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1) Virtually all is real time, we test against a live feed not historical, then we test with real money. 2) Not a PC, the answer is proprietary. 3) Lean. 4) Execution speed is paramount, sub second to a few seconds, rarely minutes. 5) Agree shorter term signals come and go, but when...

No, maybe the first part picking up "nickels and dimes" was maybe Myron Scholes in a televised interview about LTCM, the second part " in front of a steam roller", I heard from a guy who heads a clearing firm; he attributed it to a guy running a private arb shop

The clearest explanation is on IB's website.

Nothing works forever; things work, stop and start again. Picking up nickels and dimes in front of a steam roller is what we do; to plagiarize someone who said it first.

A private LLC is a retail customer; would be provided SIPC coverage; however the limits are not high enough, look to your prime brokers excess coverage.

Just21, Thanks for the information. Move to the Bahamas and visit Florida on weekends, better idea.

1) All of it. 2) Yes. 3) Absolutely the most important. 4) Elaborate, I don't understand.

If you give up your US passport, how hard is it to get UK passport with no right to work?

You are not breaking any rules, the track it when you disclose it on your return. Ownership of an IBC is legal for a US person, just take advantage of the rules.

If you structure it as an offshore IBC, and continue to take advantage of the around 80K exlusion, subtract your housing allowance and business expenses you are fine and in compliance. If you start making more money hire your wife to help you and effectively double the benifit. What host...

Now we are getting down to the facts.

We are not talking about the same thing; we do the universe in real time.

Who cares; aren't you guys smart enough to pick up the phone and find out if you can get a better deal somewhere else?

Yes, I am @ the office, call or send me a PM if you don't have the number.

You don't think Susquehanna, Timber Hill or bunch of private trading firms you probably never heard of, haven't blown away the market with black box programs? Where have you been? They invented program trading and computer directed arbitrage.

What they need is a spokesman like Def, Don or Hitman burning up the keyboard.

Stevet, Clean your mailbox.

Yes, unless you are trading serious size and your clearing firm required a personal guarantee, however you would not be asking if you were in that position.

I will let all the traders I know that trade inversions not to try on Monday; don't believe everything you read.

I hope he is making a fortune; but I doubt it, he is probably lucky to cover the overhead.