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    100% Consumption....Zero Savings....

    savings rates correlate with savings account interest rates, generally. ppl look at a 1-2% return and compare it with the historical performances of the stock market and real estate. in fact, if you invested in either in the last 3 years, you probably have done pretty well. the problem, however...
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    FT Short View: Dow 6,500

    and which turning points has mr. klein been wrong about?
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    Unemployment rate is down -unbelievable!!

    libertad, a flat tax? that's a nice idea, but i don't think it's coming any time soon. they couldn't even reform social security. a flat tax is an even bigger change than private accounts, considering that the argument for it isn't as immediately relevant to the american public as social...
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    Unemployment rate is down -unbelievable!!

    excellent, common sense points hydro.
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    Unemployment rate is down -unbelievable!!

    Zook, I amend the statement so to "private sector jobs". source: merril lynch... "Over 40% of all private-sector jobs created since 2001 have been in housing-related sectors, such as construction, real estate and mortgage brokers." what's worse... <b> "Over the past four years...
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    Rydex leveraged funds: worth it?

    the leveraged rydex funds, inverse and long, seem to lose value over time. is this a result of rydex zapping the investor/trader with commissions? is it a result of the declining value of options as we've seen volatility dissapate? i am talking about funds like cusip RYTPX, inverse sp...
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    Unemployment rate is down -unbelievable!!

    housing is accounting for a huge number of jobs. 30-40% of new jobs are "housing" related. a house of cards, if you ask me.
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    books on legal and operational side of starting a hedge fund?

    this one looks pretty tasty... Hedge Fund Agreements Line by Line: A User's Guide to LLC Operating Contracts (Paperback) by Gregory J. Nowak
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    books on legal and operational side of starting a hedge fund?

    it looks like a decent book, but does it cover legal and compliance?
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    books on legal and operational side of starting a hedge fund?

    Hi gents and germs, any books out there on the legal and operational side of starting a hedge fund? is see this one: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/9627762644/qid=1120704005/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_ur_1/102-8006286-9748914?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 and this one...
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    What are the top Hedge Funds in the world?

    total profit
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    What are the top Hedge Funds in the world?

    thanks petro, but not a member. can u cut and paste the list of top 100? thx
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    What are the top Hedge Funds in the world?

    I know Bridgewater and Tudor...
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    Hedge Fund interview questions

    answering tricky questions correctly is great, but i've come to realize that once you've reached a certain level of intelligence marketing, sales, and connections are vastly more important than ones ability to perform well on logic tests. do you have the people skills to assemble a fund? do you...
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    pit trading...why?

    thanks...a pit guy i know thinks he'll always be needed. is he delusional?
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    John Henry--The Next Blow Up ??

    i think 87 was flat the best year for Henry's orginal system. you can check it out at iasg.com. he made 35.80% in oct, and around 129% for the year. his system either chose different markets or traded much differently than dennis' crew. a 25% loss was painful last month, but par for the course...
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    pit trading...why?

    pit trading has always interested me. some questions... 1) why would one pit trade when electronic exchanges are available? 2) do pit traders put up their own money? 3) how does a neophyte get started pit trading? 4) if you become a successful pit trader, what's the pit trading...
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    calculation of equity indicis

    thanks opm. with the index data set i'm looking at, the open pricing seems to be an indicator in its own right. i am just wondering if it is selection bias.
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    calculation of equity indicis

    risktaker, thanks. the odd thing is the data shows the open the same as the prev close about 90% of the time for almost every index ...except when large gap ups and gap downs occur. what would be the cause?
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    calculation of equity indicis

    would you or anyone happen to no if pre-market activity is "officially" factored in to an index's opening price?
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