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    Why do you need to know why?

    at first read I almost thought you meant tiger as in Tiger Woods :D I'm curious, so if you guys don't base on the media news or inhouse economics, what do you take as indicator(s) for a day work, monthly plan, yearly strategy, etc ? For me day work is reactive to market irrational...
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    Huge Econ News for Israel

    they do employ a lot of construction workers from Palestine and Jordan. When there is escalating tension the industry suffered quite a bit. So there is a mutual dependency there. You reminds me of a clip of Jon Stewart, criticising DC over having a jewish holidays: how many jews are there...
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    Huge Econ News for Israel

    I don't think it made any difference to Israeli economy so far...wonder how predictive that report could be. I was there mid-2008 and may go again at end of the year. Didn't hear any particular boost related to oil or energy. In fact the economy gloomed similarly to the western world during...
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    Why do you need to know why?

    this is very true. the work is best done without wondering where it come from or where it's heading to but the hear and now. but the idea that news is explainatory instead of predictive is new...and seems valid
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    Energy trader interview - looking for tips / advice

    I have recently worked as a physical trader, that's what your potential job sounds like. And if it is mostly shift work. Having been in the bank's trading floor before I can say that this is very different from the like of Wall St, or London City. In essence it's operating job rather than...
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    Do females make better traders?

    I agree to the post on the first page, that if everything else be equal,one should hire the woman as she proved to have achieved more than her man counterpart to be there. The only potential trouble is women tend to like people around. So I've seen young women in sale trading roles a lot more...
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    Working as a Junior trader

    I would recommend against the Master of quantitative finance by UTS - if this is what you are doing. Obviously it will equip you with math curriculum. However the people I know did it are quants, those who don't like quick reaction, risk averse, etc. Such speak for the aim and target group of...
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