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say, aren't you ned flander's cousin? :p

I haven't read it yet, but does that mean that they will lower margins if the price is too low? I love free markets!

nah, it was all skill!

This is the whole point, I UNDERSTAND why it happens, but it shouldn't be referred to as volatility because its NOT. I understand its IV, and I understand IV drops on rallys and rises on selloffs. I understand that its the premium people pay etc, but a TRUE IV should move the same regardless of...

Retard: listen, if its truely a volatility index than it should spike on +400 as much as -400. Clearly it doesn't do this; yes I know why, but thats the whole point. its NOT a volatility index.

vix = volatility index. Really has nothing to do with volatility, should be fear or something. Look at yesterday almost +400 dow day and vix is way lower. I understand how its calculated its just annoying that its called a volatility index and its anything but. Plus when people on tv talk...

I wonder if the swings in Manhattan, like stock, are higher beta. Since the feeding frenzy of the last few years was driven by leverage on Wall Street, this let them make unsustainable gains (ie highly leveraged bets that paid off); likewise, with the credit spigots or at least not as much...

these numbers are seriously getting worse; note how in the latest series they are short $60b, no doubt fed went from doing injects of $$ before to taking crap collateral.

ive been thinking solars will be the next bull market.. when it starts!

u need colateral to use the discount window!

I think their phone system has a problem. I usually call back in 5-15 mins and it works.

agreed +1

is this discretionary or automated? I've been trying to figure out your strat PFool, no luck yet (well, nothing wtih a decent avg gain per trade/tradable with slppage + comm). But your posts sometimes give me ideas to backtest so I'l keep trying!!

Only in early stages of a bull market I would think, don't think we're there yet! How often do markets bottom on good news?

Too bad the American people don't have that option when they screw up. (You know, to buy time) :mad:

Hi, I don't normally comment on this because I do really feel for you; but the reality is that Americas believe its their right to live better than you. So, for comparison purposes, its not really justifiable because your supposed to live an inferior existence compared to "us". (Why I...

No, because the creation of availability of credit doesn't mean people will take it. Even if the credit to buy houses was as loose as it was in previous years, comparatively less people are likely to take a loan because the prospect for appreciation isn't as great. Japan printed like crazy and...

I'm going to short but waiting for dow 12800 area i think your way early (well depending on your time frame). Good luck. Im scalping from the long side till that level

Ironic with your screen name, eh?

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/news/0803/gallery.real_stories/index.html Truth, or propoganda? The median income of a family in the US is $45k. How good/bad are things out there? State your title, industry, and any insight you have!