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    IB: Several seconds after cancelling an order...

    From what I've seen the fastest way to get a fill at the NYSE, is to hit CANCEL! :p TWS was just a little slow, probably... good trading to all :cool:
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    Poll: How much will Riskarb make in the next six months?

    I think it was this post: quote from riskarb Magna, The premise centers on the probability of producing adequate #s of paired but opposing outlier component positions which may earn more on gamma than is lost to the premium paid on the vol-swap, component vol // index vol...
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    CNBC is facing scary times

    I bet fox will have hotter babes! :p
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    Woodies CCI

    :p
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    Why Do People Trade when the Failure Rate is So High?

    Wow. Sorry to hear that Nitro. I try to press home the fact that leverage kills, *eventually*. I know you know this (IMHO) and you knew it way before you blew out. So I'm not preaching to you, or anybody. I've been fighting the markets on a daily basis since middle of '99. This doesn't...
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    Brian Hunter left Amaranth

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote from eagle488: ...Ferrari pulls up to the curb, middle aged man jumps out and a young early-20s all slutted out comes out with him.. sigh...I wish I could find out! :p
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    Order IDs In Interactive Brokers API

    I'm up to 17,800 and it's only October! :D 17567 SNDK 17568 STLD 17563 LLTC 17620 UTHR 17638 HWAY 17647 ANSS 17650 HLEX 17651 QCOM 17683 AZPN 17671 CRZO 17666 GNCMA 17667 HYDL 17677 LNCE 17676 SMTC 17669 VPHM 17670 WIRE 17712 ASTSF 17719 GLBL 17705 HWAY 17706 HYDL 17707...
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    Poor Man's Hedge Fund

    Rich model wife...house in Tahoe...1.4mil account...exotics trader... Yup, just another Retail Schlub! :D Good luck arb!!! :cool:
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    America will be off oil sooner than you think

    http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=73597&highlight=tesla
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    Wealthlab Question

    Yes. Developer's Guide: http://63.99.108.115/WLUserGuide_US.zip
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    Cscx

    I've had a few trades get busted and this has always bugged me. Sure, we need a "fair and orderly market", etc, etc, but when I screw up like that and enter a bad order, I expect to pay for it. Seems like they always get a do-over. No easy answers I guess, but one big problem to me is...
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    I learned a VERY important lesson

    yowza. pretty good dumper... <img src="http://ichart.finance.yahoo.com/w?s=FLSH"/>
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    I learned a VERY important lesson

    Hang in there. It's all a matter of scale. Stick with it a while and losing only $710 will seem like a VERY good trade! :D Good luck. :cool:
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    Cscx

    No prob. The big guys will just break the trades and the little retail schmuck will be left holding the bag...
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    Wealthlab Question

    Haven't used TS. I only trade using EOD, but there has been discussion about bar execution when realtime trading. Check here: http://www.wealth-lab.com/cgi-bin/WealthLab.DLL/categories
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    Wealthlab Question

    It has MAE, distribution, by period, etc, and you can add in a tool that analyzes more stuff. You can also program it to show whatever you want. <img src ="http://www.wealth-lab.com/images/WLD3ss_3.gif"/> <img src ="http://www.wealth-lab.com/images/RLprofit.gif"/>
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    Wealthlab Question

    Long + Short Long Only Short Only Buy & Hold Starting Capital $50,000.00 $50,000.00 $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Ending Capital $642,857.07 $642,857.07 $50,000.00 $625,214.43 Net Profit $592,857.07 $592,857.07 $0.00 $575,214.43 Net Profit % 1,185.71% 1,185.71% 0.00% 1,150.43% Annualized Gain %...
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