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  1. J

    brokers in financial trouble

    I hear you loud and clear and for intra-day trading I too would much prefer futures as I think they are a much more efficient, fair & transparent instruments to trade aswell as the security of funds. But for those of us that have forex a/c's for the interest earning capability we need the...
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    brokers in financial trouble

    As a previous poster mentioned I aswell applaud the NFA & CFTC for their efforts of stepping up capital requirements & monitoring of forex dealers. As there is a new forex broker opening shop just about every week, these outfits should be closely monitored and closed down immediately on any...
  3. J

    Retail Broker for ASX ????

    Its been a long time coming Def for ASX stocks on IB, I can't wait to see them on TWS!
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    Senators unveil bill to change U.S. approach to China's yuan

    For the benefit of us all, the US government should take firms steps to induce the chinese to float their currency unconditionally. Why should they have an artificial advantage over the rest of us? Why not let the rates find equilibrium through natural market forces? The chinese must think...
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    World's "most-quoted" Climatologist says carbon-dioxide-based global warming is Bunk

    Debating whether global warming is man-made or not is pointless. Whats important is that we become more efficient as a species and that means using re-newable, clean energy to power our needs. We have 2 paths; 1) we conclude that global warming could well and truly not be man made...
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    Odds Czar: Simple Biases in the Futures Markets 2007

    Great job Art keep up the good work! 2 quick questions; a) How did your signals fare on the currencies based on {buy on the open-sell on the close} for 2006? b) What times {NY-EST} are you basing your calulations off for the currencies? Thanking you.
  7. J

    Haven't seen MSFT move like this in a loong time...

    http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=1053716&highlight=msft#post1053716 Sorry. I couldn't hold myself back.:D
  8. J

    Forget about diversification

    why not invest into spiders (SPY) only; start off with a lump sum and put 10% of your pay once a month into buying more spiders plus re-invest your dividends -> this way your costs will be low and you won't ever buy at a high price because you will be dollar cost averaging not mention the...
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    Zweig Trading System Example

    If you want to know whether this system has an edge in the market I would do the following; - Build a watchlist of 50 stocks for each sector; consumer staples, consumer discretionary, industrial, energy, healthcare & technology. - Use the same rules to test each sector...eg..20% of the...
  10. J

    here is proof that it can be done

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  11. J

    What with the major downtrend?

    In my opinion; The markets have been in a commodity fueled bull run since march 2003 when the US military entered Iraq, all in the meantime inflation had been tame with low interest rates and a robust labor market giving consistent growing corporate earnings, so price was/is rising in line...
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    Prop firm that trades thru Interactive Brokers?

    There must be a HUGE market for a prop firm that offers TWS front-end. I wonder if IB wouldn't mind such business? Maybe they could finance a prop firm and operate under the umbrella of TimberHill and offer the advantages of prop trading themselves to qualified accounts that have been with IB...
  13. J

    29%

    1 in 5 people don't believe in statistics.
  14. J

    Will stocks ever trade 24/7?

    I'd rather it this way aswell, good for traders.
  15. J

    Will stocks ever trade 24/7?

    I have always thought eventually they will stay open continually because; -> just like a corner store getting busier they will extend the hours to capture the extra volume and allow room for even more, look at the success of EUREX and its operating hours. -> it would reduce volatility risk...
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    Pin the tail on the honky

    unfortunately, that is the polluted perception that is being spread these days by paranoid filled, altered-reality trolls like Z.
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    Genesis Securities, Pros and Cons

    Does anyone know if their BELZ or MLCO routes on Laser are direct routes to the specialist -> more specifically, can you participate in the opening and closing prints for listed stocks using LOO or MOC route options with BELZ or MLCO or do you have to use NYFX? Thanks.
  18. J

    Msft

    Silver lining in Microsoft's stock slide? By Reuters Story Thu May 04 09:44:04 PDT 2006 Some investors are viewing Microsoft as a bargain after uncertainty about its investment strategy and development delays pushed the software giant's share price to three-year lows. Value...
  19. J

    Msft

    My analysis is that every tom, dick and harry have jumped on the CANSLIM train again with these high flying small caps, and the big caps have been left behind creating a divergence which WILL at some time converge; right now there is good value in big names such as C, WMT, MSFT, ORCL, CSCO to...
  20. J

    Msft

    yes, im sure that allocating less than 5% of my investing a/c over time into a non-margined long term investment such as MSFT is a receipe for diaster.
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