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    What happened to Zen Master Porgie?

    His posts have helped me see the light more than any other guy on this board. And he was the funniest mofo too. If you don't post again porgie, I just want to say thanks.
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    How much do you need to make a day..

    yeah whitster...great post as usual, you've replaced porgie as ET's resident zen master.
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    90,000 New Retail Brokerage Accounts Being Opened Every Day In China

    P/E is about 18 - not that unreasonable.
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    What if someone posts a viral infected pic on ET?

    Everyone sees it and everyone gets infected. Can a pic have a viral infection?
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    Is This Guy Going to Die Running the Marathon??

    thats a wig he's wearing
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    Is This Guy Going to Die Running the Marathon??

    LMAO
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    If I think AAPL is going to 100 by Feb. end, whats the best options play?

    thanks, lesson learned - when you buy 'cheap' options you get what you pay for.
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    90,000 New Retail Brokerage Accounts Being Opened Every Day In China

    I bet the Chinese PPT is way more advanced and well funded, being communist after all. No risk baby.
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    If I think AAPL is going to 100 by Feb. end, whats the best options play?

    Bought some feb 95 calls today at .55. Was that a smart or stupid move?
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    If I think AAPL is going to 100 by Feb. end, whats the best options play?

    ?
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    Raising interest rates AND printing tons of money

    Raising interest rates AND printing tons of money - what kind of a strategy is that.
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    Raising interest rates AND printing tons of money

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    Raising interest rates AND printing tons of money

    Interest rates suggest tightening. Money supply growth suggest easing. Which one is it?
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    Question: You Can Profit From The Answer, Too.

    I don't trade Forex so I have limited experience with this stuff but lets say: GBP offers 5.25% interest YEN offers .25% interest Thats a 5% interest rate differential. So if a Japanese citizen were to borrow YEN from his local bank and invest it in a CD at a UK bank - then the YEN...
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    Question: You Can Profit From The Answer, Too.

    Okay forget the carry trade in the short JPY and long EUR sense. Now if Japanese banks are offering loans at 1% then what's to stop everyone and his mother from taking out 1% loans to pay for mortgages, car loans, etc. Hell, developing countries could take out loans at 1% to fund...
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    Question: You Can Profit From The Answer, Too.

    I'd like to borrow yen to buy the 2007/2008 Honda Accord when it comes out. And I'd like to borrow yen to buy a home too somewhere down the line. In fact, who needs credit cards when you can just borrow yen for all your cash needs.
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    Question: You Can Profit From The Answer, Too.

    I've heard of this carry trade for a very long while, but I never really looked into its detailed workings. It almost seems to good to be true: borrow at .25% and earn at 5.25%. The currency risk probably can't even be that much as BOJ frequently intervenes to prevent the yen from getting to...
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    Question: You Can Profit From The Answer, Too.

    He blew up? I could tell he was going mental on us all.
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    s&p just made intermediate term top @ 1431.8

    Someone may want to create a thread predicting the yearly range for the SPX this year. Put me down for 1475-1326 (in that order).
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    Non Convincing Crude bottom

    A crude bottom without an FTT, no way. We probably get a FBO then a clear FTT followed by a BO and then we've bottomed for good.
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