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It could be however, that if commodities keep falling that there will be less of a need for green energy. Could you mention some green stocks?

One last thing: He mentioned that the housing bubble is bursting right now. Actually if burst in August 2005. 3 years too late...

Also, inflation in Europe if very high. Food in fact is sky high! If inflation is only monetary, then Europe is inflating the monetary supply rapidly just like the US. So, under these conditions, how would the EUR necessarily rise against the USD? Said differently, why would the USD plummet...

Be happy to respond! :) 1. Population growth: There is every indication that the population may not continue expanding as rapidly as it has in the past. Look at the level of obesity. People are literally developing into bubbles. ;) He makes the case that standards of living will go down...

Tech -> Housing -> Mortgage/Debt -> Commodities Each of these industries brought about great trends. It seems however that the last of these (commodities) is about to pop. So what's next? Facts: 1) Aging boomer population that is starting to retire. We are living longer but not...

Not sure that answers the question, but you are right. :D

Please elaborate on leverage making a difference. Aren't the blow up risks the same, regardless of leverage?

Are you talking intraday, swing, position? Thats the first thing we have to establish and no, broker records show that both retail and institutional traders are having trouble in this market. Just look at the daily wicks before and after Aug '07 on AUD/USD.

Of what exactly? Currencies, commodities?

What market are you talking about specifically?

Yup. You are speaking the truth. Most simply don't want to admit it. There were some opportunities such as going long LCC and UAUA when oil peaked. Obviously, the financials and mortgage stocks have been great shorts and the AGs have offered a steady ride upward. In short, there are always...

Would you say that options should exclusively be used for hedging? Or are there traders on ET who are only using options to speculate on price movements?

This will happen anyway, as most will be in debt and will have no other way to finance their "education"--the perfect invisible draft. Just like the invisible tax called inflation.

Long term, meaning anytime time span that covers swing/position trading.

What is the most trendy market out there over the long term?

My base is in EUR and my initial deposit was also in EUR. I recently also deposited USD funds. The issue is that although the second USD deposit shows up in the 'Balances' section of my Account window, it does not show up as a seperate USD in the 'Market Value'. (The initial EUR amount does...

Fair enough. But I never disagreed. My problem is with IB's wording. They present IDEAL as an alternative to creating a margin loan to purchase securities in another currency. So that means that they make a distinction between 1) Margin loans and 2) Conversions. However, I still don't see how...

Let's assume that my base currency is in EUR and that I also have USD in the same account. How do I change my base to USD without converting the EUR? Does IB's system give you an option? This is the one feature that the paper trader does not allow you to test out.

Thanks Daal, that's how I understood it too. I wasn't sure however, if one needed to manually purchase a CD or Bond to attain the interest.