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1. I have clients who used to keep well into six figures in their futures accounts - since the MF and PFG fiascos, they are keeping just a fraction of that in their trading accounts. They are also keeping multiple FCM accounts - if one of the clearing firms requires more $$$ they can wire it...

Not personally, but I have heard high praise indeed from a few contacts at spread-oriented Chicago prop firms.

For the January 22 Group Webinar, we will be covering and updating certain intermarket spread combinations - particularly for the European stock indices and interest rates.

One slot just filled - contract executed today.

We can also assume that Michael Moore has limited combat zone military service as well.

This is all that matters to Hollywood executives: Box office opening weekends: Valley of Elah $133k Rendition $4mm The Green Zone $14mm Lions for Lambs $6.7mm American Sniper $94mm.

Meanwhile, Jane Fonda tweets that she loved the movie. You can tell that Michael Moore never saw the movie, because torturing and killing children with power drills and using IED's by the same logic would be considered "cowardly". Personally, I considered the book profoundly pro-war and in...

CME Intermarket Metals Spread Ratios show 2 Platinum versus 1 Gold with a 65% margin credit. http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/metals/precious/platinum_performance_bonds.html?marginsTab=INTER#sector=METALS&exchange=NYM

DRW also has likely the biggest OTC Nat Gas Options book - substantially bigger presence than Timber Hill from my understanding.

Look at how brutally today's high of 51.27, and indeed the $50 handle in general, was rejected by the market in terms of fair valuation. We will need to spend considerable time settling above $50 for that valuation to become the new accepted reality.

We all take losses. Hell, yes. On a regular basis. If a person requires absolutes, trading is definitely NOT the place to be.

I'm sure you'll see quite a bit of spec short covering at $40, some support, commercial users buying even more strips and even a modest correction for a period of time. But my own personal past commercial and HF experiences in the energy markets has led me to the "path of pain" theorem when it...

We all take losses. Hell, yes. On a regular basis. If a person requires absolutes, trading is definitely NOT the place to be.

I'm sure you'll see quite a bit of spec short covering at $40, some support, commercial users buying even more strips and even a modest correction for a period of time. But my own personal past commercial and HF experiences in the energy markets has led me to the "path of pain" theorem when it...

You have the most intelligent, constructive posts. Especially since you're so strong with oil/distillate fundamentals I am always learning something useful and you're my number one follow.

Well, commercial users ( eternally net short business model ) are buying calendar strips like crazy. Once the short specs have covered the producers will be selling again. The more time we spend in these price ranges, the more accepted the new valuation reality becomes. Sellers need buyers...

Let me tell you about a Cotton Spread I had on a few years ago... stop limit order with fifteen tics never had a chance in a limit up day. It's tough to lose your week, but when you give up your month in one day - ouch ! Thanks, Louis Dreyfus. You managed to get Glencore's Head Cotton Trader...

I think the better consideration is your selection of names/ instruments to be traded, a viable strategy in terms of entry/exit/risk/position management that fits those names/instruments, and trade execution abilities and what kind of platform and ECN infrastructure you realistically have at...