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I would not call 1.5:1 "highly leveraged", for the Mexican Peso position. More importantly, in my experience, such a basket is not meant to be put on and forgotten. It's not an insured bank CD on steroids (as appealing as that sounds). It's a good idea to monitor it, manage it and make...

Just went over to Amazon to check out this book. First, it's actually called "Hedgehogging" (one word, contrary to the NY Times), with a strangely funny picture on the cover of a real hedgehog sittin' on a pile of cash. Second, couldn't help but notice the "Amazon.com Sales Rank": Today...

No. http://www.nfa.futures.org/basicnet/SearchResults.aspx?type=firm&firm=SAX

Roughing it... http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/22/business/22hedge.html December 22, 2005 Want to Start a Hedge Fund? First, Read This Book By RIVA D. ATLAS Ah, the grand life of the hedge fund manager: the annual paychecks in the tens, if not the hundreds, of millions; the...

Actually, that's "Market Wizards", not "New...". According to Seykota's own website, no. It's still a work "in progress". After 16 years (since "Market Wizards" came out), I wouldn't hold your breath. However, apparently you'll find much of the content-to-be of "Trader's Window" in his...

I'd rather not get further away from the core of this thread, by posting a detailed reply to some of the above. Instead, I'm going to start a new thread in the next couple of days, by posting a spreadsheet I've been using for almost a year. With just a few succinct comments, initially. What...

Interesting. Then I am at a loss to explain what I am seeing.

If that's GMT, then your chart is showing a spike down to about 1.1864 (bid? ask? average?) at 3:01 pm GMT, correct? That's 10:01 am EST, when the true low on my IB (an ECN) chart at that time on Tuesday, Dec. 20th was 1.1904 bid / 06 ask. That's a 40 pip spike. Nice... Even if we assume...

No. Not in a single trade -- regardless of the displayed bid/ask sizes. http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/exchanges/usIB-pro.php?ib_entity=llc

sccz97, what's your time zone?

It's almost my bedtime, so let me reply some time tomorrow. Between now and then, hopefully others will have something to say...

:D I didn't even realize that the mods are able to see IP addresses.

That's beside the point we're discussing. Will the "EU insurance system" compensate you for your dealer's unfair dealing practices?

Well, I've never watched CNBC, and so can't really comment on any of the above. However, today I feel compelled to point out that it can't be all bad: "Segment Producer Angela Salvucci and Liz Discuss Booking a Guest" Clearly, raising the level of... financial journalism to new...

Right, no free lunch in forex, usually. Unless, of course, you do as ElectricSavant does, with PICS... :)

Jerry, why do you believe that your taxes are not simple any more, what with your forex gains? Not to get away from the excellent subject of this thread, but, since we are talking about profitable forex trading... First, if you have a gain, it's not complicated at all. If you are an...

No, a risk-free cash-futures arb will still not be possible (most of the time), even if holding a positive carry currency pair. The futures will always reflect that interest rate differential by trading at a discount to cash, as opposed to a premium (as in the case of Euro). Cable (Pound)...

Hah... I have personally designed / engineered guaranteed equity index linked notes, in my quant days. :) At the time (late 1990s -- early 2000s), similar products were getting increasingly popular in Europe and Japan, but not in the US. Don't know about now. The Handbook of Equity...

You will not find the 4th edition as an e-book... unlike the 3rd ed., it doesn't exist. Why not order it from Amazon -- France or UK or Germany?

Very nice indeed, Ivan! Even more impressive for a non-full-time trader. Takes guts to put one's P&L numbers out in the open. Just make sure your boss doesn't find out where your mind's been at... :p I'd agree that the much bandied-about %-who-fail numbers are not especially meaningful...