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So should all American futures traders open accounts with brokers in Canada or Europe?

Excellent points. Thank you for your post. What do you think of RJ Obrien? I was under the impression they are a pretty safe firm. Any other firms like RJ Obrien that have been around forever?

What are the safest futures brokers? MF Global and PFGBest have me worried! Besides selecting a safer broker, is there anything else a futures trader can do to keep their money safer?

What type of cell phone should I get for international travel in Europe? I would imagine it would be an unlocked GSM quad band phone. Unlocked so that you can use a local SIM card. GSM is the most commonly used network technology. Quad band would allow the phone to work on more networks...

The central banks have been flooding the world with liquidity for decades. It wasn't a problem in the past, so why is it suddenly such a huge problem now?

Didn't happen in January 2009. Production costs for the biggest producers are probably close to nothing.

oil prices are high because prices are determined by speculators at digital casinos. if prices were determined by producers and consumers at the negotiating table prices would be 1/3 to 1/5 of what they are today.

Pardon my ignorance, but does the Fed REALLY buy tons of ES and SPY to drive the market up? Or are you guys just joking around?

Jim Rogers isn't a billionaire from what I have read.

What are the largest fortunes ever made by INDEPENDENT traders? By independent trader I am talking about someone that only trades their own money. Not someone that manages other people's money. Obviously lots of hedge fund managers and money managers have gotten very rich from trading but...

If a financial transaction tax was passed in one country wouldn't it simply result in all the trading volume moving to other countries that don't have the tax?

So with the iPhone you can talk on the phone and trade on TWS at the same time? The iPhone has no problem multitasking like that?