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    Dial 'C' for Choppiness

    Didn't we already have one a few hours ago?
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    Triple Top Euro (Daily) Feb 1st?

    Triple Top Euro (Daily) forming?....or just a headfake before we blast through 1.50? .... Man, I've been fighting the euro all week (building a long position for todays news) thinking we would test 1.50 (or at least the stops above 4965+) after this second FED cut and NFP today, and really...
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    Bernanke says FU USD!

    EURO/USD: Yea i was hoping to see a push to test that 4970-5000 high in Euro today....looks like we got a top in place at around 4900.
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    Anyone know anything about Stark Investments?

    If you’re talking about the Hedge Fund headquartered in Milwaukee: Yea their a good fund and i've heard good things from people that work their and people that got some money invested over their. I know they do a lot of recruiting at all the WI universities (UW Milwaukee, Marquette, UW...
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    Trading Tournament strategy

    8 accounts...wtf? wouldnt you get disqualified if you're competing with 8 different accounts? If it's not real money anyways, why not just open one account and actually try to learn how to trade.
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    SEASON 2, thursday TV WALLSTREET WARRIORS

    I'm suprised one of them didnt scream out "GRECKO!!!!!" http://youtube.com/watch?v=iyJwdzmBShs Pretty entertaining show though....i wish they would do a Chicago season though - get some cme & cbot traders in there
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    hip hoppers begin property LIQUIDATION!!

    50 Cent made 400 Million from the whole Vitamin Water buyout (http://www.sixshot.com/articles/7220/) - i highly doubt he's selling as a result of the sub prime mess, and he cant pay the mortgage.
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    interview with 2 firms

    every other week i see threads about guys having interviews at Simplex....whats the deal with that firm, are they trying to expand and hire a ton of new guys, or do they have huge turnover so they always have positions to fill?
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    Cramer harrassing guests...

    Cramer's probably just pissed because Rick Santelli called him out this morning
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    They Did It .75 Cut..........

    Big Ben comes to the rescue yet again
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    Hypothetical situation about orders

    why would someone offer below the bid? people dont just give money away like that.
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    The National Football League-that was the week that was

    I can already see the Headlines....Favre retires after winning the super bowl and ending NE's perfect season.....almost a story book ending to a great career <I>(should it unfold that way)</I>
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    Can anyone recommend a good book on price action?

    'Mind Over Markets' or 'Markets in Profile' by Dalton http://www.amazon.com/Mind-over-Markets-Generated-Information/dp/0934380538/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200416325&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Markets-Profile-Profiting-Auction-Process/dp/0470039094/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b
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    lotto tickets on sale

    Trading about .16 bid last time i looked...doubled your money on those things...looks like the lotto paid off
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    The Options University

    just goto the bookstore and buy Sheldon Natenberg's book - Option Volatility & Pricing ($60)....this book is used by almost all the 'Option Market Makers' on all the trading floors. Then if you want some pre-made excel spreadsheet for all the option formulas get the book: The Complete Guide to...
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    Anyone work at Simplex Investments?

    There are tons of threads about Simplex (use the search)....I interviewed for them a few months back and I never really followed up with them (but heres some info i remember from the interviews): They have two firms, one that is their prop group (you get paid a small salary + bonus'....from...
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    YouTube - OpenOutcry Video

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    Prop options firms

    You just have to register yourself as a Floor Trader (with the NFA), sign a lease aggreement with the exchange - there is also a application fee and deposit (that you can get back after your lease expires), and some ethics classes the exchange will make you take. Then you just open an account...
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    The National Football League-that was the week that was

    Cardinals’ Rolle: Taylor's death was no burglary Childhood friend says player was ‘scared every time he was down in Miami’ TEMPE, Ariz. - Still in disbelief of his childhood friend’s shooting death, Arizona Cardinals cornerback Antrel Rolle vowed Wednesday to make sure Sean Taylor is...
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    Prop options firms

    You can trade at Simplex with less than 15k....i talked to them a few months back and they said a few guys started with only 7-10k and survived a few years. Also, dont forget about the monthly desk/data fees at the prop shops....most of those are at least a hundred a month. If you want to...
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