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+1 to everything sf631 said. also make sure you're trading in the time frame that is right for your personality. i strongly suggest figuring this out sooner rather than later. do you prefer trading intraday, swing (2-10 days) or position trading (weeks-months-possibly years)? the good news...

def agree re asking for perf numbers for all accounts - esp for 2008. if the RIA blew up like everyone else forget it. if he didn't blow up, ask him/her specifically why they were able to avoid it so you make sure it wasn't dumb luck. ask them what their REPEATABLE process is for...

re to the above and LNG exports, the NG price in europe is much higher b/c NG is not traded globally like CL - it's more of a regional product. this is changing w/ LNG exports though. the reason arb doesn't eliminate this overnight (buy NG here at 2.5 add in costs for transpo then sell over...

+1. brokers like deep discount trading, velocitiy or lightspeed offer rock bottom rates W/O having to prove vol. although you can trade multiple asset classes w/ lightspeed, ib is still the GC standard when it comes to a universal account. also ib is known for the security (both financial and...

this is prob the opposite of what you want to hear but as a general (ok a rule period) rule i don't give money advice to anyone - except when i'm telling my "friends" on the internetz to go long NZ ahead of the inventory number :D there is only downside. what happens if this RIA steals all...

if you just want to take a flyer buy a massive amount of CL OTM calls w/ at least a year until expiry and be done w/ it.

+1. although M6E and 6E by definition track the same instrument (euro) the liquidity is almost nonexistent for M6E. this can be seen w/ the larger version of many cars like gold and oil. prob the only diff i can think of at the moment where it's reversed (meaning the mini has more vol than the...

+1 for the positive review for margin call. one of my favorite lines is when seth of gossip girl fame says to will emerson: seth: this is really gonna affect people isn't i? will: yeah - it's gonna affect real people like me! haha spoken like a true trader. i'm still waiting for an et...

+1. this can be mitigated if you only trade the highest volume options (e.g. spy, aapl) and use a broker w/ low commissions like ib. also if you're trading intraday make sure you buy higher delta options to participate in more of the move.

ding. ding. ding. this is why i could never be in tech support b/c i would always say to someone "this sounds like a PICNIC prob (prob in chair not in computer) so hang up and deal w/ it yourself".

they also returned all client money and only trade arnold's and employee's money. this is much better than having to deal w/ the hassles of opm.

try this link http://www.avidtrader.com/2012/01/thinkorswim-users-sue-td-ameritrade-for-8-2m-over-options-losses/

centaurus doesn't just put on a massive long ng front month position and hope for the best like ung holders do. they're prob the single laragest player in ng spreads and they've diversified into physical storage.

NG down. again. after it broke through the $3 support it's down 45 cents.

+1. what else is on your computer that could be slowing it down? this is why so many traders have a dedicated computer for trading - no porn, games, pictures of cnbc babes, whatever. i strongly suggest you do a complete inventory of every program on your comp (see the add/remove programs in ctrl...

here are some possible solutions you can try and find it in the registry and delete it there. you can download revo uninstaller try the program called "hitman" that removes viruses - this one pulled a friend out of the fire one time - and it's free

if i had a nickel for every time i cautioned someone here on et against reaching for yield for parked cash i'd have a lot of nickels. does anyone remember a few years ago when people tried this and blew up reaching for another 25 bps? rates are low - it is what it is and there's nothing we can...

it all comes down to personal pref re firefox or chrome. i've used firefox w/ adblock for years and i will continue to do so. re av programs, imho mse is an effective, FREE and lightweight av program that can do the job just as well as a paid one and esp better than bloatware like norton...

couple thoughts...first not criticizing the poster going long ng...these are just thoughts in general re ng a poster talked re the larger than expected inv # and price still going down - a good rule of thumb is that when price does the opposite of what you think will happen then price is...