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Early bids mean nothing. Mark a few of them to watch and see where they close at.

This thread could just as easily be called "Does anyone know of a good short put service?"

Is it still necessary to re-create accounts under the Adviser master account, even if you already have accounts open at IB?

Anyone going to the upcoming Tucson IBD meetings? I'd like to come out for one.

Tell them you can't serve because you have to stay home to watch Law and Order.

I have the Infrant NAS and am pretty happy with it.

US citizens could do the same thing in an IRA, without having to worry about the IRS.

While we're on the topic of hedgies, why don't we turn the discussion towards real hedge funds? Traveler

Watch your Neteller accounts closely. Some friends of mine have noticed some unauthorized transfers from their accounts lately. Change your secure ID if you can. Traveler

They didn't bind me to a nondisclosure, so here it is.

Their prospectus has them registered in the British Virgin Islands (Tortola) with an imaginary accounting firm in Guernsy, Isle of Man?. The fund manager is listed in Switzerland and also in London.

Rearden, In addition to paying more commission and posting larger margin for the same position, they also give up the benefit of selling the higher IV (skew) on the puts vs. calls.

I emailed them asking for prime broker and auditor info. They were evasive. This has to be a scam. If I had a system with returns/risk like that, I would bet the ranch on it and never share it with anyone. It must be a CAGR in the 50% range with no losing years.

The builders are essentially selling call options at a discount on new houses. Now if they could force specific performance (you have to close on the house) or have much larger damages for failing to complete the transaction they wouldn't get burned. Traveler

I like the audit protection but realize they are just selling insurance on having to hire an accountant/attorney to represent you in an audit. And they are assuming that not all inquires from the IRS will be as complicated as a full-blown audit. Probably higher expectancy to self-insure and...

Are you considering a PDA that has a cellphone? There are tons of them onthe market right now. I'd choose based on carrier, OS and features. The new Treo is probably the best one for Palm OS. For Symbian I'd go with a Nokia E62 (I have one.) There are a bunch of new ones with the Microsoft...

Looks like a nice excuse for a NYC junket. The timing is bad though. I'm not going to miss Mardi Gras for it. You guys have fun! Traveler

I don't think the conventional wisdom here is to compound (increase bet sizes) as your capital increases. It is the continuous compounding that makes the equity (and risk) jump up quickly. I think many here just take their stake and try for the best return, taking out money to live on...

Anyone know how to value the embedded option on a note like this? A bond that can be redeemed before maturity at the borrower's request?

Their address is a rented virtual office in London. Beware. http://www.virtual-office.co.uk/westendoffices.htm