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Perhaps because it took 4 minutes for it too appear on any of the news wires. We had a telephone call as it started getting lifted that there was a rumor of a quake, but details were sketchy. Still it doesn't matter what the cause was, as they say, all news is old news.

Earth Quake in gulf of california set stops off.

Well thought about and well written. Just wanted to thank you for writing this post. Gave me food for thought and is very much along the lines of the soul searching that this month has made me do. But then that is part of my passion for trading. The constant self evaluation and inner...

Going to cut and reverse on this one, you have won me over on the patent issue and I am impressed at your knowledge on the field that certainly exceeds my own. Can I take it that should TT introduce a pence per lot charge for their front end usage you will happily pay it with out so much as...

Your right about me just spilling it back parrot fashion on the competitive thing, I thought that what these boards were all about? shouting off an ill considered opinion :-) I remember back 5/6 years ago when the front ends were first being coded, even knew some of the guys. All the systems...

I agree with you, it couldn't come at a worse time. Hopefully the CFTC will look into this and see that it is anti-competative action by TT and give the whole patent thing the elbow. It seems to me a very sorry state of affairs that this behavior by TT, that is nothing short of parasitic, has...

Its because of how the industry developed. There was lots of different front ends, TT being the most popular. Refco developed their own front end much later I guess, but getting a trader to change his system is very difficult. Anyhow at the end of next week it looks as if all refco clients...

Well I have just heard that TT are pulling all licences for Refco in a weeks time. Its getting very ugly now. Will be interesting to see how this all pans out. So this link is old news and the scramble hasn't worked it seems. http://news.ft.com/cms/s/920cb070-b6b8-11d9-aebd-00000e2511c8.html

This is encouraging to see, http://news.ft.com/cms/s/82e93a14-86ca-11d9-8075-00000e2511c8.html especially as all the refco prop guys trade on TT. I cannot see how this will benefit anyone. Pity TT cant concentrate on getting the time and sales to record accurate information when the spread is...

I find this one more than adequate for all the fixed income news. http://www.dailyfx.com/calendar/FXCalendar.html

I know I couldn't help it. I guess its because I am in a privileged position and am out of hearing distance. Still I am sure it gave you the edge on the missing plane fiasco, I was left nursing my wounds from an over exuberant short after the ISM, oh dear should have known its not the headline...

I heard a rumor that Bin Laden had been spotted with the red cross and this was a market mover...any truth in this those who are in the know?

Hello, I read your post and it saddened me to see yet another half intelligent thread on Elite trader spiral down into a 'Somebody slagging off somebody' match. However I was curious at your reply. As a former floor trader at LIFFE I can't believe how you can still staunchly defend the floor...

Hello there, I used to scalp spreads in the STIRS and had written a piece about how to scalp when the STIRS first went screen based. Its basically about how to look at spreads as probabilities, and how to understand the 'implied spread' and use that as a basis to scalp. It was written maybe...

I am confused now and 'nonsense' I was posting with a cynical tone to my voice, I did look at the revisons and ex transport :cool:

And we will just discount the -0.3% drop in the 'less transportation' component and the revison of last months core figure from -1.8% to -2.7% hey???

Wasn't the war loan for when things got a little tight and we had to get the Gov a new sat phone??

A move in the ftse, gee i didnt think that thing moved anymore. I do not know if I will be able to contribute for much longer, there is a rumour that a stand by for the trouble in Hati is going to come through. Maybe all the old guard will see action together again :)

That was only after a very intense interrogation session, involving dangerous quantities of beer. I never meant to bring the squadron in to disrepute :(

No reference to trading made, but if you need to ask if he was talking sept'05 schatz or sept'05 Euribor then you need to question what your doing in this business.