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I just built my own machine. My advice would be to go local. Find the best computer shop nearby, tell them what you want, and the price will be lower then a dell 7 times out of ten. This is what I just got: E6600 Asus P5W deluxe Crucial Ballistix PC2-6400 CL4 (4* 1g) Seagate...

Yes I plan on upgrading to a raid set up later. So far my worries about Vista have been over done. Every piece of software I have tried so far has worked fine. Most programs are still 32 bit but vista has no problem running them. Of course I have only tested it for one day so I may still...

Who takes the other side of the CFD trades? Was it CMC? Thanks

Were you using CFD's with them or just plain stock? If you used CFD's what is you opinion of them? It has always sounded like bucketing to me. AAA30

After reviewing the input here and from a few other sources these are the main parts I decided on: E6600 Asus P5W deluxe Crucial Ballistix PC2-6400 CL4 (4* 1g) Seagate barracuda 320g Sata2 hdd Geforce 8500gt video Antec Sonata3 case w/ 500w PS Vista 64bit business The power supply...

Flytiger, Thanks for your reply.

Flyingtiger You seem to be the expert here on naked short selling. Could you go over the ramifications of this change in relation to stocks on the fail to deliver list. I am curious if the dealers with naked shorts on their books will force these accounts to cover, potentially sending some...

Look at the face of your hard drive and see if the Light flashes when you hear the pop. I have had the same problem before, it is usually caused by a conflict with your drivers or problem in the hard drive. AAA30

Last month, 3 problems and IB went 3 for 3 in fixing the issue quickly. However, I did not use the trouble ticket just the live chat. AAA30

Wow, was not expecting so fast of a response on the weekend. Thanks for all the input. dcraig: I will see if I can get a good price for a board with the P35 chip set. I would like to be able to upgrade it latter so this is good advice to buy one that will support the upcoming chips...

Hi, I have decided to build a new rig as the one I have is getting dated. Below is a list of components that I have selected. It will be used only for trading and backtesting, running TWS, neoticker and Excel on two monitors(22" and 19"). I may add another card and put two more monitors on...

The regulation changes every quarter. The memo above is for this quarter which ends on the 30th. I have not seen a 150 curb lately unless I missed something. I would check the date on the other source.

This is late but it is 180pts up or down for the arb collars. Could change on the 30th. http://tinyurl.com/2ge4kq AAA30 EDIT* bad link fixed, nyse reg memo April 2, 2007

This time it is "rumors" about capital gains taxes. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2007-06/04/content_886619.htm

Looks like they are being hurt by leaks. "Market making segment income before income tax decreased 20.9% in the quarter ended March 31, 2007 compared with the same period in 2006, reflecting lower trading gains driven in part by heavy options activity in advance of certain corporate...

Yes, I stole Somebody's opinion of your posting. One I happen to share. Not because you are a perma-bull, Just because your endless posting destroys the value of this forum for others. AAA30:D

Then base it on the fact of the discrepancies between H, B and A Shares.

I have not looked how much it is down from the recent peak but if you are in a position/long term trade you should be able to live with minor fluctuations in the position. If a small swing in percentage terms is disturbing you your size might be to big. reevaluate the position and ask...

Also you should find alot of used additions available at used text book stores online. Not much has been added in the last few additions.

The book is very good if you want a better understanding of how futures, options and forwards are priced. It is an entry level book that is used in most undergrad finance courses covering derivatives. Overall the math is not to complex, it is very well written and a reader should be able to...