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    SAC Capital might open up to investors first time since 1992

    bloomberg just ran that headline. this new strategy of taking big chunks of companies, BBI, WTSLA lately, might allow new capital i guess.
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    Is it possible to day trade $20 million+

    liquidating that TOL position would certainly involve crazy slippage
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    How did you get into trading?

    i walked into walter scotts room and heard the famous "you are going to be a millionaire" words ":-)) walter scott was the guru in worldco for those that dont know
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    JP Morgan prop desk - worst results in recent memory

    NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- J.P. Morgan President Jamie Dimon said Wednesday that the bank's trading profit for the second quarter would be its worst in recent memory, and his cautious tone sapped gains from shares of J.P. Morgan and its peers. NEWS FOR JPM J.P. Morgan cautions on...
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    Dell getting involved with hedge funds

    how much is he going to put up, anybody knows?
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    DONALDSON IS GoING TO RESIGN

    about time that clown is gone.
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    Is it possible to day trade $20 million+

    might be possible with big sector moves, but picking single stocks with that $ would spell suicide, unless you can cut a deal with a specialist.
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    TraderGames

    its cool anyway, thankx
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    increasing long positions in the 10yr

    is the 10yr finally going to get whacked now?
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    TraderGames

    can you trade individual stocks on nyse and naz, or just indexes?
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    Investment Bank career advice

    GSCO business card with your name on it. ability to say I work for .. whoever. paid vacation, great 401k and vacation benefits, work stability. access to intranet job postings so you can move around the firm when you fell like jumping out of the window after doin ops in one department for 3...
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    Best Trading Book Ever Period

    plenty of these used for under $7 on amazon. why have you found this book to be so much better?
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    Investment Bank career advice

    reality is harsh unfortunately. IB jobs are fine, you make a living. but if you think you are going to make your way to the trading desk, than one is in for a surprise. operations and middle office jobs are the ones where after 6 months, you are bored out of your mind. to jobseekers just...
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    Investment Bank career advice

    bro you are just a piker, so think before you speak. second of all i have a grad degree so if you are going to call someone a moron think of yourself.
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    Investment Bank career advice

    first of all i worked for two of the best. Goldman's FICC desk hired one trader a year when i was there, and they interviewed A LOT OF PEOPLE for that spot, all IVY League MBAs that could argue and debate on par with the best lawyers in town. traders come from analyst and associates hired for...
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    Investment Bank career advice

    1 in a 100 make it, he might be the one.
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    Florida Real Estate - Two 110-storey condos for Miami

    yeah, average selling price over 600k, they wil be least affected
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    Investment Bank career advice

    i really would reconsider your priorities. at a top 5 bank you have less than 1% chance of becoming a trader or even a sales trader, these spots are filled with top mba graduates. if it was a smaller bank especially a European one, you might have a shot if they like you.
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    Investment Bank career advice

    complete dead end once you are in operations or middle office thats it.
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    Latest New Home sales

    http://www.census.gov/const/www/newressalesindex.html looking at this report, it appears that almost 50% of all houses sold and for sale is in the South.
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