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    Thoughts on crude

    XOM now same price as when USO was 19. Short XOM long USO pair trade.
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    Is trading Futures gambling?

    Man, start reading smth. "Options Futures and other Derivatives" by Hull is a classic. Just use the Indian edition. GL!
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    What Could Raising Taxes on the 1% Do? Surprising Amounts

    was this article posted before?
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    what are the supposed broader economic effects in the US of $70-80/barrel?

    Now that the US is an oil producer, and we've seen the behavior of the populace (lost jobs/80% of oil savings spent vs saved) since the price of oil fell - what are the supposed broader economic effects in the US of $70-80/barrel...
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    Shifts in supply and demand, an example using the coffee market

    This post goes over a common supply and demand shifters in a coffee market context, and how each of the following events will affect market for coffee: a) a blight on coffee plants kills off much of the Brazilian crop b) coffee workers organize themselves into a union and gain higher wages c)...
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    What's your process/method when valuing a stock?

    What's your process/method when valuing a stock? How do you make your decisions? (sure I mean long play). I love revisiting the process that Francois Rochon shared in an old interview: I always start with the numbers: last 10 years’ revenues, profits, ROE’s, margins, etc. I compare with...
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    INTC trade

    Intel in AH was up with volumes, then in absence of volumes fell. Today it could climb
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    A really small Wall Street tax can make a really big difference

    Wall street will be fighting tooth and nail against it, expect many economists to predict economic doom. Many other countries have already been doing so for years, including the UK. It works just fine, with additional taxes put in place for offshore investors to keep the system from being...
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    Let's talk about Microsoft

    The new Surface laptop will out-sell Macbook Air and iPad Pro combined. Windows 10 is awesome.
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    The Biotech Bubble.

    Hillary's high frequency terrorism has done more damage to markets than HFT ever had
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    Is it better to get a 15 year mortgage or a 30 year mortgage (fixed rate) and pay it early?

    I'm getting ready to buy a house in early 2016 after my divorce is finalized and I'd like some opinion on this. First assume I will qualify for the mortgages, I have good income, stable employment, and a 700+ credit score. My question really boils down to this: for the houses I am looking at...
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    United States, 11 Pacific Rim countries reach trade deal

    The United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries reached a contentious trade pact that cuts trade barriers, sets labor and environmental standards and protects the intellectual property of multinational corporations. Now each country must sell the deal to skeptical lawmakers. My humble...
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    Some Wall Street executives should have gone to jail for their roles in the financial crisis

    Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says some Wall Street executives should have gone to jail for their roles in the financial crisis that gripped the country in 2008 and triggered the Great Recession...
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    Why does anyone take technical analysis seriously?

    Technical analysis works because people believe in technical analysis.
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    Senate approves legislation to avoid govt shutdown

    The Senate approved on Wednesday a piece of legislation that would avoid a government shutdown. The legislation, a continuing resolution, was passed by a wide margin would keep the U.S. government open and funded until Dec. 11.
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    Trump plan to cut taxes for middle income Americans

    Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump plans to unveil an ambitious tax plan that he says would eliminate income taxes for millions of households, lower the tax rate on all businesses to 15% and change tax treatment of companies’ overseas earnings. Reducing tax obligations is a great...
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    would shorts have to buy whatever our selling price if the company doesn't state the buyout price?

    What if the company comes out with a pr stating that they bought enough shares to cover their OS to complete the merge...and asked that all short shares be cover or close so they can delist the ticker, would shorts have to buy whatever our selling price if the company doesn't state the buyout...
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    Biotech drug stocks tank after Clinton tweet on price controls

    Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Monday says she'll lay out a plan to prevent gouging by drugmakers, following an article in The New York Times about a drug whose price was raised to $750 a tablet from $13.50. Meanwhile, $IBB bear flags everywhere. That's weird IMHO. You are free to...
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    Jim Rogers on the collapse of oil prices

    $OIL Just wish I bought more at 7. Selling it soon with plans to buy again.
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