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    Exploiting the Reuters incident

    While the photos were altered, they only modify the information that was presented, but kept the general impression of the situation. What I find much, much more disturbing and unethical is the mis-reporting of actual information itself. Not outright lying, but leaving out critical pieces of...
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    My 1st Real $ Calendar Spreads: smart? dumb? opinions?...

    What about doing two diverging diagonals? This might even end up with giving you a credit on each side?
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    What percentage income from trading?

    Just wanted to see what the profile was of people who are here: 1. 100% career trader with ALL your money coming from trading 2. 50/50% of your income is from a job and from trading 3. Most of income from job 4. All income from job, trading is only for savings and retirement fund.
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    Danno's futures-options blog

    Intermediate Milestone #1 date: 4-jul-06 --> 11-aug-06 (5-weeks) :) account: $3000.00 --> 6041.05 (+101%)
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    Inexplicable hard-drive access

    Keyboard logger phishing for your logon/passwords? The disk-access could be it writing to a log-file everything that's been happening on your computer in the previous 10-seconds?
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    So if the price of rice doubles in the next two years....

    Couple of assumptions in the background that needs to be examined first before we can look into making a profit on rice. 1. "Cost of raw materials results in improved company earnings" may not really be true. In the cases of raw materials costs increasing, most companies would just pass on...
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    Newbie here, need some advice/thoughts

    There's the other side of the strategy that you haven't examined, and I think that's why people are hopping on a little strong. That's the risk/money-management side that you haven't said anything about. What is your plan when things don't go your way? I've been doing this for 20-years and I...
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    How's real estate market in your area?

    Depending upon the county and laws, this information has to be published. In my area, it's listed in the newspaper when foreclosures auctions are held. Typically Thursday mornings on the steps of the courthouse. The banks wants to get back the remainder of their loans, so bidding typically goes...
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    If "Herr Bush" Wants a Police State Then Why Is He a Supporter of Guns

    ... and who owns the "press"... that is, 98% of the news-media in the U.S.? ... who controls what the press publishes and more importantly, doesn't publish? ... Interesting to see the difference in coverage that CNN broadcasts outside of the US compared to within...
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    If "Herr Bush" Wants a Police State Then Why Is He a Supporter of Guns

    Gang-bangers are shooting people with handguns, isn't that illegal? Isn't driving more than 65mph illegal? Driving under 21 is illegal isn't it? Wasn't drinking illegal completely after the 18th Admend? Making things "illegal" doesn't do a whole lot to kerb human behavior, it's to define...
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    If "Herr Bush" Wants a Police State Then Why Is He a Supporter of Guns

    "If "Herr Bush" Wants a Police State Then Why Is He a Supporter of Guns" Because the original intent and premise behind the Constitution is completely corrupted and twisted now. Back then, the populace COULD get the same kinds of guns as the government forces and revolution WAS a possibility...
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    How's real estate market in your area?

    The thing is, very, very few people who bought into the latest real-estate hype were in the market back in the '80s. They don't have any historical experience, but rather will quote "experts" in the field, such as real-estate agents, bankers and title-company officers. Gee... who's interest...
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    1GB vs 2 GB RAM

    On the other hand, if you regularly edit HD-video or poster-sized Photoshop files, then 3gb would make a difference over 1gb. It really does come down to your intended usage. For trading software, a P3-1ghz w/512mb is really all you need. :)
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    Just hired

    That's a pretty good deal actually. A lot of firm don't even have salary, if you don't make a profit, you starve.
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    Trading and Dating

    Yeah guys who supplicate deserve all the abuse they've got coming to them! However, a well-timed gift does wonders. :) Doesn't have to be big, it's the thought that counts. As for being with you, you gotta deliver the goods though. Rather than working on them, work on yourself. No hot chic...
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    Newbie here, need some advice/thoughts

    Try papertrading for a month and see how your strategy works out... Also I suggest your parents keep their money...
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    How's real estate market in your area?

    The thing is that it was the low-priced 1st-time buyer homes that had appreciated the most. The $1mil+ homes didn't have the big run-up at all and they wont' fall as far.
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    Danno's futures-options blog

    Thanks, I'll have to explore that a little more. Trending markets have been good to me: DannosCMGIcalls.jpg. Playing the time/IV side of the options premium rather than the instrinsic value still scares the #$@! out of me! :confused: Made a play on coffee anyway... 9-Aug-06 set up...
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    What is the worst one day loss you ever had?

    Actually the win was on CMGI which I hung onto. The lost was on SCON a couple years later... bet on news correctly one day, then got complacent and everyone else got out a couple days later. :(
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    Danno's futures-options blog

    31-jul-06 long Coffee call Feelin' bullish on coffee that day... 31-jul-06: BUY (1) Coffee Sep-100 call 862.50- 8-jul-06: SELL (1) Coffee Sep-100 call 2250.00+ 1387.50 (+160.87%) :)
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