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Ah...finally someone who got it! There are a bunch of youngsters on this board. :cool:

Call Jeff at http://www.greentreetrading.com/ They are relatively small and very responsive with very good connections to the street. I've been impressed with them. And I come from the Hedge Fund world too. Regards, Dr. Zhivodka

Wait until friends begin suing each other. Foz indicated above that the barriers to entry are low for Hedge Funds. I agree with this. But they're also low for a Hot Dog stand. Barrier's to entry in this case are not a what one should looking at. The pitfall's in Managed Money are...

That's the best advice yet. Most people are MUCH better off trading for themselves, assuming you can money of course. Operating costs of running the fund are generally just to big of a nut to crack when one is forced to pay these costs out of the returns. Certainly anything is possible...

In the futures world there's a calculation called the "cheapest-to-deliver." It's kind of a pain-in-the-ass calculation to do or explain by hand but it will show the the best treasury series to deliver against the front month contract. This is in fact elementary but it appears very...

Most all of his work is terrific. As is most of his graduate speak. It's the truth

I assume you are addressing this question to me. Offshore funds are typically designed for non-US entities. But they also work very well for tax-exempt or tax-deferred U.S. entities such as an IRA, Keogh Plan or Profit Sharing Trust etc..etc.. It's the tax status of the investing entity...

You are 1000% accurate in saying this. I have a Offshore entity (BVI) with lots of moving parts. IMO to design all but the most simple entity requires good solid legal and accounting counsel from ALL of the jurisdictions in which one plans to operate. You simply do not want to go about...

Hi Kiwi Where are you moving to in NZ? I hope to visit for several weeks sometime in Jan or Feb of '04. Maybe we could all get together with Ducati and hoist a few pints. Best, Dr. Zhivodka

Lock and Load Men! Contact could be imminent! As you guys know the Bondalero's are getting their face ripped off again. Spreads are widening. This is just the kind of thing that could cause a MAJOR malfunction somewhere. Repeat after me: "OTC Derivatives" I can feel these guys...

Greetings, So how do like trading the ASX? When I last looked it several years ago it seemed to be filled with many many low priced mining companies. Do you trade the SFX. I visited the exchange floor back in '96 before they went all electronic. Is there any decent volume? Any good...

It basically means that 'the tail wags the dog.' The market rules the political bullshit, not visa versa. The Executive branch of the American triumphant often likes to ( pretend ) believe that they are in charge of certain policies. The Bond vigilantes often must remind them, sometimes...

Hi Chessman, Yes, I knew that I when hit "submit" This is a problem when trying to fit 14-15 years of trading into a quick off the cuff paragraph. First, I don't have time to answer fully. Sunday BBQ. Second, I'm not a systems trader per se. I use a certain set self-developed...

The question is why would you want daytrade the Bonds or Note or Currencies(off the floor of course)? You simply don't need to! IMO you waste too much time and energy trying daytrade the Bonds rather than giving them a bit of room to run. But this assume that one's account is...

Bear's products are managed through their Prime Brokerage desk. I don't know what they require as a minimum account size. Generally speaking Prime Brokerage desks usually want a pretty sizable account (2-5 million, some firms want at least 5 mil) to make it worth their while to deal with you...

LOL! Good God Man! If you're worried about security you should've left the MSFT camp long ago. They specialize in security flaws. :)

It appears that this auction will go OK. But one never knows as we have one day to go. So far a long position from the panic low on Friday looks like a good spot. 111.15 or so is the 38.2% retracement from high to low. Assuming we hold the bottom for tomorrows auction, the long trade...

1)Thanks 2)I've got a fund already. I'm forming another one now. 3)Do you have a clearing firm? Let me know. I'm always looking for good relationships. 4) Generally speaking I do my best work alone. So unless you're very exceptional, probably not. But I never say never. Again let...

Yes, the free version of Opera is the same as the paid. The other messaging you're seeing is due to the settings in your OS itself. It is the Windows messaging system that needs to be looked at. I fixed mine but I forget now what I changed. Do a search here, I think I remember seeing a...

Don't waste your time with add-on's that take up storage and slow your system Try the Opera browser. Among its many other great features it has a pop-up blocker feature built in to it. Overall it just beat the pants off of Internet Explorer. It's MUCH MUCH faster, better organized and...