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What makes the same guy such a better candidate after two years in b'school?

Do not be fooled by the clever marketing. If you have been a trader, most other jobs feel dull. Really interesting people: Maybe study art, philosophy or physics instead, not business (just my opinion). Business schools seem to attract people from the same mold, even though they pretend not to.

What are you paying for commissions?

I think it is better to not limit yourself too much. Obviously there are pros and cons to every approach. If you really do in depth analysis, then limit yourself, but I do no think this is something that many people are able to do.

Do "flippers" still exist?

I got out of my last part of my short which i had on for 2 weeks. Actually on advice of Warren Buffet ;-). Looks like in the short term it will not go much lower, just watching technicals. Probably best to stay out of it for a while.

Any trader at DTW can give some info on how things are going at the firm, in terms of what works or not, profitability, ...?

Yes, it is true, quite a nice businessmodel too. Almost zero commissions, payed for by a cut of profits. Allthough commissions outside US/Canada are too high imo.

Your last assertion is not really true, do I need to come with examples?

Skimming through the posts I haven't read the correct answer, which is: The effect of the FED increasing money supply is being mitigated by overall deleveraging in the economy after the debt bubble. For a good primer read the Bridgewater research section.

If you haven't tried python yet, it's a lot more fun. To the OP, esignal provides you with some ready made spreadsheet setup, so you just plug it in and you can manipulate real time formulas in excel (winros it is called), it is really neat.

On the spanish side and get a small pad in Gib for the residency status, something like that.

Border issue might be solved by parking in Spain and taking a cab on the other side. Some beautiful (gated) communities to live in on the coast. Nearest big city (Seville or Malaga) is a few hours drive though. World class (wind)surfing sites nearby (Tarifa). I would go for it.

Gibraltar +climate +tax +if you like to live in spain

A long time ago market just kept going up and I only shorted, covered, shorted, covered for, for gains not worth the effort. I complained about it to a very wise man. His answer was a retorical question: "Why don't you go long?". That totally changed my game and level of profits.

Di.fm is a delight. the ambient space music channel is a tad too spacey for me, but the ambient channel strikes the right balance. Unfortunately my tablet doesnt play it. Anyone knows another quality ambient channel on the net?

In my opinion Amazon is one of the smartest companies around. Nobody do what they do as well.

I believe some foreign futures (eurex) might have cheaper commissions than Chicago.

How cute ;-) Weekend is a perfect time to contemplate on the markets, isn't it?

Hello there, Used to trade professionally, but have been out of the markets for a couple of years. In my time during the 2000s have seen the market going through some interesting changes. So how is it now? What is in play now at the various prop firms?