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    I'm sick and tired of work! :)

    before switching careers, take some time off like 2-3 months without work and find if you really miss it or not. changes should be quiet and side running because most of us do not know ourselves as we think that we do.
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    War with Iran?

    'Even Bush and Cheney aren't THAT stupid!' Don't know about Bush, but Cheney sure can pull any breed of rabbit out of the hat........better watch out!
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    The End of the American Dream

    Trust me, the positive force into the US Economy will be renewed once Bush and his morons have left the administration for good. Clinton had picked a decent momentum but Bush not only stalled it but also put it into somewhat reverse with his economic and military policies.
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    Reverse Trader's Grail

    prophet, what are you trying to sell?
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    WSJ article on Steve Cohen and SAC Capital Mgmt

    'Do you really thing SAC is THAT much smarter than these other guys.' SAC's record is impressive and that too with 'big ship' assets in the play, returning 45%+ for whole 12 years is no joke. But I should accept that Feds do not after people unless they have some good sniff on the smoke and...
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    WSJ article on Steve Cohen and SAC Capital Mgmt

    "In 2005, the average hedge fund returned 9.3%, below the 11.4% average for the past decade, according to Hedge Fund Research Inc., a Chicago consultant. By comparison, the S&P 500 index returned 7.7% last year. A record 848 hedge funds closed up shop in 2005, many of them hobbled by poor...
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    Russian Central banker Kozlov shot and killed

    According to BBC, Russians have 45 Billion pounds deposited in the UK banks alone. I bet they have more than $500B in banks all over the world. With so much money outside, there must be this central banker had done which was hindering the interests of big and powerful.
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    Housing Soft Landing

    Visit this link and find more info. on housing prices etc. I did not read it but might be good for someone willing to spend time. http://thehousingbubbleblog.com/
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    Housing Soft Landing

    'I am expecting a pretty damn big reaction from the market as the air comes whoosing out of the bubble.' Why people call housing a bubble? For the last 50 years housing prices have risen 4-6%/year not including inflation. If that is true for the prices of housing in 2006 going back several...
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    Is Trading Ethical?

    Late night infomercials are nothing but a fraud. I also heard somewhere, that those successful in business reported that they were into passion i.e. they were having fun in their business/work etc. and before they knew it riches started to pour in. So if you like what you do and develop...
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    Real Prop Trader Returns

    Does anyone know what returns do the REAL properietary traders for Banks, Investment Houses are able to give on average each year? These 'star traders' are playing with 100s of Millions and trading really exotic stuff too.
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    Is Trading Ethical?

    http://www.mynewcompany.com/blog/the-myth-of-business-failure-rates/ Visit this link Top Gun, small business venture still puts you ahead of trading. Failure rate is 50% and you disect it further, it might be even lower. SBA says 50% fail during first year: The U.S. Small Business...
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    Is Trading Ethical?

    The quality of some answers here gives me some hint as to why 90% of traders blow up the account. Capitalism, Business etc. are sure ethical and clean way to make living. Trading is also clean and legal, but not successful for a very large majority. My original point was to question the...
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    Is Trading Ethical?

    'Thanks, but I'm not Christian' Then what are you? Given Christian would encompass all the denominations (Catholic, Protestants etc. etc.) 'Ah, so it's okay to go after the lower class lifeforms. Please hold still while I find a knife and fork.' What is this nonsense??????????? Talk...
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    Is Trading Ethical?

    'That would be like saying buying a Big Mac is unethical' Yes, it is unethical to kill an animal and eat its flesh, bad karma. Did Jesus kill an animal and eat its flesh anywhere in the Bible....nope. Please go back to the scriptures.......if you believe in them. Let's put it like this...
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    Is Trading Ethical?

    'And trading is certainly more ethical than clubbing baby seals to dealth for their fur coates.' Well with that logic eating beef and chicken is also unethical.........trading does not belong to above mentioned category and neither to the category of crimes like robbing, stealing, etc. etc...
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    Is Trading Ethical?

    'The actual time frame of the trade has little to do with the degree of difficulty that went in to the trade prior to the actual execution.' That's the main problem, we think we have got the system all set but that is only half the battle won...........real execution is another half where 90%...
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    Is Trading Ethical?

    Trading is actually really difficult and that is why even 80%+ of the mutual fund managers are not able to beat S&P500 year after year, no matter what size portfolio they are running. These are guys who acutally are Ivy League graduates and more importantly with lots for ambition and mental...
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    Is Trading Ethical?

    There is a saying "Hard Earned Money stays and grows with you" Trading can range from 1 minutes to 1 hours a day for many and others in the similar range. Rest of the time you are just watching the market and waiting for the signal. Is that why 80% of traders lose in the first year and the...
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    Questions to ask recruiters at Prop Firms

    Here is a question to Don: Prop firms make money via frequent trading of the clients and in return they give them good margins like 1:3 to upto 1:10 ratios, with nearly 90% keep the profits scenario. Why would not a prop firm NOT go for 'frequent trading' type model and rather GO for...
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