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That depends on what you mean by "do".

I'm sure you're a nice guy. But apparently Wharton forgot to teach you to read. This is elitetrader.com not eliteinvestor.com As well, I wouldn't want to burst the bubble of a delusional egomaniac, but "earnings, earnings, earnings" is hogwash. First, never mind that earnings are in the eye...

Harry, I'm sorry but you are absolutely wrong. Basically on all counts. Tontine has nothing to do with financing a project or business venture. Main Entry: ton·tine Pronunciation: 'tän-"tEn, tän-' Function: noun Etymology: French, from Lorenzo Tonti died 1695 Italian banker Date...

The VIX may be responding to a surge of supply from calls/puts that are caused by the scorchingly hot convertible market. Hedge funds that usually take these secondaries sell puts/calls on them either to earn more yield or to lock in some insurance.

http://www.safehaven.com/Editorials/mauldin/061303.htm

RM, I remember reading your post. At the time I didn't say anything because there is obviously more to it than meets the eye. Who was it that said skepticism, like virginity, should not be given away too readily?

Just a follow up article from the economist: http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1840707

Don't know about you guys, but I go for quality rather than quantity. :)

Aaron, thanks for the explanation. Phew! That can be rather cumbersome if you have a lot of add/withdrawals!! I think XIRR does provide a short cut. For the numbers we are discussing (with the correction to ending balance of $68 instead of my original $120), the XIRR function returns...

Biog, I was just making an example and plugging in numbers right and left without a care :p I guess you can say between Dec 15 '01 and Dec 31 '02 there was some more profit/losses. Anyway, it was just an example!! :D

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2985104.stm There have been 3 days of back to back demonstrations which were sparked by university privatization but morphed into anti-clerical/anti-government demonstrations. Things never really quieted down from Nov'02 when another round of...

I know this may be a dumb question but how do you go about calculating your account performance when it isn't cut and dried (start with funds, trade and end with funds)? What I mean is, when you have additional deposits to your account and/or withdrawals as well as profits/losses during...

Got a response from GTS. Currently they only offer equity trading (options and futures will come online in about a month or two). Their charges are $50 ticket plus 1 cent/share (although the ticket charge can go down with volume of trades).

"Monetary policy cannot influence the growth rate of the economy by having an effect on aggregate demand in the long run. Economic growth depends on the productivity and the supply of factors of production such as labour and capital. No central bank in the world is able to increase its country's...

Cool. Could you post more re fee structure? or perhaps a pm instead? TIA

I found this: http://www.scb.gov.bs/registrants.htm (scroll down a bit to section: Broker-Dealer Class II) Could you please state whether you have any affiliation or relation to Petra Sec. in the UK? As well what is the difference in "classes" in the Bahamas? TIA

http://www.gold-eagle.com/gold_digest_03/droke053003.html

Check this out: http://www.directnettrading.com up to 20x leverage with as little as $5000? :confused: (I just got spammed by these gents) Here are some details: DirectNet Supplemental Trading Leverage Program At DirectNet, we understand how critical intra-day and overnight...

I have no idea as to the quality of this retail brokerage, but as there are so few electronic offshore brokers out there I thought I would put this on the board in case someone is looking. http://www.globaltradestation.com/ I've contacted them to get more info regarding their fees. Will...

In this week's Barron's this guy wrote a letter to the editor re their interview of Ben Stein. I looked him up on the web and here is what I found: http://www.vitalfew.info He seems legit (Druckenmiller and Greenberg endorse him) but then his website is sooo cheesy! I have never heard...