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    This is mind blowing

    http://intl.2008.cctv.com/
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    Business models of prop-shops?

    So, at 10x a trader's equity, the trader pays 8%=(10-6)*2% of his or her equity in the haircut alone. Did I get the numbers right?
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    This is mind blowing

    I thought it could have been the effect of a photographic filter... but then again lights indicate evening.
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    This is mind blowing

    Dubai (more pictures) Moscow (more pictures)
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    This is mind blowing

    Are you saying around noon? Looks like an evening to me with all the buildings lit up.
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    Business models of prop-shops?

    So, is Don's shop somewhat unique in that they charge a haircut? Do most prop firms pass to traders whatever rate they get from the bank/clearing house without any surcharge? Annualised 5% is huge as interest in the current low-rates environment. However, I understand during better days prop...
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    Business models of prop-shops?

    It's only for overnight leverage though, isn't it?
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    Thinking about CME/IOM membership

    I understand you are running a hedge fund. It's quite an impressive feat without long industry experience. One thing you might want to check is if you are allowed to pay for leasing the membership from the fund as opposed to from your management fees. If you are not allowed, cost-benefit...
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    C-SPAN with its new megahit: “The Ron Paul / Ben Bernanke Show”

    "Mr. Paul denounces the Fed for causing inflation, saying that producing inflation is the major reason for its existence. "
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    Joe will show

    No offence, but why is the journal in Index Futures and not Journals?
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    Critical process/components for building bullet-proof high speed trading systems

    When you are talking of liquid helium, you mean it keeps computer components cool, right? Given the thread title suggests "bullet-proof" computing, read http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/147816/us_soldier_in_iraq_saved_by_bullet.html
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    how is making money in forex

    So, you suggest investing in the industry which you know is rigged and 99% of people involved are scumbags. If it was true we wouldn't see so many people with debt problems.
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    Just another trading platform - But this time different!

    Do you mean backtesting aggregates like % of winners and profit factor? Or historical values of unnamed proprietary indicators? Neither looks like a big secret to me. On the other hand, if you consider the platform sending such things to you in an automated manner (even if you say it's just...
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    Thoughts on the future of prop trading?

    Like speculating interest rates day in and day out or rebate trading or scalping. When you see the most profitable traders go, is it them adapting? Or the firm? Sounds like the prop model developed in the 90s (sticking with the risk one can observe, that is intraday risk) is drying out.
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    Question for legal experts regarding speech rights

    Given you have posted on trading forums, I presume "some company" claims market manipulation, not libel...
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    Just another trading platform - But this time different!

    Is it a more subtle way to say "divide and conquer"? Then it sounds familiar. To put your marketing pitch in the framework of a comic strip, you inspire a few laughs by connotation but the picture lacks a killer punchline.
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    Sierra Chart vs. QuoteTracker vs. Other

    QT has been around for a very long time. So,it doesn't suffer from a flood of new "features" that break existing functionality. It is more of a phylosophical decision whether you prefer new features added regularly as opposed to something that works without problems. The biggest problem...
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    Just another trading platform - But this time different!

    Hehe! We can discuss details of past battles forever. What I am trying to do is to get you to say "This is our unique selling point. No one does it. I don't think anyone else will have the capacity to do it any time soon. This unique feature has a potential to make you lots and lots of...
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    Sierra Chart vs. QuoteTracker vs. Other

    "Slow" is a part of IB datafeed. It is provided "as is" at a heavily discounted price. So, naturally it has a few limitations. You need to try a few different platforms side by side to see if one is faster or slower than another. All 3 platforms I mentioned can use IB data and place trades...
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