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Surely if the name of the game in trading is making consistent profits and that is how to measure the success of any quantitative strategies then you should re-read the first post. I'm no rocket scientist,but it looks like a few of their strategies "went wrong". Like I said in an earlier...

Good analogy. You could also add that when they do end up in a flaming heap,there are the other innocent drivers minding their own businesss who end up being dragged into the same fireball! Only most of these poor bastards own their own car.

Isn't it about time people stopped heaping all this praise on these quants.From the article I'm feeling they're not doing too well and when it goes wrong for them it goes pretty badly wrong,but what the hell,it's usually someone else's money they're playing with anyway. Honestly,they're...

Is that it? If I've said anything you can actually disagree with then offer another viewpoint,I'm waiting for someone to post something I can work with,prove me wrong needle-dick. The thread is low volumes on Eurex,is it not? Why don't you start your own thread if you don't like it...

So you don't see a problem with what the SocGen guy did? Bunds move 170 ticks on a rogue order and that's OK? The flipper was just ahead of the game,didn't do anything wrong really?All the traders then who were forced out of a career only had themselves to blame? Amazing. Globex...

I was talking about 1/2 tick reduction in Bobl actually.But now you come to mention it wasn't the flipper a great addition to the trading community?Trading the order-book with a nice plan - fuck the locals and root out stops,cause mayhem amongst anyone trading intra-contract spreads.On what...

I hear Eurex are looking into launching this product. You should think about applying to be the market-maker.

I'm assuming by saying you used to trade ESX a while back you mean you now don't,so I'm further assuming it didn't become worth it financially to continue in there otherwise you'd still be trading it.This is what I find common with the contracts they offer,people keep changing from one to the...

Don't mind at all. Any contracts that can offer the opportunity for some French guy to buy so many undetected then cause the almost worldwide meltdown of the Stock Markets and a panic rate-cut by the Fed are total bullshit. Notice you didn't even bother to defend Bund,Bobl or Schatz but to...

Yeah,Eurex is a bullshit Exchange filled up with a bunch of bullshit contracts.

Isn't it more concerning if they do nothing? This housing market is a big problem for the US,the knock-on effects are endless.Faith needs to be restored.

Sounds like a good idea,people think that they can go to the UK from America and vice-versa for an indefinite amount of time,even retire there but it doesn't work that way at all,both countries operate extremely tough immigration and visa policies so it makes sense to get all the facts before...

Try http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/Standard-Tube-map.pdf That's the Underground or Tube map,in and around London and the surrounding areas you can get anywhere by public transport

haha,true - they've put a lot of people off,the only ones that still come here are the greedy bastards trying to buy a load of cheap shit at virtually half-price,I mean,it's all from China anyway,is it really worth it? British immigration people are also a bit questionable,last time I was...

Hey man,looks like you're right,as of December 2005 visa waiver is 6 months,pretty handy,I know it's just 3 months for Brits visiting the US as I heard one of them whining about it the other day. Still if you declare that you're visiting for the full 6 months they'll want to know where you're...

You might want to look into the visa situation too,if you and your wife are both American your passports will only allow you to stay in the UK for 3 months,that's the visa waiver that exists between the countries. You can apply for a 6 month visa at the Embassy but they will want to know why...

haha,just kidding dude,deep down the whole of Europe think we're a bunch of 'coonts'

It's friendly slang for an American At least that's what I was told when I was there:eek:

Try http://www.timeout.com/london/ Get an idea of places to go and things to do,also has a section for flats to let/flatshares in Greater London.

That's a strange analogy,all markets make highs and lows and hindsight is a wonderful thing.Are you saying that if you didn't sell those shares at those prices you're in trouble and they're also going lower? How many people would love to have bought Bear Stearns at $3 a share but with the $2...