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    Trading with Alzheimer's

    Ok, you ment no harm. Jokes are funny until it effects someone we know or love. Moving forward; Jack certainly gets alot of bad press here and I don't understand why. Granted, his material can appear complex but then again I can't comment objectivly because I haven't read through the threads...
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    Just saw the new diehard

    Good movie, took my daughter last week. We saw Transformers yesterday.....don't bother.
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    Trading with Alzheimer's

    My father has Alzheimer's, so the levity herein has escaped me.
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    Lehman, Bank of America, Barclays Say Rout Is Over

    Interesting point we have arrived at. A few fulcrums I watch in this balancing act are C, BAC, GS, BSC and LEH. The stakes:$40 + TRILLION in financial derivatives that could implode. We live in a world where South America, the Middle East, and certainly China and India are questionable...
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    Poll: Next Week's Option Ex

    I voted but have three questions for you: @ what price level do you see the vast majority of options players getting wiped out and will you counter trade when the puts and calls are shorted back into line to prevent futures break out? Do you exploit the Tuesday after options expiration for a...
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    friends want to learn trading, funny spectacle

    Despite education or social/financial status there exists the notion that the stock market is a road to riches if you cherry pick the right stocks and your timing is good. True to a point, however, we know the reality to be non forgiving for the ill prepared. Individuals who see a...
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    Welcome back to 1998-2000!!!!

    ------------------------------------ (snip) "In the meanwhile be nifty, protect your capital, don't bother trying to catch the big move down, you won't. Also don't bother trying to catch the big move up, because you will catch the big move down." ------------------------------------...
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    Big market correction about to occur

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote from makloda: Did the huge correction occur yet? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ummm... no. All clear!
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    Big market correction about to occur

    Hold on....let me check.
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    Today is Friday the 13th

    Bring it on nutball.:D
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    I've just reread chapters 8 and 9 of Livermore's Reminiscences

    Excellent reminder. When I heard about the Blackstone IPO I was asking myself why is this fund going public now and raising cash? Then I thought of "Great Northern".
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    Strong Q2 earnings have already been discounted by the market?

    Funny you should mention that...stay tuned. It's all done with smoke and mirrors.
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    Why am I so bearish on the SPY?

    The SPY is the conduit for arb.The aggregate composition in that respect is irrelevant. Exactly what is the point you are attempting to convey, aside from stating the obvious?
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    Goldman Sachs targeted with death threats

    Somewhere in Queens, today or tomorrow, someone will be hanging a new door.
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    trading on global property

    http://ipdindex.co.uk/downloads/indices/IPD%20German%20Index%202007.pdf http://stockweb.blogspot.com/search/label/How%20to%20invest%20money%20in%20Europe http://www.investordaily.com.au/1828.htm http://www.wisdomtree.com/etfs/fund-details.asp?etfid=49 You may find what you seek...
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    Myths, methods and madmen

    "Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?":p
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    From scalpers to Warren Buffett, all traders are clueless?

    I believe this issue was brought to light in the Mr. Potato Head/Frito Bandito double blind study conducted by Mr. Peanut in the critically-acclaimed Helsinki Salsa experiments of 2003. I'm in the process of acquiring the white paper from Lexis Nexus but can't post the results due to non...
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    The Spooky Echoes of '87

    You must have. He's a copy: ____________________________________________________ any time Attention All Market Participants: (or a pulse with $5,000) There's no such thing as repetitive human behavior or...
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    Successful traders keep silent because trading is so simple...

    Interesting, thank you.
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    Successful traders keep silent because trading is so simple...

    Ok, so what about baskets and options? Specifically in regards to manipulation. Zero sum or not? IN THEORY: Baskets are a hedged transaction and NEVER lose money. Large firms can move the market on options expiration. They trade on 1% margins normally and with puts and calls near...
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