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    Usd/chf

    I think that is true for the most part but there is the potential for the CHF to trading more in step with gold in times of geopolitical troubles. Or maybe a more tradable way to think about is that it if the CHF decoupled with the Euro that would be the first relationship I would look for.
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    Recommend any Diversified Commodity Funds??

    I am not recommending them but you may want to take a look at Tricycle assest management. They do managed futures with priciple garanteed by a Canadian Government agency such as the Canadian Wheat Board.
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    IB Charts

    Thanks Steve, that worked.
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    IB Charts

    Is anybody else having trouble getting charts tonight. It doesn't appear as an option when I right click or when I look on the menu. Has IB discontinued the charting service? I am trying out a new computer but I doubt that could be it. Anybody know something I don't?
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    Iraq War: Projected Cost $1 - 2 Trillion Dollars

    If predict there will be between 1 and 100 points scored at the super bowl this year. A horoscope gives a more precise forecast.
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    Questrade for new Canadian Investor

    I don't think your going to beat interactivebrokers but you should check out Disnat Direct. When I was looking to short Stelco they had it on their short list seeming well in the bankruptcy proceedings and the rates were pretty good. Also if you had an interactivebrokers account you could...
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    Expected CB intervention in the gold market

    Here's a way to look at it The macro markets that central banks are commissioned to stabilize tend to either be in one of three states. The first state is stable which is ideal from a central banks perspective. Low volatility in currencies and interest rates allows people to invest in the...
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    CME Currency Volume - Who provides it?

    Wrong. This is a popular misconception. I don't pay anything for my charts with interactivebrokers. You don't really think someone would pay just to have charts?
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    Chart Reading

    I am not a huge fan of TA but here is a site were they show a live video of a chart while a trader explains what he is doing. He is likely cherry picking his charts but I still find it quite interesting http://www.trading-strategies.info/
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    Exponential growth

    If you took a good trader who was trading 200k account and gave them 10 k and said "If you can turn this into 15K in three months I'll give you a million dollars and if you lose it, well, no big deal", I think that they would find the task quite easy to complete. It is easy for a good trader...
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    Opinion on CFD ??

    Direct Access to what? The CFD firm is the market. There might be a situation if your are British and for some tax or hedging reason you would want to trade CFDs but otherwise stay clear. It is likely that a lot of these firms are like some of the the cash FX firms that try to bleed you account...
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    Usd/cad

    I like most Canadians think in terms of how many US cents it takes to buy one Canadian dollar. The cash currency market seems to insist on trading in inverted numbers from my perspective. What make it even worse is that the futures market does it the "right" way. Has anybody else watched ROBTV...
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    Approaching Prop firms/Arcades

    Thanks, I sent you an email
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    New IB Commissions for High Volume Stock Traders

    Thought I'd bump to see if I could get a response during primetime
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    Usd/cad

    Just be careful of an energy sell off when the pit open in reaction to the Russia/Ukraine dispute.
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    New IB Commissions for High Volume Stock Traders

    Okay a few questions. What is "CAES"? There doesn't seem to be a fee schedule on the website. Same thing for "AEB". I have never even heard of "AEB". What about track? I have tried a bunch of symbols but it doesn't come up for any of them.(I think I might have the track/CAES mystery figured out...
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    Approaching Prop firms/Arcades

    I guess I need to do a better job of explaining how I intend to trade. To start with I would figure out what my risk capital for that month is. I would the set out to buy just out-of-the-money calls with that money(futures options on ES). I would average into my position based on what I thought...
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    Approaching Prop firms/Arcades

    Those of you who have read my posts will know that I am a big fan of long option trading. I like to use long options to limit risk and profit from trading the underlying in congested markets. I have been doing this since August 2004 with an IB account. Before that I traded credit spreads...
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