Search results

Ya my sister was down there.. no blackberry service... You might find some dump internet cafe using pirate radio..

Just because they bond defaults doesn't mean the bond goes to zero.. obviously it gets a big haircut but bondholders have higher priority in a bankruptcy event than equity holders... You might get 10-30% on the dollar. In the case of a default of a Country's bonds, a lot of times they...

You need a business plan that addresses the following: 1. Do you have Tested strategies? These could be systematic and backtested, or discretionary and valid given certain expected outcomes that you have calculated in advance - say trading options on a given event.. (you're own or others)...

All this reminds me of my visit to Turkey in 1999.. In the slow period before their financial system collapsed, they needed a scapegoat to keep the fear/faith in Turkey's people intact... That was the role of Abudallah Ocalan...imo. Everyday for the entire summer, he was on trial. Really...

The thing about Mr. dotbomb that I find odd is he is always talking about failure to deliver in equities.... but doesn't he know about failure to deliver in the bond Market...?? That is the real elephant in the room. ... Failure to Deliver in the Bond Market can provide coordinates for a...

I didn't know gold was a cure for a housing bubble...

I can see it, 2 billion people being introduced to something called a US Dollar... Stuff it down your throats so you can pay the bills and the debts already incurred by a fiat money debt system. The current problem in the US is that the mode of propagation (money velocity) is geared towards...

CFDs are likely for crooks.... not for retail punters... You can imagine that an offshore CFD dealer can offer some benefits to insiders or hedge funds with issues of meeting holding requirements or difficulties in finding shares to short..

www.globalresearch.ca and a few other sites have articles providing the same comments... The rise of Islamic banking has offended many well placed people as well..

Ya Peters is right. I had an interest in philosophy before I got into trading. I might as well had an interest in collecting stamps.... its useless. You overthink, rationalize.. You'd be better off with a good depository of music or film knowledge...(the reason being you start to see...

Thanks Ash. I used to follow Heebner's fund until the credit crisis reared its head.. Interesting statistic.. where did you get that data, I'd like to find out more if I could...

People are already on strike.... since 1968 apparently... Where do they go? They go to work for the GOVT...

well, you can trade your opinions, you're opinions, and you're opinions... Somewhere you're emotions will come in and fuck everything up.. They've already done studies that determined that the vast majority of systems traders never follow their systems... so you could easily infer that the...

Exactly... feels like "family planning"

Fear is the new Greed. But to clarify.. people fear missing out 4 times more than they fear losing...

The volatility SMILE :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPV5PrgUw9A I saw this episode.. hilarious show. You have to watch it once... Beyond that, you'd need help..

They just announced a new model for the Wall Street Elite - "The Ponzeer" Special feature "Investors in the rear mirror are closer than they appear" And the spare tire contains $100,000 in 50 dollar bills for a quick escape.

GM Vehicles for 2012: "The Bailout"* "The crusader"* "The liberal"* "The Kickback"* " The H-IPO"* "The Corvetible Bond"* "The Obama"* "Loss Leader"* "The Outlier"* "The Special Edition "NICKELBACK" *All options include the Default, Bankruptcy, and Chapter 11...

Books on productivity have provided me with some insights.. Getting Things Done... good one to start with. Also: A lot of times you get more from a single article than an entire book, because books are rarely prescient, but articles and interviews tend to be. I spent too much chasing...