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    Trader P/L 2008

    I am stopped out around 1:00. +225 +1271
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    Direxion 3x Etfs To Start Trading As Early As Today

    If you trade a 3x leveraged fund with 4x intraday margin on a retail account then that's adds up to 12x margin - which approximates margin on index futures. A better idea would have been to create an 3x ETF based on the S&P 500 - that would've attracted huge volume. The 3x leverage only...
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    Trader P/L 2008

    No stock trading today and only 2 RTs in futures. I was done by 12:00. +518
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    Trader P/L 2008

    -325 +768
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    Problems with entering orders into IB?

    I switched to the previous version and my orders are going thru now.
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    Problems with entering orders into IB?

    I'm having problems entering orders too. I can't see my account value window either.
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    Trader P/L 2008

    Up around 1k.
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    Trader P/L 2008

    Wasn't supposed to trade today but with the volatility this high, its hard to sit out the action. Up around 1000 today.
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    Trader P/L 2008

    No trading in any account tomorrow - I traded recklessly today. +60 +50
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    Trader P/L 2008

    Added some more as I just couldn't sit out this monster late day rally. +1830 total
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    Trader P/L 2008

    Stopped out at 1:00. I closed out the ZN short in the overnight session for 350 but IB is not accounting for it so the total is actually +1200.
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    Remuneration for Seed Capital Providers

    I think you misunderstood him. He is asking about how salesmen that raise or introduce capital for him should be compensated.
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    Trader P/L 2008

    +1770 +175 Didn't daytrade futures today, tried to build a swing trade position in ZN (only holding 1 short). I won't be trading stocks tomorrow.
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    Remuneration for Seed Capital Providers

    Google Trailer Fee. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/trailerfee.asp Its used by mutual and hedge funds. Usually its a fraction of 1% paid quarterly or yearly.
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    Trader P/L 2008

    +1244 -360 No futures for Monday.
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    Trader P/L 2008

    No live futures trading today.
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    IBKR's CEO Peterffy Says CME Group Credit Swap Plan Puts IB at Risk

    The CDS market may be huge in terms of notional value but it is largely illiquid. I doubt there are daytraders or market makers in the CDS market (I hope I'm wrong). All it takes is one bad weekend headline to blow up a huge CDS seller (AIG style). CME members have put up $101 billion...
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    ABC's of the Paulson Bailout

    That was a great article AMT, thanks for posting it.
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    IBKR's CEO Peterffy Says CME Group Credit Swap Plan Puts IB at Risk

    If the Fed and Treasury are pushing hard for the CME clearinghouse then it will probably happen soon. That is bad news considering the CME Group is now the CME, CBOT, and NYMEX - if they miscalculate the risk no futures broker will be safe.
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    Trader P/L 2008

    Around +950 total.
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