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    Anyone else short 30yr bond? Trading all time highs 5/30/12

    I see we pierced 151 this afternoon, how is that working out for you Ho?
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    How do you obtain credit as a trader?

    NO CREDIT is not that big of a deal with landlords, BAD credit another story....you better have a really good story for them and be prepared to pre-pay 6-12 months.
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    How do you obtain credit as a trader?

    Some landlords will take pre-payment of 6 months - year upfront and/or extra security. Get a guarantor or use a company called Insurent that will guaranty your lease for ~ a month's fee. Mostly larger landlords take that)
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    Word on Oliver Velez?

    Any reason you dug up a 5 year old thread on Ollie The Snake oiler? Do you have any recent experience with him or just trolling?
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    Futures Hours Monday

    Big money is in East Hampton this weekend BBQ'ing and drinking guy.
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    Pristine Prop Trading Education Program

    NO...NO...NO! Paper trade on your own with no money on the table, if you are able to break even after a month, put $2500 in a futures account and trade very small with proper risk management. You mine as well lose your own money vs. lining this snake oiler's pockets, if you blow up and...
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    Why is buying physical currency expensive in the US?

    Check on the website of your bank, they sometimes have reciprocal arrangements with other banks overseas to save the ATM fee. You also need to notify your banks security department that you are going overseas, or you will be shut down after one transaction.
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    Why is buying physical currency expensive in the US?

    Your best rate is going to be on the ground, NOT the airport in Europe and not in The US. There are Cambio booths all over any major city, just shop the rate a little. The dollar has strengthened Vs the Euro the past month substantially, so why worry about pennies? As far as Visa/MC is...
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    Was trade execution illegal or just unethical?

    True story, a zillion years ago, bought 100K CPQ and should have bought 100K CD on an institutional desk. We used to call CD "Compact Disc", the trader heard Compaq.....ooops. Wound up owing the customer a print in CD and made money on the CPQ error. I did not discover the error until he gave...
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    Market makers

    Somebody still has to clear the trades, even if there is a BUYER/SELLER for a like amount at an agreed price. If Hedge Fund A trades with Hedge Fund B in a Dark Pool, it is not free to both sides. You can trade with any number of ECN's without a market maker. Why am I even responding to...
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    Was trade execution illegal or just unethical?

    1)What stock, and I will look @ the quotes/T&S? 2)What date was it executed? 3)I assume it is a sell, since you did not specify? 4)Who is your broker/what platform are you using?
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    Why folks lose money daytrading ES

    Ninja Trader is "real".
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    Why folks lose money daytrading ES

    ES is as liquid as piss on a plate almost 24 hours a day, get a real platform/data provider!
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    Facebook Bankers secretly cut revenue estimates in the middle of IPO

    Call it whatever you want.... this will be a MONSTER class action suit against Facebook/MGS, and anybody that held it during the first few days of issue will be eligible to collect a few bucks back in a few years. The NASDAQ fuckup with order reporting is another situation.
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    If you bought FB and have held all the way down, lets hear your logic

    I somehow doubt this, but then again, nobody posts real trades on Elite Turd!
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    Taxing / Broker Question w/ FX trading.

    Trade section 1256 contracts, 60/40 capital gain split. I see you have done a lot of research on the matter.
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    facebook ipo - opinions - play by play - keep it brief

    It may just go straight to the OTC BB PINK sheets!
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    facebook ipo - opinions - play by play - keep it brief

    There will certainly be a few class action suits popping up in the next few weeks for non-disclosure of the numbers change during the road show.
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    Recent Graduate looking for Prop Trading Opportunities in NYC area

    Have you considered networking through alumni that have jobs at these so called "better firms"? You are not going to much help on this site other than being shot down, very few folks on here trade or have jobs if you have not discovered this yet.
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    Recent Graduate looking for Prop Trading Opportunities in NYC area

    You can get FREE data from Zen-Fire, set up a demo account with Mirus Futures. Actually, eventually you will have to execute 5 RT's/month for free data, or they whack you $25.
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