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    Idea: Bookmarks / List of Fav Posts

    The forum software here doesn't seem like it has been updated in a long time. The ability to permalink to individual posts in a thread with a unique ID is a start. As for the bookmarking thing. I have no idea why Baron would want to add further load to his servers when he can easily...
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    Idea: Bookmarks / List of Fav Posts

    Have you ever tried Delicious? http://delicious.com/
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    Broken Wing Butterflies

    It depends how you "dissect" the position. There are many ways of looking at it. You can view the broken wing butterfly as having other butterflies and verticals embedded in it (not just where you are long or short strikes) In other words, there are "virtual" positions within, that you can...
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    'Hizbullah had better intel and control of its forces than Israel in 2006'

    You mean it wasn't a real war?
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    If I were the devil...

    Dead horse, meet stick. Isn't it more fun bashing peiltheist instead of ragging on some agnos about semantics? Just a thought...
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    Unmasking Obama

    LOL. Was thinking the same thing. Had to do a double-take on the handle.
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    Building an automated trading system in Python

    Many moons ago there was an ATS framework called ProfitPy on Sourceforge. Not sure if it's still alive though. What windowing toolkit do you plan to use for the GUI?
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    Coffee futures sale and delivery

    Hi, Interesting story. Certainly coffee farmers around the world are paid pretty poorly (this is partly due to having a relatively low barrier to entry). Do you mind saying which country you are from? Somewhere in South America right? You mentioned there is a stock market in your...
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    POLL: Is EliteTrader becoming the Fox News of Trading?

    Erectile Trauma?
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    any better way to do this

    Good for you. I know plenty of people who are proud of their ignorance too. You're in good company and you also missed the point.
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    any better way to do this

    Trust me, if he was a new poster or options newbie I wouldn't have replied as I did. I'm no expert either and the benefit of the doubt has indeed been given many times before. He humbly accepted my suggestion and he knows exactly why. I respect him for not taking offence and starting a...
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    Alerted when a stk drops a lot?

    The basic infrastructure code you need has been implemented a hundred times already so you can save yourself a lot of time by leveraging work already done. First, look at the example that ships with the API. Second, if you're using Java: Look in the files section for sample code at the...
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    any better way to do this

    Not the feedback you're looking for but....forgive me for being really blunt: You've been trading options for many years yet: 1) You still haven't managed to grasp the basic concepts of synthetics. 2) You still haven't learned to plot a risk profile. You'll hate me for saying this...
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    List of Auto- trade and backtest Platforms?

    Yeah, NinjaTrader is already on Corey's list that I linked to. Apart from the notable ommissions from Corey's list that I mentioned in the previous post there's also: AmiBroker: http://www.amibroker.com/ MultiCharts: http://www.multicharts.net/ Sierra Chart: http://www.sierrachart.com/...
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    Universal Health care for Americans ??

    I quite agree. My understanding is that about 0.5% of babies are born outside of materity wards in the UK due to shortage of midwives and/or beds. Does anyone know the current equivalent percentage in the US? I had no problem being treated on a Saturday. What's your source for this...
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    Why dont some men not feel embarrassed to marry ex-playmates?

    Reminds me. $300 million Lou Pai from Enron married a stripper. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Pai
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    List of Auto- trade and backtest Platforms?

    Not a comprehensive list but a good start can be found here on Corey's blog: http://coreyhoffstein.com/automated-trading-resources/ Specifically, look under the platforms section. There are a few notable omissions from the commercial platform category. Off the top of my head...
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    To help the Atheists grasp the concept better.

    Just curious, is your compulsive atheist-baiting thread habit an attempt to convince atheists or to convince yourself? So, people find out the truth for themselves from family, friends or books? Were you old enough to read books when you found out the truth for yourself? You told everyone...
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    are options really ZERO SUM GAME ? i don't think so

    Troll alert anybody? Or is he/she just not getting it?
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    are options really ZERO SUM GAME ? i don't think so

    This has been answered for you several times now. In terms of the options contracts written and bought the outcome is zero sum. What else is there to discuss? By the way, what material difference does it make that John is 65 years old? Another way to look at it: - John had a...
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