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    New book on how traders are beating the HFT guys

    I am sure we can exclude your multi-nick from that long list. Which chapter is yours?
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    New book on how traders are beating the HFT guys

    I don't personally know of any.
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    New book on how traders are beating the HFT guys

    I was/am the guy (atticus).
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    New book on how traders are beating the HFT guys

    I don't know of one successful discretionary trader who trades from chart-data.
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    New book on how traders are beating the HFT guys

    Yeah, I should have back-tested the RAES arb for a while before jumping in.
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    New book on how traders are beating the HFT guys

    That was (if in reference to me) the RAES inter-exchange arbitrage on the single-name vol with multiple listings. The biggest trade was COMS (3Com) options prior to the Palm spinoff. Huge volume and an average +ev of $17 per car, $340 on a 20-lot minimum, and as fast as you could click the...
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    Credit spread (underlying between long and short strikes)

    Example #3 only relates to both options expiring ITM. You will (need cash to maintain Reg T compliance) if the short is OTM and you do not cover the spread or sell the long prior to the close on LTD. The deeper call, if allowed to expire and assuming shares close between-strikes, will exercise...
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    Credit spread (underlying between long and short strikes)

    Example 4, you are between strikes and your long is exercised. You have to maintain $4,750 under RegT.
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    Credit spread (underlying between long and short strikes)

    Sure, just close it out prior to exp.
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    Credit spread (underlying between long and short strikes)

    The risk in the spread is the req. Say you're short the 30/35 call spread... it's the same as the 30/35 long put spread (box arbitrage).
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    Nevada Ranch Dispute Getting Ugly, Another Waco Or Ruby Ridge Coming?

    I'd like to know wtf his bigotry has to do with the land-use. They'll auction your home for unpaid property taxes, so why should this guy's cattle be any different? County records show they bought the land only months after the BLM was established. The family started grazing on the land some...
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    how to get short-term capital like $20M for 1 month?

    jasonmiller.com? You deleted your last. Why is that?
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    how to get short-term capital like $20M for 1 month?

    Yeah, it is. It appears that you want to take a flier on some expiration-trade (short vola). Let's treat it on the merits (none). Nobody is going to give you $20MM unsecured. So you're going to earn $10MM on a 30-day term. First you stated you were going to bid on an auction, now it doesn't...
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    how to get short-term capital like $20M for 1 month?

    ok. In 2012 you made something less than $500k and in 2013 you earned $10MM, ostensibly at the short term cap gains rate on equities. You should have a bit over six mil left. Kudos on the outsized return. You earn 10% on what you kill and your fund grossed $100MM which is very impressive. I...
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    how to get short-term capital like $20M for 1 month?

    uh huh. http://www.small-business-forum.net/accounting-taxes/7117-legal-scheme-husband-wife-partnership-pay-zero-se-self-employment-tax.html#post65278
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    how to get short-term capital like $20M for 1 month?

    Hard money lenders only deal in RE. They wouldn't have the collateral to back the loan (in this case).
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    Berkshire Profit on Goldman Sachs Passes $2 Billion

    Then why the $8B write-off after a rally? Anyway, the marks were ridiculous and the SEC took issue. I caught a lot of shit for posting the accurate and eventual figure.
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    Berkshire Profit on Goldman Sachs Passes $2 Billion

    He stated the $5.1B was accurate. It was not. He didn't want to take another write-down (specifically on the $1.8B loss to single-name vol) because (his words) it didn't reflect a "change in fundamentals." wtf. The guy is a scammer... when things are good he plays by the rules, when bad he makes...
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    Olympic lifters/Crossfit workout and diet thread

    http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/34/9/e146.long One case in Italy? I am not stating it's not causal, but man, that's rare. It's in all likelihood inborn and not acquired (idiopathic and recessive).
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