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this dont look good. Germany banned risky bets on bonds, stocks and credit protection, stunning investors and setting euro zone markets up for a rough ride on Wednesday amid fears Berlin's attack on speculation will backfire. Germany banned some trades in a strategy known as short selling...

i got a response. they said ' they do not talk about individual client accounts volume ' when i said but they are advertising their own volume as shared information on the own website their response was ' are they ' when asked about their thoughts on last weeks market meltdown they...

(1) obviously they are not trading - trading means risk = proftis and losses. this is blatant cheating. (2) what are the odds of the 4 banks prop trading over 61 days and never losing?

as someone else just said im surprised people are surprised by this. what would be interesting is if they made money every day trading in q1 i would make an educated guess there is a chance they could have all losing days every quarter as well. reference - long term capital who had...

I WILL MAKE A PREDICTION THAT THE DOW JONES OR ANOTHER INDEX BE IT THE S AND P OR NASDAQ WILL TRADE DOWN TO ZERO - WITHIN 2 YEARS. not because of a depressions, recessions or other bad news but as a direct result of this kind of growth in HFT. i think it will also happen sooner than people...

http://www.zerohedge.com/print/131098

well i rest my case. last nights debacle in the us is just the tip of the iceberg. ALGOS AND BLACK BOXES CREATE LIQUDITY. YEAH RIGHTOOOOO directly or indirectly this is all part of the problem. the exchanges have lost control. maybe a good thing will come out of this and they...

not maoning about my own profitability. the market is the market. the electronic market was suppose to make it ' FAIR ' for everybody when it blatantly is not. over many years its people moaning and complaining that have resulted in things changing for the better for everybody. as...

my point is this. regardless of whether your profitable or not. any business or product that allows someone to control it is not good for the overall business. they currently are doing over 40% of all european and sterling stir business. if you had a brain which clearly you do not...

what happened to all the moaners and whingers that use to contribute to my threads. clearly a sign of the times. no one left to debate with. come on mr dog fish you must still be trading??

be afraid - be very afraid. this aint right. they are on the other side of every trade. the fsa should be all over this. one participant cant be allowed to have such a huge edge. we might as well trade directly with rsj. why do i need to trade with liffe???? im better off...

And The Lehman Disclosure Hits Just Keep On Coming; If Fuld Has Not Yet Left The Country, Doing So ASAP May Be A Very Good Idea http://www.zerohedge.com/print/91931

The "Repo 105" Scam: How Lehman Fooled Everyone (Including Allegedly Dick Fuld) And How Other Banks Are Likely Doing This Right Now http://www.zerohedge.com/print/91879

they sneaked this one in without no one really seeing it. another tightening meaure February 23, 2010 TG-560 Treasury Issues Debt Management Guidance on the Supplementary Financing Program WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Treasury today issued the following statement on the...

http://www.pimco.com/LeftNav/Featured+Market+Commentary/IO/2010/February+2010+Gross+Ring+of+Fire.htm

if 20 percent is genuine ( prop ) trading then thats just an exchange way of saying 80 % is crossed up algo bullshit. eurex are the biggest short of all shares out there along with the cme and nyse. this volcker rule has changed the game. i dont think people have woken up to this yet.

Computer-driven trading raises meltdown fears By Jeremy Grant in London Published: January 25 2010 23:06 | Last updated: January 25 2010 23:06 An explosion in trading propelled by computers is raising fears that trading platforms could be knocked out by rogue trades triggered by systems...

anyone know what percentage is crossed up bollocks that is not genuine income earning volume??

2 questions: (1) anyone find it strange that geithner was not present at the obama announcement? (2) before the annoucement goldman apparently did 2 massive trades - sold mini sp futures in massive size (200k ) and bought the vix (60k ) 2 ticks off the low. 2 massive winning trades...

same shit different day. saying that this story looks like it has potential to embarass geithner and the fed. no doubt at the last minute the person involved will suffer a mysterious death. Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York may be forced to deliver...