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The avg daily ranges are and have been getting tighter. I'm not sure how far back CME SPAN goes for it's daily averages but I think the FOMC blip has prevented margins from being lowered sooner rather than later.

Man what a crawl! The margins should be lowered any day now.

Kinda like choosing between eating filet mignon with an occasional pubic hair on it or just plain old spam all the time. I'll take the filet please.

I don't understand what they are lobbying for. Leave the dealers open and sell few cars and continue to lose money. The auto market contraction leaves the automakers no choice.

Well said. Not much incentive to be productive.

You could trade the spreads. I'm not sure how the volume is though. http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/interest-rates/intercommodity-spread.html

It's 235,000 now!

Not to mention the inflation and higher taxes which will be here sooner rather than later. 7-10 yr recovery at best

That's the only way. You may have to smoke some pole along the way though.

There are protection limits in place. It varies by contract

Good. Hopefully the proposal won't gain traction

Today: Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase 05/31/12 – 08/31/13 I think the downside is done for today.

How can it not apply to everyone who files 60/40? If it didn't everyone would become a non dealer. It's quite vague. Obama is poking holes in a sinking ship. Are all the dealers just suppose to go along with this and just be happy that their tax rate is doubled? If anything this will decrease...

It may kill off the US markets as well. A foreign entity will take advantage of this.

Better sell those trading rights quickly:eek: (b) Section 1256 contract defined For purposes of this section, the term “section 1256 contract” means— (1) any regulated futures contract, (2) any foreign currency contract, (3) any nonequity option, (4) any dealer equity option, and...

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Today: Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase 08/15/26 – 02/15/39 The market is positioning itself for a more aggresive Fed.

The stock Jockeys are keeping it afloat but overall the day session has been pretty lame thus far.

Who knows. Thin conditions +ECB + huge overnight move. Someone got out of a huge spread??