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    Paris Hilton Jailed!!!!!

    http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/17/paris.hilton.ap/index.html Hilton will be jailed for about 23 days of a 45-day sentence and will be separated from the general inmate population, authorities decided after reviewing her case. The shorter sentence reflects an expectation that Hilton...
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    URGENT, Secure Device Required for TWS

    Can someone from IB comment on this?
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    Pictures of your trading stations

    ess1096 Nice setup. :) Which display card do you have for your Dell Dimension? Does it provide dual-DVI support?
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    How do you feel about IB's new IPO?

    You clearly have an investor hat firmly affixed to your scalp, rayl. :) To paraphrase Benjamin Graham, in the long run the stock market is a weighing machine. In the short run, it is a voting machine. Voting is of course not the same as valuing.
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    How do you feel about IB's new IPO?

    532 employees (IPO prospectus p.118). The 2006 net income of IBG LLC (as defined in the prospectus) is $734.2 million. Valuation is in the eye of the beholder. Nonetheless, it's sensible to at least study the basic facts and numbers before forming any "opinion." Have you read IB's...
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    SPX Credit Spread Trader

    Thanks, atticus. Your comment motivates me to read thru IB's prospectus this weekend. :)
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    SPX Credit Spread Trader

    Interesting. Any corroboration, atticus, other than IB's IPO prospectus?
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    Solenga Capital's promotional brochure

    Hi all Would any ET member be kind enough to upload a copy of Solenga Capital's promotional brochure? :) http://www.dealbreaker.com/2007/03/testing_brian_hunters_patience.php Thx.
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    Jim Rogers Refco litigation result

    Hi all Would anyone happen to know if final judgement has been issued in Jim Rogers' litigation against Refco over his commodity funds?
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    CFTC FCM financial data

    Hi I'm trying to understand the significance (if any) of the figures in the last two columns (#8 and #9 on the right) of FCM financial data published by the CFTC. http://www.cftc.gov/files/tm/fcm/tmfcmdata0611.pdf For example, when examining the numbers for Goldman Sachs Execution &...
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    downrivertrader remembered

    http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=77219&perpage=6&pagenumber=37 Nov, not Oct, but it was still a "bold" call...
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    Anyone trading Currenex via MAN Singapore ?

    Joerg: Would you happen to know if Man Singapore pays credit interest on Currenex account balances which are: (1) not used for margin purposes, or (2) used for margin purposes toward open positions and, if so, at what respective rates (tiered, presumably?
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    1GB vs 2 GB RAM

    Hi, all I plan to buy a Dell Precision workstation with a Core 2 Duo CPU, and would appreciate some input on how much RAM to use. Previously, I thought that 1 GB RAM would be more than adequate. However, I've recently read that it's a good idea having 1 GB RAM for each CPU or core for dual...
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    NECC DDR2 RAM: 533MHz vs 667MHz

    Thanks for your clear and helpful comments, gnome.
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    NECC DDR2 RAM: 533MHz vs 667MHz

    I'm thinking of buying a Dell workstation with a Core 2 Duo CPU (which has a 1066MHz FSB). However, the company only offers NECC DDR2 533MHz RAM to go with it, but not NECC DDR2 667MHz RAM. The alternative is ECC DDR2 667MHz RAM. Since I'll only be running trading and charting client...
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    Tracking Currency Pair ATR

    Does anyone know of a web site which facilitates the tracking of currency pair ATR (Average True Range) for different durations (14-day, 20-day, etc)? The closest service I found is http://www.mataf.net/en/analysis-volatility.htm but more comprehensive data would be useful. Thanks for...
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    ib's margin rates incredibly low

    Hello, cscott Sorry but I still don't follow you. Do you mean USD/JPY or another Yen pair, and did you buy or sell JPY? What exactly did you do to close the position yourself during the day? Cheers.
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    ib's margin rates incredibly low

    Hello, cscott Sorry but I'm still confused. Can you be a bit more specific about what the forex trade was? How did you open the position, and what did you do to close it? Cheers.
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    ib's margin rates incredibly low

    Hello, cscott Sorry but I'm not with you. How did you manage to lose money? Would you mind giving an indication of the magnitude of your loss? Cheers.
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    ib's margin rates incredibly low

    Hello, cscott It would be helpful if we could learn from your experience. Can you possibly say a bit more about the issue you were trying to resolve? Cheers.
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