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If George Bush is my leader not yours, who is your leader? Do you believe there was a legitimate threat from Iraq to the American people? If so, what was your suggestion for dealing with the threat? Would you be backing this war if the UN had agreed to another resolution authorizing...

Everyone makes mistakes in their lives. This is a big one by Gene in my mind. It refects on his tendancies.

What does this say about Gene's business integrity?

I used to be an ETG trader. Then left and went SLK directly out of a small office with two others. Now, I am considering going back to ETG as a customer because of the Instinet relationship and the imporved Gr8trade front-end. The only restauraunt in Chicago worth talking about is the...

Does Kenosha count? If so count me in.

Now that you brought it back up, you never answered my question. My estimates were that you had lease obligations that amounted to about $10 million. Under your scenerio that would put the trader's money at risk for the liquidating value. Add in all the yet to be depreciated assets and other...

Volume, I adjusted. At an average of $7,000 per month for 40 offices and three years it is $10,000,000 in obligations. Is that about right Don? I guess I am moving to Vegas. Beats the weather in the midwest anyway....

You're correct. How foolish of me to forget my one year in NY living with 4 of us in a 1 bedroom paying $2,200 per.

At 40 offices, and 5,000 per month rent and 3 years remaining on those leases, I figure 7.2million in lease obligations. Obviously, I am estimating these numbers, but my point is that the absolute number of $10 million you quote taken out of context of the entire balance sheet is not...

I am glad you asked. I am back from a self imposed exile from posting on these boards. I wanted to focus on my trading. Ever since my vacation last summer, I have been back in the groove so to speak. I felt that all the whining on these boards had taken away my focus to a negative area...

Don, I wouldn't look at "cash on hand". I would look at the owner's equity section and determine what is trader and what is owner. Cash is obscured because of the positions carried. I would also look at depreciation, leases and other potential claims against equity. Bright has 40 offices...

RobertMcLister, Good luck. Regardless of your firm's value or merit or profitability or even profitunity, the very fact that you are willing to sign onto these boards like Mr. Bright and respond to every whining complaint and rumor is more than the community could ever expect.

I interviewed with ETG, they hired me and I have made 7 figures. Big deal. I am sure that ETG (and all the other firms) hire people they wish they hadn't and regret turning away some they did. Silk's saying that firms should hire everyone or give everyone a shot is misguided.

The answers are all in the words of Jerry Garcia. But, He's Gone. Great Dead shows in Alpine Valley Wisc last weekend.

I was a clerk not a runner. I did out trades for my MM. I did learn a lot about integrity. If I am not mistaken, before Don became a marketing machine on these boards, in his previous gig he was a MM on the floor of the PCoast. What was his reputation there for integrity? How are you...

Now, we can get on with it... I hate 777. I hate responding to 777. I used to hate Don but I don't even care anymore. I hate the way the nerd salesman in the Borders near my house, the guy who thinks he is holier than thou as you buy books like Shakey, the Neil Young Bio or Playboy's first...

777, I believe enough in fellow man that I do give him the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise. How do you make it through the day with such bitterness toward people? Are you are so blind as to equate my believing Don with his answer to not knowing when to question someone in the...

Mr. Dinky, It feels great doesn't it? 777 If I were to question everything that anyone said to me all day I would never get past breakfast. There is a time and place to question things. If he is right you should apologize for questioning his integrity.

I hate conflict. I hate those who avoid conflict. I hate so good the brain freeze you get from drinking a Wendy's milk shake too fast if it is really cold. I hate wpmen in SUV's driving with a cell phone in one ear who won't get out of my way so I can get to the store and back with the loaf...

Let's get it straight once and for all so we can stop questioning Don's intergrity. We may not like Don as a person or a huckster, but to question a trader's word which is his bond is a BIG issue. Don said outright the answer was no. Let us ask Baron and then you can apologize to Don if you...