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    Three 30 inch monitors... is it enough?

    I have found a 30" with vertical 20" either side is good as main focus area. Other monitors are above and to the side. I found 4 19" across way too wide. With 3 Dell 30" you can have them vertical split into 6 screens with software - if you don't need unbroken across 30" a cheaper version is...
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    Darvas or IBD?

    The passage where he is on a world dancing tour and is in Laos just never rang true. [yes, I know Saigon has an Opera house].
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    my god to start your oWn fund is it possible?

    Might be because they know how drawdowns are perceived. I know of a Fund that was one of the worlds top performing funds one year - but he got no new money because he was making his money in commodity stocks. Too volatile and it was not his speciality - a specialisy wopuld probably have...
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    my god to start your oWn fund is it possible?

    Actually a very good point but but I think it has to be something of an affinity pitch - the Palm beach set were outraged that he had ripped off his own. Also Madeoff had credibility from being head of NASD(?) in his presumably bona fide market making days used that Austrian woman married to an...
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    Pips vs Percent

    Original plan was to open account with IB in UK in GBP (where funds are) then convert to USD at their rates and send as USD to US IB account. Blocked by no longer being a UK tax payer - requirement for IB UK account opening. Also I have a vague memory you have to transfer in your originally...
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    Pips vs Percent

    Funds transfer across borders/currencies not trading. Banks rip for 3% per side so 0.2% aint bad in comparison. If you are a corporatev treasurer you can negotiate play them off - I am not that size.
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    Pips vs Percent

    Yeah, but I can afford to pay people to come and fetch me inside when it starts raining.* *English saying: "So stupid has to be told to come in out of the rain"
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    Pips vs Percent

    Thx. As I said it was a dumb question but I had a reason for asking it.
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    Pips vs Percent

    Needs to be done realtime in the window before I get quoted "your risk" for taking too long. Will set up a RT excel spreadsheet for this and yes it will include a percentage calculation which I should be able to program, but right now I am asking the question above and don't really think your...
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    Pips vs Percent

    Really dumb question I know - especially in light of my background but: Is 0.2% directly or roughly equivalent to 20 pips? e.g. if a broker is quoting me 0.2% away from interbank rate is that comparable with a 20 pips away from interbank quote?. TIA
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    Is option trading really profitable as a stand-alone trading practice?

    "options are a complete waste of money" Major Lawrence L. B. Angas 1936.
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    Any retail brokers w/Athens Exchange?

    http://the-international-investor.com/investment-faq/us-residents-open-foreign-bank-brokerage-accounts
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    Any retail brokers w/Athens Exchange?

    charles-schwab-one-account seemingly has Greece. Search for Golden Fleece over (assuming you can buy more than a select few). http://the-international-investor.com/brokers/charles-schwab-one-account
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    my god to start your oWn fund is it possible?

    If you are going after institutional money they pretty much won't look at you with less than USD100m and the appropriate 'infrastructure' - compliance officers etc. Also if you don't get to USD100m very quickly you are remaindered goods. If you can tap HNW contacts agree the above conclusion...
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    BRIC - the new emerging world superpower

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324299104578527000680111188.html#articleTabs%3Darticle How's that Brazilian miracle coming along now that iron ore prices are collapsing? :D Seems you are suddenly not as smart anymore. Not seen you posts telling us how Brazil is the next...
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    Broker with Good Spread of International Markets

    Fidelity, e-trade and IB offer some foreign markets.
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    Broker with Good Spread of International Markets

    Most of these Asian brokers are very expensive by U.S. domestic standards, right? # generally Yes For trading, many people actually use CFD's rather than stocks to avoid stamp duty taxes. # UK in particular - maybe other markets (CFD writers make their money somehow - can be via overnight...
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    Broker with Good Spread of International Markets

    From Phillip Securities Hong Kong "........there is a total of 23 foreign stock market that can be traded in our online trading system, including: - United Kingdom - Europe (EURO NEXT and Germany, Switzerland, Turkey, Finland, Ireland and Sweden) - Russia - China B Stock (Shanghai - B...
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    QuoteTracker To Be Finished End of 2011

    Look forward to it Jerry
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    Any retail brokers w/Athens Exchange?

    Only a selection of listed stocks available - seemingly the same with other exchanges. http://sg.saxomarkets.com/prices/stocks/stocks-available
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