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    WMT SSS weakest since 2000!!!!!

    S2007S-------Ask the moderators to create a forum strictly for you and your "news releases".
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    volume on microcaps

    If your pockets are deep enough, you could try to "muscle" a micro-cap stock upward until you find a huge buy-stop order that you can sell into in order to get out of your position. Look into it sometime!
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    Randomwalk

    Institutional underachievers believe in "random walk" as a way of rationalizing away their mediocrity. Overachievers know it's BS.
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    Details of the CME price matching algorithm?

    The most important aspect has to do with establishing an opening that maximizes trading volume based on the interaction of new and open orders. After that, it's a no-brainer for the rest of the session.
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    How do I run money for a few relatives?

    Contact brokerage/clearing firms who can answer the question in YOUR best interest. Anybody who wants $10,000 upfront isn't worth it.
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    Poker, Trading, Susquehanna...

    Another thing they're going to try is a modern-day version of "Let's Make a Deal" to see if the applicants "play" properly.
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    Didnt Barrons say Republicans will win

    The minions in the media tend to be Democrats. The ownership of media tends to be Republican. If the Dow Jones can keep trending higher, it'll tend to benefit incumbents more. That would be beneficial for Republicans. We'll see what happens later.
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    CME CBOT Merger

    (1) The merger should be a high-water mark for the stock in the intermediate-term. (2) Exchange fees will probably continue to go up. (3) The merger could have only happened while both exchanges were publicly held. (4) The bankers who are arranging the deal should benefit the most out of the...
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    Is there a relationship betweeen gaps and earnings?

    The opening is based on the interaction of all of the new and open orders in the book. The actual earnings release compared to the expected earnings is almost irrelevant.
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    Dick Grasso shows up for the NYC Happy Hour

    It's not Grasso, it's Vin Diesel.
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    Hedge Fund TV?

    You heard correctly. Donald Trump and Mark Burnett are developing a concept similar to the Apprentice Show where a group of MBA-types will trade investment accounts week-by-week with different types of "constraints"; i.e. long-only, short-only, industry-specific only, futures-only...
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    does OPG order affect open price?

    If the quantity on your limit order is large enough, then yes, it can "stabilize" the market. If there's a substantial opening imbalance, your order might be large enough to absorb it and allow the market to open at a "fair" price.
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    Do u sit thru earning or sell before earning?

    Forecasting price direction is dicey. Anticipating declining volatility levels within the options is a safer bet.
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    Expiration Week Strategies

    Danger Will Robinson!! Danger!.............Be biased towards selling out-of-the-money calls, NOT PUTS.
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    Stocks showing gains by quarters

    DADDYEAUX-----------It's different this time.
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    Transitioning to big size

    Your assets may increase ~100-times but your position size doesn't have to. Focus on adhering to your loss limits and risk control. That way, you can be consistent in your system execution.
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    Exchange Limits - Good Thing ?

    The price limits for grains were expanded a few years ago. It was a good idea. Considering the leverage involved with futures, price limits have merit. They can keep some undercapitalized traders from getting into too much trouble. As an extreme example, you want to avoid a situation like the...
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    Moving to Chicago

    It's called the Magnificent Mile. The area near the Hancock Building is called Streeterville. North of that along Lake Shore Drive is the Gold Coast. North of that near the Lincoln Park Zoo is called Lincoln Park. Your budget will get you into any of those areas. There is a glut of stuff in that...
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    switching from es to bund

    He believes he can anticipate the range and that it'll persist long enough for him to scalp some profit out of it.
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    Stocks showing gains by quarters

    I don't know of a specific website but you should be able to assume that the larger-cap issues were responsible for most of the gain.
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