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a natural "flight" response to something that is going to explode.. in case some don't get it..I am referring to the credit/stock market/housing bubble.. I read that when the Sun dies, it will first expand a 100 times then explode, then shink to a white dwarf...may be that what we are...

ACRARY he's the One.. after contributing so much and enlightening us on trading system , I think he deserved a mention, To be frank, out of all the people mention on this thread, only his post have infuence my trading. Of course, I have fun reading some of the other posters, but I...

the dolloar is already out of control!!! euro at 1.275..wow... I am glad I am not holding any $USD ..:) I have to agree with bluehorseshoe, it's probably not going to some bigmouth's fault this time, they are all sticking to the "strong dollar, low interest rate" talk, (how...

well..the hedge funds was also around in 98 or 2000 or 911 but the market still crashed, although not on a 87 scale.. a crash like 87 is going to happen sonner or later, it's in the probability distirbution so it's just a matter of time b4 it does, and I am saying it's 04 because the...

does anybody smell something 's wrong??? I wasn't trading during 87, but from what I understand, there are strong similarities in current condtions at this very moment ...it's not the same in many ways, but I think some of us can feel that tension, something is simply not right..a...

IT'S NOT OK.. http://www.financialsense.com/Experts/2003/Kotlikoff.html check this out..

the BOJ is running out of money for this fiscal year and once that happen, it's going to fun..

capital inflow sounds like a nice idea, incesead productivity..blah blah blah..as the author would have u believe... but what capital inflow is DEBT...that have to repaid ... current account defecit is simply borrowing against the future.. I don't see how that is good for america in the...

the hkd peg ain't going to break anytime soon.. the treasury has the world's 3rd largest USD deposit..( and they will print as much as money as possible to keep the peg..even if interest rates dips into negative.. they are happy to let the US ROB the hard-working HKers by...

I trade all the asian and european markets... the osaka nikkei 's tick size is too large for my liking.. too many whipsaws (the scaplers love it though), so I trade the n225 on simex.. it sort acts like a filter sometimes...may be you want to check it out.... stick with the HSI if you...

i am down 40k today..(was up 400k at one point) :mad: was down 530k(HK) last wednesday..got chopped to death.. so I am having a relatively good day :) it's all relative... :D

did anybody see the up-spike on the january contracts at 12527 aroiund 10am.. that was me...my series of stop(about 80 contracts) got triggered like dominos..I was careful about where I put it but there was simply no liquidity today, I can't believe I only got 10 contracts at 12500...I...

don't touch the HSI.. it's nuts.. you will get sucked dry by the electronic market makers(timberhill is one of them). how about a 100 point move in 10 seconds, try getting out then. happen just awhile ago. the liquidity is simply not there when it's moving, those damn market...

I brought the symantec vpn2000 for $499.. works greats..good security features too..

To continue with your analogy, you might note that chewing is just the first step in digestion, whether it's prechewed baby food or rock-hard slice of bread doesn't matter, your GUT still have to decide whether it's good for you or it's just (bull)SHIT, obscure to all of us ,our stomach does a...

I think the whole greed and fear (very subjective expressions) issue has been address by the psychologist, Daniel Kahneman,nobel prize winner for economicis this year, . trading is analogy of a "optical illusion" of our brain in dealing with probabilities, greed and fear that we...

Only the paranoid survive!! paranoid people make great traders..

I don't think IB will be offering taiwan anytime soon.. I trade Taiwan everyday and the exchange and its regulations are the worst(and weidest) I have seen. there are stupid regulations like a maximum of 300 contracts per account and max 100 contracts per order. Taiwan is also the only two...

I guess "equity related derivative" would includes the HSI, I know the market makers on the HSI is making a killing just by looking at my slippage on my stop orders which range from around 6 points to 40 points. Now I know who's on other side of my slippage. :p As for comission, I think...

by the way.. def..may I ask what sort trading IB/ or yourself do on the HSI?