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Various versions of this BS are flowing around. === Gallic Wars – Lost. In a war whose ending foreshadows the next 2000 years of French history, France is conquered by of all things, an Italian. === There was no France at the time, only independent tribes either ignoring or fighting...

>wonder, what would happen if we nuked france ? Complete destruction of France and the US would happen. This is why the major nuclear powers have been trying to replace war with diplomacy for the last half century... OHLC

By the way, another problem with high% strategies is the detail of the trades distribution. With a low expectancy and an unfavorable actual trade distribution(ie : the possibility of loosing streaks), it can be highly possible that thel expectancy of an elaborated money management will only be...

Theorically, the high % is preferable, because of the much more attractive money management options, but practically, these high % plays are associated with the use of an edge not derivated from the underlying traded. (for example, a discrepancy between and index future contract and an element...

Use Print# instead of Write#. Verify access mode. Strange question from someone used to SAS :) OHLC

This is possible with VB3 (storing/charting). This said, accessing the API might be much more appropriate for your needs, and result in a more stable product. So, VB5 or higher would be better... OHLC

'Sornette' in French means 'bullshit' :D OHLC

In France there is "La fête des rois", although it now tends to be celebrated all January :) We eat some "Galettes des rois", sort of cake with a bean or ring, or figure in it. The one who found the item inside his share of cake receives a crown and gets to be the "king" of the day. I guess...

BTW, Christmas in Russia is on the 6-7 january, due to their use of the Orthodox calendar. OHLC

"Trade your way to financial disaster" by Aphie 'Financial disaster through electronic daytrading" by Aphie, prefaced by Gordon Gekko "Peak performance Grammar" by RTharp OHLC

BTW, the idea was not so stupid, since, on some exchanges, the short is not a sale of borrowed equity, but the sale of a synthetic contract ending at calendar's month end. The cost of carry is billed separately and autocovering, long + syn short, for example, is explicitly prohibited, which is...

How could they screw reports ?? The OCC I mean, not your guys :D OHLC

The time to get my SRD report... More accurately : I realized this when I received a SRD report listing some higher than expected fees on a stock I was short on, and understood then that hedging the original with the adr to get the div would not work. I was a newbie at this time... OHLC

This rule is one of the most common worlwide. Applies in all exchanges I know of, including those who allow short positions without a lender for the actual stock. Figured this out while I was dumb and trying to get the dividend on an European stock hedged with its ADR. Did not work :D OHLC

Thanx all for the ideas :D BTW, what happens when you get out of a vegas Casino with profits after playing only BJ ?? Is it safe to get out quickly, or better to give a bit back at slotmachines/roulette, before getting away ? Al OHLC

I think you are completely wrong ! The natural behaviour is perfect for trading, it is just the way humans are hardwired by society that makes trading difficult. The more evolved human societies become, the more specialization they require from the individuals. Hence people are trained for...

Thanks Mr Dinky and all PM's, I now have all the informations I needed :) Great bunch ! :D OHLC

I'm going to Vegas next week, and have a difficult time finding on the internet an hotel which would be both : -Inexpensive, ie : not the 500$/night resorts -allowing the customer to leave stuff during the day -allowing the customer to be in the room a few hours during the day, since I need...

Prop firms still offer the use of capital, which means the trader's buying power is not correlated with his capital. It is important for the newbie. For example, someone who goes from 50k to 5k and then becomes profitable can get his share size upped quickly, instead of having to rebuild his...

>> I don't think nor did I ever say that hunting weapons should be banned. I have not heard of crossbows being used in a criminal capacity. I must not be paying attention to the latest developments in armed robbery or terrorism. I will try and do better. >> Your initial point was about a kid...