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    someone at IB needs thier ass kicked

    Strange. My TWS received these today =========================== To AMEX traders: Thu Jun 21 12:22:35 2007 EST AMEX is currently halted for stock trading due to technical problems at the exchange. =========================== To AMEX traders: Thu Jun 21 15:03:41 2007 EST...
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    CME(Globex) Membership + IB

    You would need to become a member by buying a seat or you could lease a seat from an existing member http://www.cme.com/trading/mem/res/index.html Current prices to buy a seat can be found here: http://www.cme.com/trading/mem/price/index.html Current prices to lease a seat can be found...
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    Best Thing for U.S. Economy: Raise Taxes

    According to the source http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/pd/histdebt/histdebt.htm the total debt outstanding has grown as follows: 09/30/2006 8,506,973,899,215.23 09/30/2005 7,932,709,661,723.50 09/30/2004 7,379,052,696,330.32 09/30/2003 6,783,231,062,743.62...
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    Is lower dollar good/bad or indifferent?

    If you have a lot of debt, then a weakening currency is great -- you get to borrow "good money" and pay it off with "bad money". If you have a lot of cash, then a strengthening currency is great -- your savings get to buy more and more stuff as the value of the money appreciates. Guess which...
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    Is lower dollar good/bad or indifferent?

    Huh? This has been going on since Nixon defaulted.
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    Open Tick

    After creating an account, go to this page http://www.opentick.com/index.php?app=content&event=api&menu=products and download "Historical CSV". Then run it.
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    Inside America's powerful Israel lobby

    Yes they do http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRfhUezbKLw
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    YM versus ES fallacy

    There might not be enough volume and OI in the Russell 2K pit to play too many games http://www.cme.com/trading/dta/del/delayed_quote.html?ProductSymbol=RL&ProductFoiType=FUT&ProductVenue=R&ProductType=idx 652 contracts total today
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    $1,000 and emini index futures

    Assuming you are trading small size and paying the spread on both your entry and exit orders, then the cost of entry for your ES trade is -$25 but for your YM trade it is only -$10. If you actually had a trading plan / strategy, you would know whether either or both of your orders could be...
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    IB TWS's forced upgrade (deadline 20061222)

    If the installer for the standalone version is confused about what version is currently installed, you should go to this page http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/control/twscontrol.php?ib_entity=llc and install from IB's website
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    "The US went to war because iraq wanted oil priced in euros"

    I wonder how many of the surviving relatives of the 650,000 innocent civilians (aka collateral damage) who have died so far would be so blasé and understanding. Impeach, then indict.
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    **trading Alert: Russell 2000 Breaking Out***

    I don't trade chart patterns, but I thought that reverse head and shoulders patterns were only valid at the end of a downtrend -- ie they are trend reversal patterns. http://stockcharts.com/school/doku.php?id=chart_school:chart_analysis:chart_patterns:head_and_shoulders_b
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    Someone Remind Me Again Why We Are In Iraq

    You broke it. You fix it.
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    Ticks and tape

    I believe trades and quotes are transmitted from two different systems.
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    Tax cuts and war

    But the trust fund is empty -- all that is there is a 20 year old I.O.U http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/ProgData/fundFAQ.html
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    Mauldin

    "As Jon Sundt pointed out in his speech, the likelihood of a one-day market crash the size and magnitude of the '87 crash is statistically extremely unlikely - one to the power of minus 460!" Bullshit baffles brains 1 raised to the power of -460 = 1
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    Do you care about Spot Price & FMV of ES Futures?

    Fair value for the day can be downloaded here: http://www.programtrading.com/buysell.htm or here: http://indexarb.com/
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    Is It Time For Patriots To Begin Stockpiling Weapons?

    Stopped??? Most likely, it would not have happened at all as he would have been aware that his potential victims would have been able to fight back and he probably would have chosen some other way to make his "statement".
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    Research Demonstrates That Private Equity Is VASTLY Overpaying For Acquisitions

    And the first thing you do when you take over is take out a loan to cash out the "private equity" and their bankers. Then you sell everything that has any value. Then you try to sell the carcass to the public with an IPO. Rinse and repeat.
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    Is It Time For Patriots To Begin Stockpiling Weapons?

    "It's just a goddamned piece of paper!"
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