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Busy day for the harbingers of change around the world. U.S. Draft Law Would Ban Most Trading in Credit Swaps http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aQwtZAoNG4GY CME Group's trading volumes could hinge on government rescue efforts...

The alternative to a new international order is chaos. Henry Kissinger

Whatever it takes to pretend to avoid deflation and-or depression is what IS happening. Here's from Swiss National Bank earlier this week: Where necessary, the SNB may also, for example, sell an unlimited amount of Swiss francs against foreign currency in order to prevent an appreciation of...

http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/12/15/story1.html http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2009/01/12/daily13.html http://press.freelakotabank.com/index.php

You got it mang! For every 10 ES points, add or subtract 1.25USD ( .03125, 1/32, cents per tick)

And therein lies the real problem in stopping this: FEE versus TAX. Coupled with a guarantee of new regulations and regulatory structures for all things financial.

You mean like the vote regarding the 2nd half of TARP? Or the autos bailout? Numbers and votes are back-burner for at least 12 months. Penmanship combined with lucid and well thought-out points stands out from the crowd.

http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2009&session=1&request=getBill&docno=453#latest_info DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL Use of gold by the state and local government. Requires the treasurer of state to designate one or more electronic gold currency payment providers to...

Wave goodbye to the "religion" of the markets gotta open, it's just gotta! If equity index futures are locked limited at 8:15 a.m. Central Time (CT) and remain so at 8:25 a.m. CT in the lead month futures contract, there will be a trading halt in effect until the commencement of Regular...

All metals trying to breakout :), for the short-term at least.

Foward splits are no better than reverse splits!

http://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aNbSSaVZXZ.M&refer=home Don't let the article title deter you. It is all about interest rate swaps. Soooo, destroy the last decade with interest rates near zero. Then, destroy everything else with a massive run-up. Numbers are staggering...

OEF http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/OEF.htm?qt=OEF OEX http://www2.standardandpoors.com/portal/site/sp/en/us/page.topic/indices_100/2,3,2,2,0,0,0,0,0,2,1,0,0,0,0,0.html OEF is an ETF, with stock-like pricing, liquidity, and payable dividends. OEX is an S&P index...

Firstly, the name is TURDlehead. Secondly, delude yourself into thinking an LMM is equivalent to an equity MM if you need a scapegoat. Whatever works for ya. Happy Holidays

From KCBT: Implied pricing on the CME Globex® platform integrates bids and offers, in spreads and their underlying contracts, to provide the most liquid markets and best possible prices. There are currently two types available, implied "IN" pricing and implied "OUT" pricing. Now read this...

spersky may be suggesting that a calendar week is a llloonnngg time remaining for this to unfold, or not.

This is related to the move to Globex from eCbot. For ags, it is has strong relationship with "implied" pricing, which is option-centric, and therefore melded with Globex price-matching algos for futures. Completely incorrect to consider this to be the same or even similar to an equity market maker.

There are no designated market makers for FUTURES. In this regard, ANYONE, whether a customer, a floor broker, or some agent or representative bidding or offering is a market maker. This is the basis of "price discovery". There is no requirement for ANYONE to buy or sell a minimum amount. There...

No. SPY is an ETF. ETFs of ANY kind are treated as stocks for IRS purposes. ES is a section 1256 (futures) contract.

Do you know what EURODOLLAR futures are? Do you know how to spell deficit? Bears do shit in your path!