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    IB Server Question

    Hmmm, if the UPS failed then I wonder if that UPS has an insurance policy attached to it by the manufacturer? Maybe IB can collect on it (and share).
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    Where to "Park" a decent sum of cash?

    Then there's always GM Bank, Ford Bank, Caterpillar Bank and GE Bank where higher interest rates may be earned. http://www.courier-journal.com/business/news2003/08/06/biz-3-yield06-3266.html
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    Investing in managed futures (MLM Index)

    If you are looking for a diversifier in your long term portfolio you may want to review these mutual funds: PCRDX - Pimco Commodity Real Return Strategy (use the no-load shares) PSAFX - Prudent Safe Harbor Fund You may also want to consider mutual funds that have an orientation to either...
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    Anyone short this?

    http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/P57459.asp
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    Did anyone else see a cockroach when the power came back on ?

    Or is it just another faux crisis conjured up by the magic mushroom pizza that I ingested last night? After celebrating one of it's busiest months ever while offering services in 8 states, Sacramento-based Capitol Commerce Mortgage Co. abruptly shuttered its doors yesterday due to...
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    Commodity Charts : Source ??

    Look at http://www.futuresource.com/
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    AntiLiberal (from the USA) Rant

    Perhaps they want to stick around and make other people unhappy so that they can justify.......http://www.economist.com/finance/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1974139
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    Oih

    OIH took off on the back of nat gas futs ramp when the DOE & API info was released at 10:30 am. I was long at 56.10 on the futs impulse move and exited at 56.23 for a whopping .13 profit, thus leaving a little bit on the table (doh!). The DOE & API release inventory info on crude oil every...
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    The most beautiful car ever conceived ...

    Hmmm, you post a link to a Bugatti on this thread and then you go out and buy a buggy. How many horses did you buy to pull that buggy around? (j/k)
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    The most beautiful car ever conceived ...

    Although the color scheme of the Bugatti is not to my taste, the performance characteristics are unreal. The only question is: Does the price of the car include a pit crew to maintain this monster?
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    Arnold on Leno

    So will the Republicans sponsor an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to allow Arnold to run for President against Hillary Clinton in 2008 ?
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    income opportunity

    It is the same as a regular stock dividend. You must be long prior to the ex-dividend date and still be long after the market close on the record date. If you meet that criteria then you qualify for the dividend.
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    income opportunity

    ACG appears a little safer than BKT. BKT is involved with FNMA bonds (mortgage duration risk and ECB's selling) and it is leveraged. BKT max discount to > 18% history: http://www.etfconnect.com/select/fundPages/data_through_inception.asp?name=BlackRock+Income+Trust&ticker=BKT&MFID=3730 ACG...
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    Is it cruel or immoral to neuter one's pet dog?

    My parents had their Shih Tzu neutered. The operation went fine and the dog was OK. However, it is my perception that Shih Tzu's are somewhat effeminate and the neutering seemed to enhance that characteristic in this dog. Other then that he's a very cute and affectionate dog.
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    Bond Futures

    http://www.contraryinvestor.com/mo.htm
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    Spam Survey

    I rarely get spam. If I get any spam I call the email server administrator and have them blocked.
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    Trading for Girls

    I saw the title of this thread and I thought it was about trading for girls rather than for money. :(
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    Bond Futures

    Why are the quantity of open call options exceeding open put options on the 30 year bond futs and TLT? Wouldn't this be considered an expression of optimism rather than fear? It also appears that the quantity of TYX (interest rate) open put options exceed open call options which seems to...
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    EliteTrader in this weeks Barron's

    Found a two paragraph mention of this "darn good message-board site" at Barron's online under Electronic Investor by Kathy Yakal.:)
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    Bond Futures

    After the USA close, perhaps it's the BOJ buying bonds with the USD from selling JPY?
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