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Karl Denninger of The Market Ticker has a pretty good argument for the collapse of both Apple & Amazon. The main point I think he makes is that Amazon will eventually get crushed by margin compression & that Apple won't be able to maintain their massive margins they currently enjoy...

I don't think there is any pure play CL substitute. USO seems to mimic the CL percentage move daily but only in a directional way. It doesn't correlate well long-term -- I assume because of contango issues. Why not just buy the E-mini crude contract (QM)...

Here is the official hours of operation (from my IB TWS application): Trading_Hours:_September_28,_2011__Calendar Regular_Trading_Session __08:30_CST_-_15:15_CST_(06:30_PST_-_13:15_PST)____ Total_Available_Hours __15:30_CST_-_16:30_CST_(13:30_PST_-_14:30_PST)...

I have a Samsung Droid Charge on Verizon and I usually get 10-12 Mbps here in Berkeley, CA. I've gotten as much as 18 Mbps in SF. I've heard in Manhattan you can get upwards of 30-40 Mbps. So yeah it is very fast. I like it.

I have a Samsung Droid Charge on Verizon and I usually get 10-12 Mbps here in Berkeley, CA. I've gotten as much as 18 Mbps in SF. I've heard in Manhattan you can get upwards of 30-40 Mbps. So yeah it is very fast. I like it.

Yep. Without a European TARP the French & other European Banks will continue to bleed. Go long FAZ (-3X Financials). I doubt there will be anything coming from the EFSF out of Europe so just short the banks on every uptick.

I agree with zdreg that keeping the current business makes more sense than trying to get more customers who don't really want to be a part of IB. I have IB and I love it. Its way better than any other broker I have tried. My question is if they have no need for expansion then WHY ARE THEY...

Interesting that your approach to dating amounts basically to "insider information." I like it. So you don't think Mystery (Erik von Markovik) or Style were better PUAs then Jefferies? Admittedly Jefferies is the one used NLP as a tactic to score with women quickly, but Style (the author...

Nothing like after the fact analysis. LOL! Good to know the CRAs are ahead of the curve. Again. Actually from what I have read all 4 large French banks are pretty much toast.

I think you are probably right about the relative strength of the Spanish banks -- certainly vis a vis France & Germany. Because of the short-selling ban in Europe I just went short EWQ & EWG. I should have probably just shorted the DAX futures but the overnight margin is very expensive. I...

He also has a lot of good analysis of other European banks as well. He seems like he is pretty well informed. I started reading him in early August and I've been short Europe ever since. I really don't see how they can resolve the problem without a TARP-like entity. They have the EFSF but...

The best analysis I've read on the French Banks is from French blogger JP Chevallier: http://chevallier.biz/2011/08/french-gosbank-tsunami-risk/ The Tier 1 capital ratio of the 4 largest French banks is 3.7%: BNP 3.7% Credit Agricole 4.4% Société Générale 2.0% BPCE 4.6%...

DAX down 4% in 15 minutes: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-25/asian-stocks-gain-on-economy-u-s-futures-fall-on-apple-yen-strengthens.html I wonder if it was just flash-crash like scenario or is there real trouble coming to Germany. I heard that the CRAs might downgrade Germany's...

Buffett is part of the PPT so it is just a donation to the PPT fund. Anyway BAC will need $50-$100 billion in order to raise their Tier one ratio so they don't go belly up. Or they could be bought by JPM or WFC.

No surprise there. The butler economy for Chindia continues. Or should I say the servant/coolie economy. Neither India nor China make anything original. They are very good at copying things. I was born in India and I can tell you the culture of India is a huge impediment to change. I...

This quote is amazing: In another disturbing finding, the GAO said that on Sept. 19, 2008, William Dudley, who is now the New York Fed president, was granted a waiver to let him keep investments in AIG and General Electric at the same time AIG and GE were given bailout funds. One reason the...

Amazing that people would buy this turd at a market cap of $3 billion with only $30 million in revenue. Hillarious!

No. The TD Ameritrade confirmations I get only state the date and not the exact time. However if you log onto your account and go to: Accounts>History & Statements>Transactions and query the trades in question it gives you all the data in detail: 06/29/2011 12:27:26 Sold 100 OCZ @...

I run the mobileTWS on my Samsung Droid Charge and it is pretty smooth. Once you set it up the mobileTWS is very fast -- at least on my Droid Charge. The only thing I wish IB would do is make the charts with candlesticks in stead of just lines. They even have their Booktrader with a...

Forex trading on IB is pretty good. I trade it occasionally. Their FXTrader module is pretty good and their pip spread is very good well at least for the major pairs -- I usually trade the YEN/USD or the USD/EUR and the spread is 0.5 to 1 pip. Just be carfull of the leverage which can kill...