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    Goldman Sachs Q2 Earnings

    Is time of release 11.30am London time?
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    PETA Says No More Fly-Killing

    I suppose they'd give benefit of the doubt to tsetse fly too - whilst they can still see them And I hope PETA members don't use antibacterial soap if they care for the smallest organisms, those lil e.coli guys got rights dammit! Give em a home in your guts because one day they may evolve into...
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    Eurex Confirming June 15th Full Bobl Tick

    It does have a certain composure that wasn't there before but don't want to speak too soon...
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    Eurex Confirming June 15th Full Bobl Tick

    Aye tis full tics
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    European Broker offering Eurex

    ftse, gilt, euribor, short sterling - what you after? Marexfinancial.com broke eurex and liffe but don't know the fee on the retail side Have only traded prop so can't be much help on broker recs
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    London based brokers

    If you're doing futures Marex could help and have TT x trader as an option on their screen broking. http://www.marexfinancial.com/trading_platforms.html
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    Eurex Confirming June 15th Full Bobl Tick

    jolly good :)
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    London Trading Arcades

    saxon, elite, schneider, marex still going not sure about the others curvalue got absorbed by schneiders or elite I think, atlas and xconnect merged. TCA still going but not in its original non profit form. Futex, Pyne still going strong too. Marex haven't recruited for years but still have a...
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    Eurex Does A U Turn - Bobl Full Tick Cancelled

    It's those directly involved in the bond auctions that benefit from the half tic and are miffed about it reverting. Eurex explained it to me when it first went to halves but I was hitting their free bar at the time and can't recall the details :p
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    Brokers are scum.

    Trader wins £20m in ‘lost profits’ case By Megan Murphy, Law Courts Correspondent Published: May 6 2009 20:10 | Last updated: May 6 2009 23:13 An independent day trader has won <B>£20m in damages after being systematically defrauded by one of the world’s largest brokerages</B>...
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    Bund Future 05/07/2009

    Trichet also failed to confirm a floor in cuts that many were looking for. Plus bunch of gamblers long long end on the off chance they would actually buy EGBs. Liking the Goldman Sachs headlines on Bloomberg that they took 150 tic hit and got stopped out getting long bund on Friday, "we are...
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    Eurex to enhance Bobl contract - Tick size of Bobl future to be full tick

    :mad: Useless Eurex "following extensive consultations with market participants" it's not technical, some firm started whining and eurex buckled, can't see it happening any time soon...
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    Trading in Dubai

    Marex clear the Dubaiptg office. traders went to Dubai to flee the UK tax and cold weather. Check out the new video on http://www.dubaiptg.com/dubaiptg_video.asp Yes that is me head planting at the end :D
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    Limit Down in ES ?!

    Thanks As for why limits exist Well it builds up fear so everyone can say oh look limit down, it locks in any buyers who weren't aware of the rule so they then take a much bigger hit than necessary at the open and really gets the ball rolling on triggering more downside stops lol
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    Limit Down in ES ?!

    Anyone know the actual price of the next limit down after the open, 10% off yesterday's close but which price?
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    ECB's Trichet begging U.S. to pass rescue plan for the sake of global finance

    The real rumour is that they are looking to announce a combined guarantee of all bank deposits like Ireland did, which would save them from cutting rates. It's playing havoc with the eonia swaps this morning hence the short end drilled whislt the likes of buxl (30yr) are powering to the...
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    Pakistan troops ordered to fire next time

    Reuters just reported that US helipcopters had been fired on by Pakistani forces - can't say they weren't warned :D
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    why did we freeze at 1268?

    limit up will move when overnight session ends
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    They just banned short selling in US

    From free market economy to restricted market economy. What about these massive gains in financials, "these speculators should report their long positions it must be hedge funds colluding because the underlying businesses do not reflect these prices" oh no wait we only do that with selling my...
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    Pakistan troops ordered to fire next time

    You can't just take an army over a border uninvited, of course they would be shot at. Imagine if the Russians started ferrying troops into Alaska to find some rebels who'd fled from Russia, I'm sure the US would say sure, sure we understand go ahead, blast anything you fancy with your helicopter...
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