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    AAPL market cap getting close to MSFT

    I was seriously contemplating an imac mini for myself. Then I went to a place to get my pc checkout first, to save some money , and all their tech guys were sitting their making a living repairing mac books, and imacs. They told me they offered the lowest mac repair prices, but that their...
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    Not an options guy; however, need some sort of hedge against vol spikes

    volatility is a measure of how liquid the Market is as well as fundamentally how uncertain the directional bias is. Its hard to analyze liquidity nowadays in equities (maybe in other futures too) because HFT distorts it - See Joe Saluzzi's articles. You could look into how basis traders...
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    Any training classes on global macro?

    spend a day on youtube: Hugh Hendry - china Peter Schiff - US debt Nassim Taleb - event risk, debt, black swans Inside the house of money is excellent reading. Also for us debt macro: Ty Andros Reggie Middleton Stock Market Wizards, Market Wizards and New Market Wizards are...
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    Day trading article on nytimes.com

    This putz has a staples chair at best, a shitty old brand names hutch, the monitors look 5 years old, and hes babysitting. Daddy Daddy, I have to go S&Pee Pee
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    Whistleblower to CFTC in JPM Silver Manipulation Struck by Hit and Run Car In London

    Did anyone read the conspiracy that one of the major US gold firms was really just a front set up to get rid of the Marcos Gold?
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    Not an options guy; however, need some sort of hedge against vol spikes

    sounds like at certain times the risk events all become highly correlated. This is common with most long short trading, remember Aug. 2007? I would look into some kind of macro overlay to generate a better marketwide view of risks in the market. one sector analysis (specific stocks/sectors...
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    Not an options guy; however, need some sort of hedge against vol spikes

    are you adjusting your position size in accordance to the current volatility?
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    Bloomberg TV/Radio in win7?

    Are you in IE? I use opera, but Bloomberg doesn't like to work with opera with its video.
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    March job numbers now as high as 400,000+!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    brings new meaning to the term dry county.
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    New health-care law will destroy US economy?

    you can't train monkeys to grow bananas.
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    New health-care law will destroy US economy?

    obesity, cancer, overpriced drugs aside, just curious as to how many see healthcare as the magical ruse to separate US pensioners from their money...
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    A Question about position size and trade duration

    you leave your position size max per your underlying capital. inside that limit you can create modifiers to your position size. Ive found some edges with modifying the size based on some signal or lack thereof, but its hard to turn into a robust strategy across even different types of equities...
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    Any NYC female traders here?

    he wants to see if he can backtest her in amibroker first...
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    Any pointers to the Optimal-f portfolio allocation method?

    Ryan Jones is snake oil. Its like walking into WalMart and agreeing to pay in $.50 increments, and then expecting to walk free because of your betting strategy. Without an associated edge, it would be useless.
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    £800k to invest

    Peters - I have a ton of useful pdf books, they'll make sure you don't blow up, I hope. PM me. You could do worse things with your money, like open a nite club, a restaurant, buy a piece of property in the UK... etc.. Any skill acquired can be a skill you use in other areas. Just be...
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    How to tell if it options were bought instead of sold

    livevol would know
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    The Truth About Productivity and Employment...

    Ya, the next facebook app will be <b>Am I productive or not?!?</b>
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    Worldwide recession very near?

    Has anyone noticed the 10 and 30yr US Bonds are getting antsy? It looks like the US will have the let the US equity Market fall to steer people back into treasuries because their auctions recently haven't been too successful. JMHO.
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    learning by watching desktop of trader in real time?

    Most prop shops won't let that happen, they only want your money. And most individuals who are actually profitable have no time for it. Do you want a job where a guy can sit next to you for 2 days and all of a sudden become profitable? It won't happen because its an unrealistic goal. No...
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    Obamas racist new tax targeting whites.

    They should put a higher tax on violent movies. I doubt that they do.
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