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I love it! Mind if I make that my sig?

I am pretty sure futures (and commodities for that matter) are not considered "securities" in the regulatory sense.

LMAO! I hope your market predictions are as accurate ;) you'd be very wealthy! :D

aaah OIC, thanks for clearing that up

I wasn't implying that it was, just saying you need to be employed by the firm. Regardless of who sponsers you, of course you can quit immediately after passing if you want, and many people do. They may then charge you for the exam though. I am speaking in general, as I don't know specifically...

And he can take you with him. It looks like you think if a guy blows up, that it doesn't affect you. Not true, and a very DANGEROUS assumption. We are talking about 10-1 or 20-1 leverage here. 20-1 means a 5% drop will wipe out the trader. Think about that. That means that anything more...

from nasdaq, here is their market share a/o april: Date ATS Trade Volume Apr 2002 Instinet 12.5% Apr 2002 Island 2.8% Apr 2002 Redi-Book 8.6% Apr 2002 Archipelago 5.9% Apr 2002 B-Trade 2.3% Apr 2002 Brut 3.7% Apr 2002 NexTrade 0.3% Apr 2002 Attain 0.3% Apr 2002 MarketXT 2.6%...

Apply for a job at a brokerage firm and ask about series 7 sponsership. Many firms will sponser you for free. You of course, need to be working for them though, since to do otherwise, as was already pointed out, is an NASD violation. Typically, most places will let you sit for the exam in about...

Anyone know of a good source of historical option data? I am looking for historical bid/ask (a/o close) and this might be asking too much, but what about historical open interest? any links or help greatly appreciated, thanks!