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Only 1,885 EB-5 visas were issued in 2010. ROI in emerging economies is better than in developed world. Not to mention the regulatory/bureaucratic red tape one has to go through to acquire/maintain a property...

High-Frequency Programmers Revolt Over Pay http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/28/high-frequency-trading-personal-finance-programmer-pay.html

Because it doesn't matter, says this economist. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/05/galbraith_the_danger_posed_by.html

Humans are rationalizing(different from rational). During bubble or otherwise, they will find million reasons to justify their prejudices/views/actions.

Spongetech on SEC radar http://www.sec.gov/litigation/suspensions/2009/34-60788-o.pdf

Ben Kingsley in new ad calling for Robin Hood tax http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/video/2010/apr/09/robin-hood-tax-ben-kingsley

http://nymag.com/news/features/65126/

Better explained by: http://nestmannblog.sovereignsociety.com/2010/03/congress-enacts-obamas-antioffshore-jobs-bill.html

Good analysis of Annaly Capital by Hugh Hendry http://www.eclectica-am.com/pdf/EAMF/reports/EAMF1002.pdf

Milwaukee, WI airport is 80 miles from his home in Janesville, WI and Kansas City, MO airport is 7 miles from his office in Fairfax, KS. Kayak.com has tickets priced approx. $170 for return trip between these airports and travel time is 1 hr 30 min each way. Why on earth is this guy...

Preference for males is a common trait of all the cultures of Asia and Middle East. This could be true of asians living in developed countries(USA etc) but not sure. Those preferences will gradually diminish as countries become prosperous. It is one of the reasons some of those countries ban...

http://www.cboe.org/hybrid/pennypilot.aspx

Costa Rica, Chile and Uruguay don't tax foreign income of non-residents.

useless.

1) That information is aleady available at <a href="http://www.optionpain.com/OptionPain/Option-Pain.php">Option Pain</a>, yahoo etc. However, as metioned in the paper, volume/OI from market making and public buying/selling does not influence clustering. 2)Trading involves risk and there is no...