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    Power Trading(electricity market)

    Did you find what you were looking for?
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    Evan Bayh is Obama's VP

    Hey...that's Obama's job!
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    Corn: Overnite vs. Daytime

    I notice that many times the overnite direction is opposite the daytime session direction. I am interested in finding out if this a random event or if there is a rational explanation. Do the trades always have hedgers on one side rather than both sides of the trade being speculators...
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    Futures Settlement vs. Cash Spot

    I heard a snippet that said the grain futures settlement prices have not been reflecting the cash markets at the time of expiration. Can anyone confirm that?
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    Youngtrader's Commodity Options Journal

    Thanks for posting & good luck!
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    (AP) Oil dips to near $119 on stronger dollar

    Yeah..what he said!
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    What are realistic goals for an 18-year old swing/position trader?

    When I was a kid, I use to watch a lot of football on TV & read books about football players. I learned more from practice and playing than I ever did from reading. Books never stepped on my hands with a cleated foot, kicked me in the shins, punched me in the crotch or knocked the wind out...
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    What are realistic goals for an 18-year old swing/position trader?

    You will need patience to allow profitable trades to continue. You will need discipline to prevent losing trades from continuing. Remember, no one is smarter than the market.
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    indianapolis???

    Thanx for the invite but I have a conflict. I am interested in corn.
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    indianapolis???

    I am in Indy.
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    Trading is a Business

    1) I sell options to customers. 2) My product are options. 3) I have one employee - me and a subcontractor - my broker. 4) I make sales to people who give me money. 5) My product is perishable & requires no customer support - like the corner ice cream stand. Manufacturing is not the only...
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    Belief in God and Market Perspective

    If the dead can change their minds, Lazarus would have. The Rich Man and Lazarus 19"There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores 21and longing to eat what fell from the rich...
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    Belief in God and Market Perspective

    Do you think that good people go to Heaven? Are you a good person? Find out for sure at www.goodtest.org.
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    Transition from Engineering to trading

    I am a Civil with an MBA. I also was a cash grain buyer for a large processor for a couple of years. Most engineers that I know want to focus on what the answer SHOULD be rather than on what the answer WILL be. We also have a strong desire to be right. The markets are about human emotion...
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    Corn Crash!

    Does that mean that you are getting long corn? I thought that we might see some support on Dec. corn at $6.00 but apparently not.
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    Corn Crash!

    I was complementing your bearish outlook. If you'll read my posts you'll find that I shared it.
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    Corn Crash!

    Dec. corn is now $6.43. Simpleton does not look so simple now.
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    Corn Crash!

    That article cites 4 million acres flooded nationally but not all is corn. There are about 73 million acres of corn annually.
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    Corn Crash!

    From NYTimes.com U.S. May Free Up More Land for Corn Crops Saturday June 21, 7:35 pm ET By DAVID STREITFELD CHICAGO — Signs are growing that the government may allow farmers to plant crops on millions of acres of conservation land, while a chorus of voices is also pleading with...
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    Corn Crash!

    Iowa Corn =19% of US Corn I have heard that 20% of Iowa acres are ruined. That equals about 4% of US prodution. If the balance of US yield is up 4% due to good moisture, it is a push. Are the low lying acres the most productive, least produtive, or just average?
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