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    How do I buy LEAPS (Long-Term Equity Anticipation Securities)?

    I am aware these are long-term options, But are they inherently different than far-out expiring options? -- Are they treated the same way as traditional options or are they OTC? so how do I trade them?
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    Best way to bet against Vancouver Canada real estate bubble?

    Ideally I like to buy credit default swaps, but seeing as how I don't have the capital to do that, What's the best way to get short on it's overinflated real estate bubble?
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    Best way to get put options on Japanese yen?

    it would be nice if there were futures options on the yen- or something similar the only downsides of this one that I see are - no options more than a year out (so no opportunity for long-term capital gains) again future options on the yen would be ideal but it doesn't appear they have, do...
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    Best way to get put options on Japanese yen?

    Currently I have only found FXY (in equity market) which is decent it seems I can't find futures options for the yen, (or the Nikkei for that matter), do they exist? what other good ways are there? note I don't want to play w margins, just options
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    Guidance in building an automated trade system

    I am seeking to develop a simple program: That can draw trendlines, and automatically execute an order get in a position within 1% of a trendline (of it reaching within 1% of support or resistance) and get out of it drops 1% below it (or above it if I am shorting) (thereby the max loss is...
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    Whats the life of a derivative/bond salesman like on Wallstreet these days?

    Are these guys still making a killing? What are the biggest products being sold these days/ how has technology changed it? (is it still possible to get fat spreads on the sale? or are the buyers very educated in the expected price because of technology?) How morally corrupt is it this day...
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    Websites like zerohedge.com?

    Although I don't agree with everything from zerohedge.com I get a lot of good information, what high quality similar sites do you recommend recommend?
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    Guy says when I place a trade, someone else goes short that position, is this true?

    Just like title says, a guy I know keeps saying that, whenever I take a position, say 100 shares long in AAPL, someone else goes short that position (like an institution/market maker, etc), is this true? He plays it as if getting into a position spells doom, gloom and slippage. My...
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    How do I trade Credit Defaults Swaps (CDS)?

    I want to trade Japanese jump risk, never traded CDS before, I know its OTC, but how do I trade them/what do I need? Thanks
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    Why is there no inflation?

    Has anyone mentioned this yet?: I think the OP was referring to significant inflation, like he expected with $85B being printed a month. The answer to this OP is, the fed is creating m1 money supply, but it is not being transferred to m2 money supply at the same rate. If it were, we...
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    Iran unstable. Iranaian President Ahmadinejad arrested and threatened.

    the government needs to change, the Islamic-imposed-culture there needs to change. we must be allowed to wear short pants in public we must be allowed to believe what we want to believe we must be allowed to talk to girls in the street without being whipped and arrested. i do not support...
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    Best place/broker to get free/cheap level 2(market depth) data?

    i have ToS, i tried it with them, and their market depth data is very very minimal. when i asked them if they have more, they said no, and that you would have to go another broker (when i looked at their market depth, it only went out a little ways), im looking for like the full market depth...
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    Best place/broker to get free/cheap level 2(market depth) data?

    where do you think is best?
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    Why are there no options for XIV? (inverse volatility ETF)

    Okay but the point is that these options decay- I'm not too interested in getting a call option VXX seeing as how rapidly they die
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    Why are there no options for XIV? (inverse volatility ETF)

    It has a significant amount of volume - frustrated that it has no options, anyone know why?
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    Looking for a Inverse Volatility ETF w/ (high volume and decay)

    This would essentially be the opposite of UVXY. I like UVXY Because after a crash shorting it is very effective, I'm looking for a volatility ETF for before the crash-- I wanted to have decay too --In this way even if the market continues to go up a bit, with the decay it would minimize...
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    Want To talk about automated trading in the future of trading

    I'm basically looking for people to network with to share ideas with, I'm fascinated with where trading is going - and if you are too lets talk about it Post here or PM me if interested, would be cool to get a group going around this -Tommy
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    India housing bubble and related ETFs/stocks

    You still have me lost, How can real performance be so different then market performance? --surely they correlate - But that's what has me baffled India's real estate stocks are down a lot while India itself is in a massive bubble - Aren't there Indian stocks/ETFs that accurately represent...
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    Networking w my fellow traders

    If you want to discuss economy related stuff or bounce trade ideas off eachother, post here if this is you- or PM me, Also, if you live in LA/OC that's just a cherry on top (that's where I reside)
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