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I put "Economics podcasts" into Google and now get loads of interesting stuff on audio - quite educational. Can any of you recommend particular websites for good solid educational material by respected academics (not= money minute or "latest Dow figures are . . ."!)

Perhaps it would be worthwhile to put it in 1. total pips gained 2. maximum pips drawndown as this is a measure independent of financial instrument or account size? Would doing this improve the conversation?

I can recommend IB [Interactive Brokers] (only in so far as I have met them at their offices yesterday in London, UK). For data I use Dailyfx, which gives free charts, although I am informed that esignal gives good data. IB also now give charts as part of their package, but as I am not...

Yes. I agree with your statements and also do not know if prices can be personalised or individual accounts 'left to hang' mid-trade. For one thing there is little in the way of rebuttle of these statements by spreadbet companies. They could also make a statement "we promise to...

I don't quite follow the logic of the 66% CAGR claimed above. Look at this link about Berkshire Hathaway: http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:xY68aE0gckYJ:www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2005ltr.pdf+berkshire+hathaway+annual+growth&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=1 Buffet has averaged 21.5% for...

Yes, research is critical. Thanks for pointing out about IB (I was aware that IB has 2 meanings!). My question is about the ability of some firms to offer a personalised price to each customer. This is not something that they openly discuss. Clearly if they set the price and can make the...

I was reading through details on Globex and found one of the first references that I have seen on "positions" taken by brokers actually stated by a reputable (I think) source: http://transcripts.fxstreet.com/files/tradingfxfutures.pdf If you scroll to page 4 of 6 a reference to wide...