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did you recently install new ram? if yes, it's very likely that the ram you bought isn't compatible.

i bet you a billion dollars that harvard endowment would be down more than 50% if it needed to convert all those private equity investments into cash right now.

only 12% of the fund is facing withdrawals and he needs to halt redemptions? this shows that the -5% return ytd is highly suspect. i am certain that 95% of institutions generate their "smooth" returns by buying illiquid securities so that they can mark their own pnls at the end of each month.

the casinos in atlantic city are a joke compared to the ones in vegas.

what are property taxes like in michigan and what's the cost of utilities considering there are nasty winters?

the problem is nobody will get elected if he says these things. he has to say the same bs that BOTH mccain and obama had to say to get elected. that's why things will never change. people who want to do the right thing will never get elected to a position of power so that they get to...

he is the real reason why citigroup got bailed out.

it's all about doing well together and not doing well together. that's why we are where we are now.

what do you mean when you say prop and how would an arrangement work there? i thought you have to bring your own capital to prop firms. and how does the arrangement work at a private fund? what i meant is that i'm not actively looking or something, but i've been thinking about how and why...

not talking about me, i'm just asking a question because the arrangement doesn't make complete sense to me. it seems to me that the trader wouldn't want such an arrangement unless the fund is willing to start him off with a significant amount of money.

i guess what everyone wants to know is this: if citigroup files for chapter 11 today, will everyone be able to close all their positions and withdraw their money in full tomorrow?

well if the he is a "contract trader" then just treat him like a contractor/vendor. he's a business vendor. you pay him as long as he delivers the goods. does anyone have direct experience with these kinds of situations?

in addition, suppose you have a fully automated strategy. won't you need to put your strategy/software onto their computers?

i don't understand how it's possible for a trader with a rule-based strategy to trade for a fund without giving away his strategy. first, does the typical arrangement involve full disclosure? second, even if full disclosure is not required, you are still trading the firm's account. the...

can customers choose which bank he wants his money to be held in? here's a ranking of the largest U.S. banks http://www.money-rates.com/largestbanks.htm 1) Bank of America 2) Citicorp 3) JPM Chase 4) Wachovia 5) Wells Fargo 6) Washington Mutual 7) HSBC Holdings 8) Suntrust Bank 9)...

i'm looking at the daily chart for ES. i'm trying to interpret it the way b1s2 would interpret it.

well since the daily trend is down, this should be a fake out.

doesn't this mean you're a long-term buy and hold investor? i know you said before that you average around 60% per year in your trading account. what are your returns for the total portfolio (trading account + non-trading account) one more question on the weekly chart. the macd looks like...

20% of your tlnw is in the trading account. you're shorting equities here. 80% of your tlnw is outside the trading account. you're buying by dollar cost averaging here. i don't understand what you're doing.