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    The real tragedy ... education

    maybe, but dude the girl works at a supermarket in a ghetto city as a cashier earning minimum wage...I really dont think the average expectation is they will be motivated enough go and learn all the products the supermarket sells. I am sure some will, and get promoted to manager etc..but most...
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    The real tragedy ... education

    Your friend is right, what the hell does not knowing the name of scallion have anything to do with education in this country? Stop being such an elitist snob and sensationalize non events. "The largest NJ city (10 miles from Wall Street" is newark, the city is well known as the ghetto of...
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    Social security collapse by 2018 instead of 2040?

    Most of us here are more trader than economist. I found the below article to make a lot of sense and pretty obvious. Comments? any of you economist types able to find any holes or logical problems with the article...
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    Lenders overwhelmed by Foreclosures

    messy....
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    The (biased) history of the US economy / federal reserve

    Although the videos are biased and contain many silly conspiracy theories, it nonetheless is an interesting watch. Zeitgeist Part1 <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_dmPchuXIXQ&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode"...
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    What graphic card do i need please?

    Any pci express video card that has 2 dvi connectors (assume your 2 lcd have dvi connector)
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    Does RAID0 Really Increase Disk Performance?

    it does somewhat...but in reality, not worth the trouble for your average desktop usage. For your normal trading, it definitly doesnt do much other than double your hdd failure rate. If you need better hdd performance to run heavy data processing / backtesting models, then look into server...
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    KVM switch, any ideas which one?

    do you need video switching too? or only keyboard and mouse. If only keyboard/mouse, try the below. I have been using it for about 6 months now, works flawlessly. It's free and you dont have to deal with all the extra cables that's required by a kvm box...
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    numbers horrible--lost 80k jobs

    it's not whether the numbers are good or bad, but how does it differ from the MARKET EXPECTATION. The market already expect a horrible number, so it is inline with expectation. With the current bullish sentiment and technical, we are looking at another rally sometime next week, and then...
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    Jamie Dimon talks about the BSC merger on cnbc

    LOL! I am sure the BSC employees are very proud of their company right now. :D http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=701588756
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    Short Straddle Update

    wow hit the 1380 resistence! This will be a tough one to crack...
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    Neeb help w IB Charting software

    i mostly trade futures on IB, so i use ninjatrader charts hooked to mirus zenfire. IB intraday charts are horrible...
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    Buy Wal-Mart, Sell Goldman Becoming Easiest Wall Street Trade

    it's always easy to write those type of bullsht articles after the fact. If this article was published last year after the subprime fallout, then maybe the author will have some merits.
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    GS trading job

    Agree completely. I dont know what most of you are smoking.... recommending a fresh college kid to trade by himself over a job at GS.... OP, finish your degree, do everything you can to get into GS. Save as much of your salary/bonus as you can, gain some experience, learn how corporate...
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    Interactive Brokers Margin Impact question

    Hi does anyone know: 1) When you click the Check Margin button of a trade, what does the Margin Impact box (Initial Margin, Maintenance Margin, Equity With Loan) actually means? Is it the TOTAL outstanding margin of your account INCLUDING this trade. Or is it the outstanding margin for...
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    Using implied volatility for beginners

    but if the stock has been very volatile to begin with say within the last 2 months, then the 46% IV would just be business as usual wouldnt it? Isnt it more useful to show the ratio between the current IV vs the historical volatility instead? Is there such thing as historical volatility on...
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    What do you guys think

    It may just be me, but becareful with those 22" or cheap 24" lcds they use a different and cheaper panel technology called TN (i think) I order one of the cheaper 24" TN panel lcd, but just couldnt stand the screen, it flicks and brightness is not even, gives me a headache looking at those...
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    Buying PUTS on VISA

    vonage was not a hot ipo, it was a disaster at the get go, how a company with hundreds of millions in debt can go ipo is beyond me. Basically just the thieves cashing out their loot to the investors. goog, vmw, bx, v etc are hot ipos, only bx tanked amid the financial crisis, rest all went up...
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    The market is smoking crack

    the market is not smoking crack, the market could care less about crack or anything you as a human holds value. This is just a technical bounce, learn to read the charts.
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    Buying PUTS on VISA

    Trading Rule 101, never short a hot ipo...ever. v didnt even move much. unless you holding intraday for daytrading...
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