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Collapse of the US Dollar. The Dow stocks are priced in Dollars. So, if the currency collapses... Remember hyperinflationary germany in the 20s, where the price for a loaf of bread rose to several millions or even billions of Marks.

Because it's all Java, it's platform (operating system) independent. While there are some other Java charting packages out there, most of them are pretty basic, without script language and backtesting capabilites. However, the biggest drawback for me is that it can be only started from...

I would not take the red pill, even if I weren't offered 500 million for it. True happiness does not exist without the experience of sadness. Success cannot be enjoyed without (at least the risk of) failure. There can be no personal development without facing the positives AND negative...

As far as I know, the Bund future has already been traded on CBOT for some time in the past, but, of course, without much success then. It seems very likely that it will stage a comeback at (now) CME Group, if Germany introduces its transaction tax. Other instruments may follow. I can already...

However, this total cluless person has access to a Bloomberg Terminal. Makes you wonder about how sophisticated some of the so-called 'professionals' really are. :D

Drinking Vodka is only recommended for trading the Russian market. If you're playing the US markets, stick to bourbon (if you're a conservative) or Californian chardonnay (for liberals). For sim and paper traders, the drink of choice is a glass of hot milk with honey, served by your mom. :D

I got a feeling that the market will touch your stop at 17.36 before the day is over.

Hey... he was profitable... for a whole TWO WEEKS. :D

From Wikipedia: Kim Jong-il is the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army and Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea. The Korean People's Army (KPA) is the name for the collective armed personnel of the North Korean military. The army has four branches: Ground...

But that would be the most reliable BUY signal of ALL TIME... :D

Actually they DO listen to their customers, and that is - ironically - part of the problem. One reason that more and more features are implemented into TWS is that customers can vote for new features. It's a bit like the phenomenon that in a democracy, government tends to get bigger and...

If you trade two or more strategies on one instrument, just trade the net position of the strategies. Yes, it's that simple.

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Or they could just threaten to dump their complete inventory of US treasuries. http://www.ustreas.gov/tic/mfh.txt

Yes. Of course.

Because the market is still very complacent and in bull mode. It tends to ignore bad news then.

There are other countries outside the USA. :D International market. It will sell very, very well.

Patience.

Oh yeah, the benefit of hindsight. What if the market had closed down 20%? Then the stop would have saved him 10%. :p

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