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Copied my post from a little read ET thread regarding derivatives and bank's exposure: 03-04-07 01:09 AM "You hit the nail on the head: "The risk associated with derivatives depends on the ability of the counter party to fulfill the underlying contract." Therein lies the problem...

Going down in flames faster than that stock! This site used to be a place for traders to share ideas, talk shop, and actually have intelligent debate and discussion with opposing viewpoints and analysis. It is amazing how fast that has deteriorated into a bunch of high schoolers in the...

Logikos, you'll have to get used to the immaturity of ET - its only getting worse, and yes, many have left - and more will because of it.

Where did all of the loans go? Asset Backed Securities is one answer.

Actually, hiring IT staff for projects as you need them (and not on permanent payroll) makes a lot of sense for many companies. And, given the cheaper IT alternatives around the globe, this could be more than just a trend with the industry. Any one out there in IT that has some input?

Issuing 30 years at such low levels would be the intelligent move - but when does anyone in government ever do the smart thing :p You're right about trading vehicles.

Thanks for the feedback Bylo. You're in a tough market, that's for sure.

I was trading the current QM because its a mini-contract, but the fact that volume has dried up has made me reconsider this going forward.

What about the massive inflation of commercial values? The insiders always get out at the top, and we've seen a few just do that. That worries me. Plus, it seems like they never stop building new commercial properties in my area, even though existing ones sit vacant. As far as residential...

You and I share a lot of the same concerns about the real estate market's ability to really change things in the US economy. (by the way, where are you in the US?) Since you are actually in the biz, and have many business contacts throughout the country US I'm sure, I would like to get an...

QM volume just seems to keep dropping off, while CL is going higher. Did anyone here used to trade the QM but has since migrated over to full-size contract? Do you think the QM volume is just too thin now?

Hey Bylo, if I remember correctly, you're directly involved in the real estate business, right?

Great post. Nice to have some commentary from a foreign trading perspective, especially from prior to the 2000's.

What doesn't smell right is that volume on the futures markets is next to nothing compared to the recent trading we've had

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Gotta love CNBC - NEW is practically a goner, down what, 40-50 points to 5 And talking head says "New is up sharply higher today" - the irony of it all - LOL Just once, I would like to hear someone say: "GEEEEEEZZZ, that dog went down the toilet, didn't it?!?!?!!"

If I have learned anything over the last week, I believe it is this - I am now over the "trying to pick tops and bottoms phase"!

The "too big to fail" idea that people like to throw around.... Don't count on it. Anyone on this board who is a student of financial market history can point to several occurrences where whole segments crashed and burned, and all was lost. And that includes institutions. The current...

Thanks Neet, I'll have to expirement with that. I've been trying to risk 10 points to make 30 and more, but its way too conservative in this market. This market can rip in one direction so fast, even a wider stop can get torn through, just to have the market reverse again. Do you ever...

AustinP, Apex82, and Neet made me realize that trading just one contract was actually working against me psychologically - couldn't hold on long enough with winning trades, getting out too often on retracements that later continued. (new futures trader here) So I tried it today trading the YM...