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Jim Rogers is quoted as living in Singapore in several news sources, and appears with a Singapore backdrop whenever he is interviewed these days on TV. If he has a home in HK, be great to see a link. At any rate, even Singapore costs more than Manhattan now, both in rent and price...

It's a challenge for a CTA to find a distribution channel through which they can reach an audience. If Baron were to create a moderated area where posts that add no value are removed, creating an acceptable environment for CTAs to talk about what they do, that might be something. What I...

Yes, I think RIEF was designed to capture market share from index allocation not the absolute return allocation. My read of it was beta exposure at superior sharpe ratios. It's a clever pitch when you think about it, especially when all it means is throwing in some expired strategies with...

Aaron has always made positive and helpful contributions to the board. And anyone who has spent any time managing money for others understands the intense pressure you are under when you've lost money. Hope 2008 works out better for you Aaron.

... A former high-ranking official of the World Bank in Islamabad who requested anonymity acknowledged that both institutions were all too willing to make additional loans on the vague promise that corruption would be reined in. "We made a mantra out of the phrase 'good governance,"' the...

.... In an interview in Geneva, Elisabeth Salina Amorini, president of Societe Generale, said the Pakistan contracts had been the subject of an internal company inquiry. But Ms. Salina Amorini, a 42-year-old lawyer, said the company had reorganized its government contracts division under a...

... Part of his discomfort stemmed from her success in fostering a favorable image for herself in the United States, as a staunch foe of Muslim fundamentalism, a relentless campaigner for the rights of the poor and -- a point she stressed in her Harvard speech in 1989 -- an opponent of...

... Bhutto originally kindled wild enthusiasms in Pakistan with her populist brand of politics, then suffered a heavy loss of support as the corruption allegations against her and her husband gained credence. In an interview at her fortresslike home set back from Karachi's Arabian Sea...

HOUSE OF GRAFT Tracing the Bhutto Millions A special report. New York Times January 9, 1998 Bhutto Clan Leaves Trail of Corruption in Pakistan By JOHN F. BURNS ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A decade after she led this impoverished nation from military rule to democracy, Benazir Bhutto is...

What do you guys think of a holiday doing some skiing and trading from the Alta Badia area? What's the best town for that? Cortina?

When someone sells you AAA paper with A yields and you think you are outsmarting the world ... well, guess what ... l

Maybe the OP is thinking of when a talking head on TV says something like "the S&P futures indicate an up open". The perceived total value of US corporate equity is always moving around 24 hours a day as we humans get bombarded with news and events. Think of the stock market as a little...

what would also be interesting are polls on how many ET's are 1) left handed vs right handed 2) homosexual vs heterosexual to determine bias

Cramer is probably one of the few talking heads out there that actually has a clue and has actually managed money successfully in the past. The public ought to be grateful for his presence in the otherwise vapid environment of financial commentators. The plain fact of the matter is when...

Anyone can recommend a good place in Europe to trade and ski for the winter? Trading US markets should give you a good couple hours on the slopes in the morning. I guess requirements would be 1) availability of rental apartments 2) close to good skiing (duh) 3) things to do other than...

Is there any way to receive these important updates by email? I'd rather be bombarded by a list of updates in a daily bulletin from IB than be notified only when I check ET.

I think the more important questions are how much liquid capital you have, what your standard of living costs a year, and what is your best estimate of a largest loss that will come with a target of 15% return a year.

If women select men for wealth and stability, and if we assume wealth is positively correlated with intelligence, then what we have here is de facto eugenics. Society is self selecting genes for intelligence. We already pursue some low level form of Gattaca. Men select women for beauty...

Noticed that the FDAX and FESX contracts for Sep still have more volume than those for Dec, unlike US equity index contracts that have already rolled to Dec. So it seems like the dominant volume stays with the front month right up to expiration. Anyone know the explanation why?

Real life trading of your method on a significant portion of your net worth consistently for a few months to a few years. And records to back it up. That's all that's required. Everything else (paper trading, competitions, system ranks) is mostly bullshit to be swallowed by the gullible...