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  1. uptik2000

    Natural Gas going to 0?

    To zero? I wish. After those $400 a month heating bills last winter. I've been calling around NG suppliers to see if I can lock in for the year, but no good prices yet.
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    equities and futures?

    I'm not sure. Give them a call. They're a good group of guys there. I had my license when I traded there , but not sure if it was required.
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    equities and futures?

    Try VTrader. They have Kawabunga which is the Merrill Pro platform. You can trade stocks, futures, and options on it. They're based in San Francisco but you can do remote. They might even have space in NYC downtown. www.vtradergroup.com
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    Pictures of Prop Trading floors

    I just did a search on Flickr. They've got a few cool shots of trading floors. Some prop, big shops, and exchange floors. http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=trading+floor
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    Fantasy Football - anyone interested?

    Count me in for my 3rd or 4th year now in ET FFL.
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    How much does direct analyst equity research cost?

    I worked in the retail dept of Merrill and Morgan Stanley. We had live feed to the analyst calls. In the "old days" it was a squawk box on our desks then it eventually went to live video feed on the desk top computers. Clients were able to get the research reports on-line soon after the...
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    RARE 1st edition ben graham's classic!!

    I cna't believe they erased my classified ad! What do you have to do to sell something around here?
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    Trader P/L 2006

    prepping to go full time by july or sept. $124 gross on 1000 shares
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    Prop in Boston/Connecticut/New England

    I think benchmarq has an office in New Hampshire somewhere.
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    should i continue interviewing....

    I'll also give you a bit of advice for when you start your career. If, when you first start, you are approached by someone in your company who says that they wish to help you, and that their ''door is always open to help a new guy", politely thank him/her and stay far away for the remainder...
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    Strangles and Earnings

    I'm in no way an expert in options but I do have some experience with strangles/straddles before earnings. Yeah, sometimes they workout real nice...but when the stock does nothing and/or the IV's implode it gets ugly quick. You really want to have a very good understanding on how to offset...
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    should i continue interviewing....

    A few people already said this in a round about way; there is no morality in business. Despite what some may say. Take the offer to cover your ass, but by all means be ready to jump at a higher offer.
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    Is Vix the name of a pretty girl ?

    They changed the calculations back in 2003. Go here for old and new charts: http://www.cboe.com/micro/vix/historical.aspx
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    It's 10:35AM... do you know where your ARM is?

    Without a doubt, less reputable mortgage brokers were pushing these mortgages. However, much of these mortgages were purchased for reasons similar to people buying CSCO back in the late 1990's. During the bubble you couldn't go anywhere without someone bragging about some tech stcok. Well the...
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    When will the highest forclosure rate be?

    ARM's can adjust as often as every month once they reach the anniversary date. What's sad is that so many people bought homes they can only afford because they're in an interest only ARM. And if they bought the house in an inflated market it's even worse. So basically you bought a $900k home...
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    When will the highest forclosure rate be?

    At the time of my earlier post I didn't know about this article (it just came out an hour ago) on Yahoo. I guess my feelings about Michigan and Georgia were correct. They were initially based on the amount of declination letters I've been sending to those states...
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    When will the highest forclosure rate be?

    I'm in the mortgage biz and I agree it's not when but where. Georgia certainly seems to be having problems. Another spot I've noticed is Michigan. There are lots of people who got into loans they can't afford, and home values are actually delining there. I live in upstate NY and while I...
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    Is ElectricSavant more of a Moron than Marketsurfer?

    Sh*T! You got me. Ok, I'm coming out and admitting it. I have a man crush on Surf. I think it's those teenager sunglasses he wears. Or maybe it's the beer belly. NO no it's that paisley blazer. :p
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    Private Equity Firms

    The only thing I know is that a good friend of mine that I went to college with works for a very big PE firm in NY. He works sick hours, probably one of the smartest guys I know, and judging by the apartment he recently purchased I'd say he's bringing home anywherebetween $2-3million a year...
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    Is ElectricSavant more of a Moron than Marketsurfer?

    Maybe you don't know the Ginger I'm referring to. Which is weird because you seem to have a bit of a man crush on marketsurfer.
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