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they should have come out something like sub-SPY (sub-division of SPY by factor of 10 like GLD and gold futures, so the retail money can participate in.

housing market moves in 10 years cycle. the recent cycle peaked some time in Oct 2007, if history is a guide, then I'd wait until 2012

if you've waited until now to make the decision, then don't do it. if you wanted to be a daytrader that bad, it was your passion, like researching 16 hours a day on the market, thinking and dreaming about the market.... you'd have find a way to pursue the life of the daytrader a long time ago...

BIDU was on fire today, even for its OTM Jan calls. I hope you didn't miss the boat.

I just have another question. Could you go over the AMZN option trade that you made last Friday? it seems at the time you sold the calls, the time value dropped approximately from 4.28 down to 3.68, even though the premium went up to 4.65. this increase was contributed by the gain in the...

thanks. I noticed the volume of puts on the trade was quite low. I assume you haven't had problem to get out of your positions for this type of trade? (like trading a low-volume stock).

neke - just for my edu, would you go over again on how the BIDU options trade made profit (BPJVB)? I think it was a long put trade? for the strike price of 410, but during that day (Oct 8 or later), BIDU never dropped down below 412, and the premium was $8.54 I believe. Thanks

Thanks men.

I notice IB charges about 5 different fees such as Gateway Fee, Activity Fee, Execution Fee, Clearance Fee, SEC fee . these fees also seem pretty high. Please tell me how IB charges these fees (they charge them by trade, by day, quarterly????... Thanks

just wonder what type of trading vehicle Wall Street Daily Futures is? where is it traded? who's the market maker? please point me to the website that provides quotes.

cascade of failures: 0) suppliers to collapse 1) triggering more job losses in service businesses like banking, car dealers, restaurants, gas stations, home improvement businesses... 2) Straining the cities and states bugets 3) decreasing in tax revenues (both state and fed level...

probably, the direct cause is from those piggy babes (they look so innocent , but they carry a deadly virus). do you know Mexico is one of the top US trading partners? what're the consequences? pigs got flu, US' economy will also become blue...

didn't he aspire to be the governor of NY state? I don't know if I agree the "incredilbe feat" really made him appear to be brilliant! or the act was a cheap shot for laying a foundation to pursue his dream on the expense of the FED and the Treasuries, even American public's); what good will...

if you want to know more about JC and his operation from someone else's perspective other than his own, go get this book , not a bad read! "Trading with the Enemy: Seduction and Betrayal on Jim Cramer's Wall Street" by Nicholas W. Maier JC has reached to the point he doesn't care for what...

I think we're not out of the woods yet. VIX will continue to drop down to 30 level in the mean time, then it will rebounce back up to test the old high in the next six months (probably, it won't reach the old high, but percentagewise, it'll be pretty good. The catalyst to make VIX jump this time...

If he's any good, he could ask for his job back (he could have burnt a lot of bridges on the way out...) :)

and Labor Day! http://www.markdcook.com/index.cfm?page=Cook's-Views-From-The-Barnyard-2009- Cook's Views From The Barnyard 2009 I frequently gaze out over our farm land that stretches in every direction from my trading office. I am prone to pontificating and that vision of...

"two things that are certain in this world: tax and death" one still pays tax on one's coffin tax to death

perhaps, you might want to give SEC a call to tell them to update their registration database.

we should have a law that mandates US president to balance budget or propose a balanced budget during his term in office. economic security is as important as national security! this type of discipline will impose rules on the president from resckless spending sprees ; yes, Reagan was a...