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Like I said, don't own DB and never have, although my point is valid regardless of and completely independent of my past stock holdings. Also never have seen any quantification of this derivatives exposure you speak so much about. Still waiting for that, along with the 850 page annual report...

I actually don't own a share of DB and based on my personal interaction with their mid-level employees vs GS I'd invest in GS if I was interested in investing or in that sector. I do like to call bullshit when I see bullshit though. As I correctly predicted, you, like several others on this...

I'm an entrepreneur so I love thinking about things just a little bit differently than the "I've been doing this for 20 years" types I compete against. So take off that narrow experience hat and open your mind for a minute. If a flood comes through and destroys a bunch of cars, guess who is...

WTF does "political correctness" have to do with DB? You're not in your safe place echo chamber here, everyone isn't going the yell "amen" when you throw out your buzzword in an utterly meaningless way. Is DB refraining from calling black people the N word and gay people faggots or saying they...

The company that makes whatever it is that's being insured?

If you ever live in a small town you'll find all kinds of folks who make it their full time job to mind everyone else's business, no social media required!:D

You're right, SoCal always was a lot worse and although I haven't been lately I'll take your word on it!

So first, IB doesn't offer forex trading to U.S. retail any more. So you can't be in the U.S., why would you be protected by U.S. law? Second forex is OTC trading. If you're trading OTC your doing a bilateral deal with your counterparty. There are no trading rules other than the ones you both...

I found HI traffic far worse than the Bay Area. Plus no mass transit options except The Bus which was stuck in the same traffic as everyone else.

It turns out there was a slight tie-up at customs, but I happen to be the brother-in-law of the chief customs agent in Lagos (long story). If you PM me, we can set up an arrangement to get that money cleared and on its way to you in no time!

Yes. If you're connecting via ssl (the "secure" lock will show on your browser and the address will be https:// like you see here on ET) then neither a random dude at Starbucks or a nefarious fake server operator will be able to intercept your traffic any more so than if you used a VPN. If you...

Actually forex is an interesting asset class if you have the ability to step away from being a punter. There are far fewer prop traders/hedge fund types in forex than in almost any other asset class. There are large players or groups of players who are "professionals" who participate with goals...

It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. If you don't, then everyone grouses about "Why the hell did the CEO make $X while the shareholders suffered a 40% decline?" It turns out that a lot of research has been done on incentive alignment and share price is one of the least worst...

Well I run a software firm. Does that make me a "computer expert" or someone who blindly follows such "experts" without actually understand how networks and security work while self righteously lecturing others? Here's the thing about VPNs, you're giving yourself an illusion of protection in an...

To use your analogy then, I should wear my flak vest and Kevlar helmet whenever I leave the house to walk around my safe neighborhood or my local University. There is such a thing as being a paranoid fool. Relax and enjoy life. And don't flatter yourself, the rest of the world could give fuck...

And it's expired!

I personally place orders that size and am definitely retail, that's $300,000 notional and depending where the contract was it could be only a few thousand dollar investment (i.e. if a contract is at 95 and you could at most lose 5, the contract value would be only $15,000). So your fundamental...

I do have to admit that during my time in the military I retreated into an absurdist line of thinking frequently to help me deal with the institution. It's much more bearable when you can laugh at the absurdity of it!

You're maintaining that the spreads are absurdly high. Fast data feeds and co-location aren't what allow spreads to remain absurdly high, if that was the case then every stock and option that's traded by HFT would have absurdly high bid/ask spreads and of course the opposite is true. Lack of...

That is true. However the fact of the matter is that there are plenty of jobs in the economy as a whole. I know several rooftop solar installers who have a hard time getting enough labor despite paying above market for the type of jobs they're offering. The key problem to me is that the coal...