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    USB 3.0 Speed + Intel 320 SSD is early

    OK, intel x25 are not the fastest SSD. Are they still the most reliable?
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    ‘HFT is killing the emini’ S&P, says Nanex

    At the time I wrote the post in quiestion, half of the people I knew in the financial industry were on vactation. When the US downgrade hit (after my original post) some had to cut vacations short. Yet the O.P.'s question is why volume was low during the first two months of summer. Seasonality?
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    Penson sale of UK Clearing

    I believe IB clears themsleves (at least in the US markets).
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    There are some big riots going on in England right now

    Not sure about crossbows, but bows are a good choice. Despite their formidable stopping power they are considered sports equipment, not weapons. Same as baseball bats and golf clubs.
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    There are some big riots going on in England right now

    I think this time a reply would be fully warranted as it's zdreg who replied to your post.
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    There are some big riots going on in England right now

    lionking, I completely disagree with you. Assuming the police are highly trained professionals acting in large organised groups, they should not have reason for excessive force. In the UK only a small number of trained marsmen in the police carry a gun. As a result there was just a handful...
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    There are some big riots going on in England right now

    Haha! Looks like you have nailed Lucrum.
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    ‘HFT is killing the emini’ S&P, says Nanex

    Or reduction in market depth size can be due to summer. People are on holidays. Note the chart reflects data only since May. I wonder how it would compare to the same period last year.
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    buy dividend stocks on high margin at cheap borrow

    Bying 1-2-year bank bonds could be equally rewarding. Unlike stocks there is no chance of substantial appreciation... but then you get all the money back at the maturity (provided the bank doesn't collapse). For people in no immediate need for cash, bonds pay substantially more than a typical...
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    There are some big riots going on in England right now

    With the quality of care many NHS dentists provide, it's no wonder so many people would rather lose teeth without professional "assistance". Given the difference in pay between government-financed and private sector, all the better dentists go private as soon as they get 2-3 years of...
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    i would be greatfull of advice for my new computer

    Hi, my guess is you should be fine with this computer but I haven't used the platforms you are looking yet. So, in al honesty, I have no idea. With this model you will have to buy a video card as the motherboard supports only 1 monitor... If you want to used TVs it's better to get a card that...
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    USB 3.0 Speed + Intel 320 SSD is early

    Are you connecting a wireless card via USB? I thought most of these didn't even support USB 3.0 Did you notice any difference?
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    interactive brokers demo

    You can add a new stock in demo. I just tried. Click the row in which you wnat to add the new stock in the column "Underlying" (in the default configuration it's the first column), type in a ticker, click Tab (as Codex suggested) or Enter and click "stock" in teh drop-down menu that pops up...
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    Android vs Iphone

    You are right! I posted the above without looking deep into it. Only some applications require "rooting". In fact, there are a number of independednt online app shops that sell Android apps.... unlike Apple who want to sell all iPhone apps themselves. I understand if you are savvy enough you can...
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    Intellectual property is dying. Free movies and TV shows.

    They can't stop it because they don't have a contract with the maid regarding what persentage of revenue they get. The actors' trade union rules say that if a person says 6 or more words during the movie, they are "an actor" and are entitled for a percentage (the exact value is negatiable) of...
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    C# vs Easy language

    I thought AmiBroker didn't even support EasyLanguage. Are you confusing it with Tradestation or MultiCharts? P.S. AmiBroker is a charting/backtesting platform, not a broker despite the name. You need a platform with realisting simulated execution on tick data. If you trade this often for...
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    CME electronic corporate membership taxes

    You really need to ask an accountant, ideally the one specialises in traders. Tax treatment may be different depending on whether trading is your main occupation, whether the company has any business besides doing trading that otherwise you would do on personal account, whether it employs...
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    Intellectual property is dying. Free movies and TV shows.

    Statistically, most "malware" comes from visiting dodgy Web-sites (and often being tricked into downloading dodgy software). Given most malware is targeting the PC as a dominating platform, using Safari, the MacOS default Web-browser, helps. I haven't heard of malware embedded into MPEG files...
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    HSBC Plans to Cut 30,000 Jobs or 10% Jobs

    In case someone is ignorant, HSBC means Hong-kong Shanghai Banking Corporation. http://www.hsbc.com/1/2/about/history/history How much more Chinese can you get?
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    Max. number of symbols via API

    If you want data only every 5 minutes, the cheapest solution is to avoid "streaming" (which is usually every tick) and just download historical 1-minute data every so often. Then you need fast dounload speed. So, eSignal would probably be the best... but if you ar etaking a trial, compare it to...
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