of trade value...
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    Can someone call themselves a hedge fund manager if they made no money in 2 years?

    Well i'm not sure what the figures are like here in Australia but i know a high % of people have some stocks (probably mostly beacause of superannuation (401k). On another note, over here if we want to manage our own superannuation you have to pay $1500+ (likely a lot more) per year to some...
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    1/4% Tax on all stock trades pushed in NY Times today

    It can be just like that Oil cleanup fund the US gov set up 20 years ago taking 8 cents per barrel of oil or whatever it was to set aside for future oil disasters..... hmmm where did that money go.
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    Can someone call themselves a hedge fund manager if they made no money in 2 years?

    Maybe they should trade retirement accounts. People would be happy with 0% for the last few years compared to the returns they have had. :p
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    An Update on Bernie Madoff from NYMag - "F*** my Victims"

    The man is just a flat out dickhead. No two ways about it.
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    You are more likely to become a top Hollywood actor or popstar than profitable trader

    Don't tell him you are going to kick his arse. See if he is willing to give out his details to a genuine offer. One would suggest he should be open to the offer as he seems to think everyone else should give him their details to prove him wrong. PS kick his...
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    You are more likely to become a top Hollywood actor or popstar than profitable trader

    No one is going to send you anything you fool
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    CFD trading

    Yes some of us lol
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    CFD trading

    No wonder the CEO of the dodgy arsed CMC Markets is the richest man in London
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    CFD trading

    Hey don't forget about us under capitalised Aussie traders thanks!
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    Swing trading US stocks

    I had a short on that day but it didn't drop huge amounts anyway. To be honest i have stepped away since then to let the daily charts get a bit more realistic again, although looking the other day i missed some short entries after the temporary move back up. I must admit i have been a bit lazy...
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    FXCM is erasing high - May 23

    Probably No Dealing Desk
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    How is it to not live by the coast?

    Less chance of being taken out by a mega tsunami inland. I am from Australia and have family in Ohio that we visit every few years. Its like anywhere there are good and bad
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