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"Opportunistic reasoning and practical experience suggest me"... That you should keep apologizing... For trying to hitch a FREE RIDE.

In addition to porn surfing... You might consider Zombie BotNet Herding thru your neighbors open WiFi connection. There's more money in BotNet Herding than trading.

On the floor, yes. But a better word is "ruthless". I spent time in a futures pit... And did not have or want that level of ruthlessness. But "upstairs trading" via computer... this does not apply. You can make a LOT of money by grinding out small profits... And it "feels" completely...

Forget about competing with these guys. This does work for the small firm... But you have to be a talented quant with decent infrastructure. If you are not doing a LOT of scalping into and out of positions... Then you are leaving about HALF the profits on the table. There is also a...

For those of you that still believe in the Tooth Fairy... Please read the last paragraph: "But the SEC has also allowed exemptions to the modified trade-through rule--too many, according to Selway. There are already exemptions for derivative trades, benchmark trades, stopped stocks and print...

The ONLY question is: What can you do about it? The answer is precisely nothing. You will never even be able to get enough information... To have a case... Let alone the resources to take something to NASD Arbitration. Even if you got that far... They would just settle with you for...

There is such a thing as an experienced accountant. Getting professional advice on ET... is completely irresponsible. Anyone in your family have cancer? AIDS? Radiation poisoning? I have no medical experience... but I'm sure I can give you advice.

This is exactly correct. In Eastern Europe and Asia... The "political elite" are above the law... And it is their "right" to control and rape the country. Human life is cheap = zero value. Benazir Bhutto and, say, Yulia Tymoshenko the new PM of Ukraine... Are very, very similar...

Most pro trading firms... Like those employing classic market making strategies... Or a classic quantitative relative arb approach... Had off-the-charts profits in 2007... And are praying that the VOLATILITY lasts well into fiscal 2008.

Silk puts up 3 intelligent posts showing an understanding of the muni bond insurance market... And YOU post this HOKUM... That is not worthy of a smart 12 year old.

People who claim not to "work hard"... Or who trade part of the day... Or are not deadly serious and focused... Are total PHONIES and will fall by the wayside. If you are not a workaholic... Just f*ck off... Because you have NO future in the business world. Actually... Scalping...

IB's official position is that you can go f*ck yourself.... Unofficially, try rolling back your Java 2 or 3 versions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80lLU5-yji8

IB Business Strategy In Action Keep padding those 55% profit margins... At the expense of systems and service... And always blame the Customer.

IB Management Decision When IB goes down because of cheap, non-redundant systems... And the Customer tries to repeatedly log back in... The account should be frozen for a Penalty Period.