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    bid ask price jumps as soon as you place your trade.. huh?

    Algo peeking......:( :mad:
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    In honor of one of the greatest icons in world’s history – Mandiba

    The "Halo Effect" should be gone by Monday morning. :eek:
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    Obama gives order to all public US buildings to honor Mandela

    It can distract people and the media from ObamaCare for a few days. :p :D
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    Volatility

    ...... that would be sigma! :eek: :p :D :cool: :)
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    Is Santa black?

    Are there any black students or faculty at IU? :confused:
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    Volatility

    1) Margin changes occur "after the fact". :eek: 2) I keep an eye on the implied volatility and sigma. :cool:
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    hedging question

    1) You'll have some "protection" in the event of a seasonal Christmas Rally. :cool: 2) The market ought to be "weak" the first few days of January with carryover tax selling. :)
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    Here's The New Ranking Of Top Countries In Reading, Science, And Math

    Our "orientals" are better than those orientals. :cool: :p :D
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    Here's The New Ranking Of Top Countries In Reading, Science, And Math

    1) Poland outranks the USA in all 3 categories? Dang! :eek: :( :mad: 2) How would the USA rank if you removed the "underachieving minorities" that a lot of those other "homogenous" countries don't have? :confused:
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    Why CME Jan 14 soymeal price is so firm?

    The "usual" reasons.....high livestock/meat prices, South America won't be a "player" until their harvest, the USA harvest might have produced beans that have lower than normal meal content compared to the oil content and there could be expectations of colder than normal weather in the US soon...
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    Getting out of trades too early

    1) Everybody goes through "that". Reality is different than expectation. :cool: 2) Objectivity and logic are "easy" when you're out of the market. They disappear quickly when you have an open position. :) 3) Targets are "arbitrary". They can distract or blind you to what the market is doing...
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    New to daytrading

    1) Difficulty on that other guy's part doesn't mean impossibility on your part. :D 2) You have to be willing to learn "everything about everything" soon and then get rid of what's useless. :) 3) When you shorten your time horizon, you have to be able to identify and act quicker compared to...
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    Amazon Prime Air Drone delivery

    "Larger" drones will snatch the Amazon drones out of the sky and steal the deliveries. :eek: :p :D
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    Limited whiskey sells for nearly $4,000 per bottle

    It's on the way. :cool:
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    Limited whiskey sells for nearly $4,000 per bottle

    ?..... What? Is it actually just a blend of Jim Beam and Southern Comfort? :confused: :eek: :p :D
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    Mississippi River still shut after fuel spill

    Wouldn't it be easier and faster just to throw a lit match on the spill and "clean it up" that way? :confused: :D :p :eek:
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    Cost to crush a bushel of soybean

    Isn't that "normal" for this time of year with harvest completed and a desire to whittle down the supply? :confused:
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    Valley Girl With Big Ideas

    Just how I like my women,.....hot and dumb. I can work with the slightly saggy boobs too. :cool: :p :D
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    Futures opening price

    1) The dots?...... It's my manner of answering questions. :cool: 2) Did you graduate from Cornell in Iowa or New York? :confused: :D
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    Do Investors Get Put For Free & Traders Write Puts For Free?

    1) ?.... ??...... Are you "sure" of what you're asking? :confused: 2) You don't know.......what you don't know. :eek: 3) At the risk of confusing you even more, do you realize that to be "long" an underlying position is the same as being "long" a call-option AND "short" a put-option. That's...
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