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The SHO is complete BS...... but it actually introduces more volatility. Whether this is a good or bad thing is up to you. in terms of market efficiency, it is bad, because there is more chance that the security is mispriced. Also because people can't short the security, once it gets off the...

yup.. more of the same shit... its actually funny in a way

yes i agree.... all it does is introduces inefficiencies

nice.

i just love sun tzu... how true

was short since 1.2680 live

That is true.... protests are only allowed when the Gov allows it, and in this case it is tacitly allowed.. lol

I disagree on the part that Chinese are venting their anger towards Japanese because of pent up frustration.....There has long been a deep ill-will towards Japanese for all Chinese, whether in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, etc etc. It has also to do with Japan wanting to be part of the UN security...

Then even scalping can be seen as directional trading...... in the timeinterval of ticks

butterfly spreads :D

LOL and all investors are always rational and never emotional. :D

honestly, if they think that a trend following system can't produce profit, then good for them. being close minded is a precursor to failure

According to what measure? what are the performance ratios? what are the risk metrics? What's the technique? risk arb, stat arb, pure arb, convert arb, capital structure arb, equity market neutral, etc etc. There are so many fund indices you can be the top of any one. You have to be...

well said :cool:

sounds like oktiri

i can't remember, but i think you're right about the fees - about 200 a year

After you pass the level III exam, you don't auto qualify - you have to have 3 years of work experience which AIMR (Now the CFA institute) deems as applicable experience. Of course, you can work while you take the CFA exams, so if in the ideal situation that you pass all three exams in a row...

hey NZ, this isn't about M&A. we're talking about sales and trading in an i-bank. M&A and i-banking are the worst hours for the money, and we both know it. even first year our of college traders get to the office 2 hours before market open and 2 hours after. those are not bad hours...

freaking awesome... couldn't say it better myself. :D

Math's importance as a skill depends on what you're trading and what type of trader. If you're a scalper, you don't need much math skills beyond arithmetic. But if you are trading structured credit derivatives on a desk in a bank, you better know your math. Those people can calculate swap...