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    What time does the Bund start trading?

    7am London, 8am CET, 10am Dubai
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    US hedge funds bet against Italian bonds

    One of the news wires via reuters said China was responsible for the turnaround buying heavily into the Italian banks and periphery debt in late morning London trade Can't see the ecb loading up on any more though that rumour was about too
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    Bund's off the leash

    Yeah any company that makes stretchers might be a good stock tip
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    Bund's off the leash

    454 tics higher than where NFP came out in barely 2 days Yesterday BTP was sold off nearly 400 tics while bund shot up 200 tics, these markets are making oil look tame Of 9 yrs trading bund all day every day this is exceptional on a par with '08, just hope it doesn't wash the volume out...
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    Which Elite Trader forgot their ATM Receipt?

    Maybe he was saving up for a deposit on an apartment in London http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/propertynews/7937291/One-Hyde-Park-penthouse-sells-for-record-breaking-140m.html
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    Futuresource website stopped providing ICE quotes?

    Used to check where bund was on futuresource when on the road now had to dig around and found this instead http://www.forexpros.com/rates-bonds/euro-bund-advanced-chart Pretty much real time so maybe an improvement
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    Moody's cuts Portugal 4 notches to Junk

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/05/us-portugal-ratings-moodys-idUSTRE76457020110705 23.04 CET (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday slashed Portugal's credit rating into junk territory, saying there is great risk the country will need a second round of official financing...
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    Bugs musical willy breaks noise record

    http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3669816/Bugs-musical-willy-breaks-noise-record.html :)
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    TT 7.9.3.3 bugs

    The fix for this bug will be out "very soon" apparently. Quite when that means is anyone's guess. Until then keep your fill book open for your true position direction, don't trust what the ladder tells you
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    1/4% Tax on all stock trades pushed in NY Times today

    So what exactly would this add to the 70 odd cents per round trip currently in bund, is it of the underlying 100,000 euros? 10 euros!? The whole market will collapse no liquidity can be provided at those rates, end of HFT and locals for starters and most hedge funds. Their calculations of income...
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    TT 7.9.3.3 bugs

    When will TT fix this bug that when you cut and reverse the colour of whether you are long/short on your ladder changes randomly in this version, I have heard from various prop traders around the world about this and just had it happen to me. The fill book stays correct but not your ladder open...
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    Lunch hour for the Eurex traders?

    Banks or inter-broker dealers use auto systems to disguise and efficiently execute large paper orders for clients such as pension funds with real needs such as month end duration extensions. If there are no orders coming through to the bank's brokers there's nothing to feed into the algo to...
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    what to read to understand the fixed income market better?

    http://www.kbcdealingroom.com Good set of free reports, "Sunrise" is their daily one with fixed income section "Pulse" published on a Tuesday, you can get them emailed to you for free
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    The 98% Who Fail

    "We Are Traders - A tribute to all those trading the markets" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwKYjZ_8EcE I don't think it's meant to be funny but had me laughing... :)
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    Lunch hour for the Eurex traders?

    It's quieter these days from 10.30am-1.20pm - US treasury open, London time in eurex bonds but there's always exceptions. I'd say 12-1pm is lunch down time (1pm to 2pm CET) after which the Americans start getting involved and first round of their figures at half past. Remember a big chunk of...
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    What books to read?

    More Money than God <img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fCs2RfZQL._SL500_AA300_.jpg"> was a good read
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    "I thought getting a job would be a snap"

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13454160 bet these guys get a load of applications :p nothing like some good incentives
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    Eurex to launch SENSEX futures & options

    Well it traded 1 lot! More money being thrown at it <B>SENSEX Derivatives: Additional Incentives for Market-Making</B> The Management Boards of the Eurex Exchanges decided to offer additional incentives for Market Makers in futures on the Indian SENSEX Index. As already announced in Eurex...
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    Eurex to launch SENSEX futures & options

    That picture was what eurex sent me so no idea but can see the market makers on CQG just bring up fsen then click order and it brings up the ladder. Can't get it on my tt at present as the marex clearer haven't loaded the feed.
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    Eurex to launch SENSEX futures & options

    Eurex contacted me this morning saying the market makers are now in see the attachment from this morning's order book
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