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    Paint drying over at FTSE

    I completely agree. Very depressing. Look at the Dow...stuck in a 1-2% range for the last 2 weeks *again*. So, it's like, nobody wants to sell but nobody wants to buy either. I say bring on some CRISIS! Anything, 'cause I'm having a hard time staying awake with this exciting market. Funniest...
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    How to change from futures book scalper to longer term trader

    I've encountered similar circumstances in the past with regard to big changes in methodology. What I usually did was *completely* or to whatever extent possible remove ALL the tools used in the prior method from all screens. Charts, order entry, even *hide* stuff so that you just cannot go back...
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    Change of Pace: Looking for advice...

    What kind of returns have you made for this client? How many trades roughly? From which date to which date and how will this client handle drawdowns? Also, remember, depending on who this client is, once you leave your current employer, this guy may feel he 'owns' you since he's all you got?
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    Why the drop?

    'They' want to give the little guy another chance to buy the dip!:p
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    Long non profitable periods

    How long have you traded the system and were the parameters optimized? If so, do you ever optimize? How long in terms of time is the current drawdown?
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    Stock trader moving to emini futures - advice please!

    Here's an interesting story...I was 1 of the first to trade the small cap ETF's when they first came out back in late 2000 and the spreads on IWM and IJR back then were virtually FIXED all day at 20cents! But those things were moving, if I'm not mistaken back then, like $2-$3 a day. There was...
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    what's everybody's trading style?

    Can you elaborate on how you accomplished that? Lots of leverage, 1-2 securities, bet it all on 1 trade? Thx!
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    calculation of equity indicis

    Most data services use #2 to calculate just about all cash data indexes. Also, some introduce a 15 sec to 5 min delay on the quotes depending on which index, hence the ''opening'' exactly at yesterdays close in many cases. None of those opening quotes/prices are tradable btw!
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    calculation of equity indicis

    NO! NEVER!
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    quotes stuck?

    Yes! Nothing from dtnIQ or QCharts.
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    What are acceptable Performance numbers

    How did you pick these 100 stocks? Was there some criteria built into the selection process that you can explain without giving away your system or are these 100 stocks some public index components?
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    Say it aint so Miss May!!!!

    I suppose pretty soon they'll the MAL, as in 'Multiple Agent Listing'. This way 4-5 agents will work to 'sell' your house! How else to even have each of those agents sell 1 house/year?
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    margin call question

    With FX, you're probably betting against the 'house' anyway, so they don't *really* have any losses in the long run. It's a good game for them. The small pikers always lose against modern bucketshops.
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    IV plummeting?

    Just proving that buying options is for suckers. You can't win.
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    Quadriga's Baha on bloomberg tv at 11:39

    Henry is just not using the 'program' developed by quadriga. :p
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    Quadriga's Baha on bloomberg tv at 11:39

    Yeah, right, and the earth is flat too.
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    Quadriga's Baha on bloomberg tv at 11:39

    Yes, but *exactly* what did they do to achieve that 'record'? That's what you don't know and why the whole thing looks so suspicious. A lot of scams out there.
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    An Accountant's Journal

    'Trading' Dow stocks? Might as well put your money under the mattress. That crap doesn't move!
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    Is the SEC trying to eliminate day trading

    Are all brokers enforcing this new 'rule' and can someone post a link? Thnx
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    Centennial Specialty Foods (CHLE): gained 59% on NASDAQ today. Too late to get in?

    If you like mom and pop businesses, just give your money to your ma and pa! Plain dumb thread.
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