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    Huge Gas Leak in Manhattan

    Just a question....but I'm curious since I totally think it threw the market action this morning....but could a small jet/plane/helicopter flying over the area and dumping fuel...cause the bad air today?
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    Matlab with TWS interative brokers

    Great thread...I never thought of posting here for MATLAB questions...thanks for the api info. Do you have any experience hooking matlab up to yahoo finance, or using the financial toolbox? It seems like a major step up compared to using tradestation, hence why I've been spending time using...
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    Backwards Britain

    Wow....theres a ton of jobs in London and so many can lead to bigger better positions...sure theres lots of starting positions but you're right there next to the big boys with many firms. Is there something being left out of this story? Perhaps no work VISA, being 5'3 in height or some...
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    The stuff hits the fan tomorrow!

    I remember as a kid watching my dad read the "Financial Meltdown is coming in 1987" then of course 90, 93, 95, 2000.... going long publishing might have been the only good bet. sure everything has a downturn but I've made just as much money in down years as up years....and arent worldwide...
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    Massive US Dollar Sell-Off On The Way: What To Do?

    Thanks for the advice Magna...would you recommend Metals in the ETF form or Futures contracts? Although its just a factor of leverage I would guess, but whats your opinion. Thanks
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    Massive US Dollar Sell-Off On The Way: What To Do?

    Short the Dollar.... Invest overseas, Germany and Japan are due for a move up after 10 years of dormancy...they are showing signs of growth. Germans are finally getting accustomed to the Euro inflation changeover. What about US manufacturing for over seas markets...they'll be more price...
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    Wow. I found 2 gems of a stock.

    INAP has been a great performer for me...and much more for the future.
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    Your worst drawdown ever?

    20k in one day...daytrading a penny stock...INAP. It took me a year to make it back with some extra....but thank god did I LEARN and get a wake up lesson back then.
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    POLL! What Magazine's do you subscribe to?

    WSJ NY Times LA Times PressDisplay.com 350 Intl'l newspapers online, searchable The Economist Jake Bernstein Network World Info Week E Week all the Ziff Davis Tech Journals The Kirk Report - Online Wired The New Yorker GQ Slashdot.org - Online
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    Chicago Area Prop Firms

    Are there any firms specializing in Arbing the markets? Is that even a viable thing...or is it covered by the blanket term of Spreading. Just curious since I know a ex CBOE spreader/arber....whos quite successful and learned on the floor I guess? Thanks
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    Whats up with TRADE THE NEWS??

    I've been charged from 150 to 175 to 200 a month...just depends on what you negotiate with them...they're also a big slow on their billing, so they might bill you a few times and take months before you get your money back. What does everyone think of their service? Worth the money? Any...
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    class action against FXCM

    Sure we've heard this happens everywhere...could I ask why you just dont move your FX trading somewhere else...although I know FXCM is quite large and offers some "Security" in their size. What sort of numbers are you doing....to be hitting requotes and big slippage?
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    Former LTCM founder returns to fray

    How fun to be able to trade like crazy and get bailed out by the US Government. Who here has seen the NOVA pbs special on the LTCM ordeal.
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    Who is buying Ford

    China?
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    java using 200 MB of memory with only tws

    CHeck versions and reboot your pc....it might help. Java can really slow down so pay attention to it before your quots start running a minute behind the market. possibly try an older version of Java, and also kill the auto update process java runs in the background.....
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    AMEX versus NASDAQ - manipulation

    I'm following a few stocks on AMEX, and everyone complains about the unfair pricing and market manipulation stocks on the Amex experience...and the goal is to move to Nasdaq because its more honest. Does anyone know the reasoning behind this sentiment? Thanks
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    Yahoo Messenger slows down computer

    Skype seems to have the best audio quality and it works anywhere...check out the skypein feature....for 40 a yr you can get real phone numbers around the world
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    Interest Free forex brokerages?

    I noticed in your last sentecne you wrote PICS and some discretionary authority....could you explain what the methodology is....or is it just as simple as carry trading a currency that trends up longterm because it has the higher premium.
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    X-Trader problems

    X-Trader should almost always be working...check with your broker, and if they dont have dedicated TT techs...they suck, there is too much to TT...for some broker to deal with usually. In terms of upgrading and doing more for clients and all the money they make from clients...its not as...
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    Pictures of your trading stations

    128 pages and counting.....damn
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