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    Capitulation

    I also believe this is capitulation of the credit crisis. Not that I'm changing any of my bets though.
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    BAC shareholders forced to bailout Merrill Lynch

    BAC will be printing money in a couple years.
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    Black Swan/Monday - Futures Crashing

    Makes sense to me. I thought perhaps GS was going to do precisely that last week.
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    LEH deal done ?

    slightly off topic, but where do you guys go for a quick real time look at the futures?
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    Chance of a crash on Monday

    LOL LOL LOL
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    Trader P/L 2008

    Ouch. You went to war with the tape?
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    The skew part II

    Your ability to explain things is quite good. Very high signal to noise ratio! Start now laying out the skeleton and perhaps in a year or two you might have something. The work would be putting the flesh on the skeleton. Ciao. btw, next Friday's option expiry has shaped up to be VERY...
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    What Happened To The Quants In August 2007

    I'm looking forward to a book detailing what happened from Aug 07 to the near future. Interesting times! Someone please write one (Richard Bookstaber are you listening?)
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    Going through personal crisis & trading

    I don't think the OP is going through a trading problem. To the original poster: Keep in mind that without bad times, there would be no good times.
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    Going through personal crisis & trading

    The Swedish Ghost Rider averaged 170mph through traffic (!) for the 42 mile trip. Pretty wild. That was a Suzuki GSX1300R?
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    sept 11,2001 MKT will RALLY ON CLOSE

    LMAO (part of it due to major jack earned today)
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    sept 11,2001 MKT will RALLY ON CLOSE

    I think you "pulled out" a little premature. Dow +92
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    Have we been through this before...?

    Been reading a great, relevant book Richard Bookstaber's "A Demon of Our Own Design" http://www.amazon.com/Demon-Our-Own-Design-Innovation/dp/0471227277 An abstract I pulled from the "LTCM Rides the Leverage Cycle to Hell" chapter: "For a period of three days in early October 1998...
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    sept 11,2001 MKT will RALLY ON CLOSE

    At 3:10 it's 50-50 whether we touch the 1250 mark. JMO
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    sept 11,2001 MKT will RALLY ON CLOSE

    Yes this is a market for street smarts not PHDs. Just reading Richard Bookstaber's "A Demon of Our Design" http://www.amazon.com/Demon-Our-Own-Design-Innovation/dp/0471227277 Great read! Outlines a few phd stories. Good market call, it'll hold. And I'll benefit greatly.
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    Going through personal crisis & trading

    Great collection of youtube favourites. Just wasted an hour and a half. Did have to go find the conclusion to the exciting ghost rider though.
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    Emergency Rate Cut rumours

    Bad idea. A rate today would signal panic IMO.
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    interest rate cut? lmao

    An emergency rate cut today would be stupid! Fuck, I hope not. And Goldman could get LEH for free by going long the market just before they bid say $6 or $7.
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    What price to buy Lehman?

    That's about as close to a binary trade as you can get (well you can get closer)
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