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Why is this relevant? Thought we traded with cranium's. Implication here is that we trade with another body part.

Your first post reads like you place the blame squarely on "this Administration." Clearly no other Administration has ever placed a burden on future generations. If Americans can never look past this political duopoly in which the either/or blame thing plays out endlessly then the country...

Heh-heh, fuckin' Bloomberg. Going the way of CNN. Much of their data is shiite and their reporters continue to make asses of themselves. By all means purchase a terminal at ridiculous prices and with a long-term contract.

Rice was a good example of using contrarian public opinion to pick a top. When the media started squawking about rice inflation we were less than 2 weeks from a top. When Sams' Club started rationing rice due to public panic buying, it topped it. You didn't even have to look at the chart to...

Taking some Dec hogs long here for a trade and short some Oct puts. The flu issue is serious but not this serious. RT is that live or feeder cattle you're using?

Seems like the whole production world is hedging by shorting December hogs.

Anyone should be aware that the trend is towards more government spending and more government jobs....under both parties. Your statement is racist in terminology and ignorant of established facts. Obama may end up adding more to government job rolls, but so far it has been proven beyond...

At least we know Dustin is telling the truth on his Profit/Loss thread posts.

The game is considerably less than zero sum. For every loser there are two winners: the counterparty and the brokerage. Costs are huge when you consider the volume that many traders do. Tuco was a relatively low cost firm too.

Hi Mr. Shill: Your rant would make sense if these firms didn't advertise to newbies. The fact is that the downside is insurmountable given the terms of the deal for people with little to no experience. People with Echo backgrounds put the numbers out there regarding contributions and fees...

Out most of that long hogs trade for about a nickel. Bet they go higher but the initial reaction is done.

Taking a try on long hogs here. Dafeeder what are you using to screen the options? I assume you're basing overpriced on implied vol?

Last I heard (about 4 months ago), Echo asked for $5k with no overnights, or $10k for 6:1 overnight and perhaps 20:1 intraday. The unfortunate component is the monthly fee of around $500, which eats up your contribution in short order if you aren't bringing in the bacon. These guys used to be...

Lots of vol in OJ today, prolly a top for now. All this drought silliness must be priced in and I'm short but carefully so.

I believe They will always cite "security" as the need for exclusive use of military aircraft. Congress has hubris of which we can only dream. They've locked down the entire airspace over D.C. to assure their safety. They cite the need to travel on private aircraft for security reasons...

Anybody looking to short OJ after this cold front passes? There's a report out on the 10th re: crop conditions, but I think the market is discounting this now.

Perhaps the best deal out there is Berkshire itself. Its pretty cheap, and you can get it even cheaper through a proxy like a closed-end fund (ie. US: BIF) that is selling at a discount to NAV.

Obviously the market was discounting the American Socialist Solution of bailing out Citi. Seriously though, metals have to react soon to this endless pumping out of liquidity. Gold and silver both are subject to fairly substantial bouts of illiquidity during off-hours in North America, but...

That's why IRS Commissioner Pleasonton stated: "I regard the (income) tax as the one of all others most obnoxious to the genius of our people, being inquisitorial in its nature, and dragging into public view an exposition of the most private pecuniary affairs of the citizen." He realized...

I'd like a couple of opinions from experienced traders regarding the difficulty of trading certain instruments. Futures aside, and I realize they are fast and tough, what is the opinion of people here on the difficulty of trading high beta equities vs ETF's? Do you find it more difficult to...