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1995 VIX. VIX formula was changed in 2003. Old formula renamed VXO.

VIX traded in 19's during the peak of the 90's bull market, while stocks like amzn was rising 40 points in a day. 6/30/1998 19.76 20.36 19.24 19.86 7/1/1998 19.55 20.07 18.05 18.05 7/2/1998 18.27 18.43 17.56 18.08 7/6/1998 18.92 19.09 18.13 18.3 7/7/1998 18.67 18.84 18.17 18.57...

TAke VIX formula, implement into 90's bull market. Would be low for years. VIX measures fear, and downside volatility, not upside. There is no correlation of a low vix to anything, but that markets are probably rising.

you are correct.

firms should be careful as to how they use the words proprietary trading. firms that require you to deposit $ are not prop trading firms. most require a deposit to cushion the firm against loss, and then extend leverage to the customer. these firms will rarely if ever allow the trader to...

Rental prices are skyrocketing. If you don't want to own, you can go rent at high places.

yes. sometimes action is required to do something, but sometimes not doing something ill-conceived will save ur ass. therefore, a non action could be a great action. problem western education teaches kids at young age to think linear. that all rewards are based on actions, and not off non...

there would be no love without hate, no light without dark, no male without female... no gain without loss. intervention by human civilization upsets the balances of yin and yang. hence, tho effort may be required, it has to be balanced... one must also take action thru non-action.

same will probably happen to google. new kid on block becomes the master, and then everyone wants to knock him down. america's great, innit?

if u follow his early career, he was actually perceived as the underdog fighting big blue, large tech corporations. he was the nerd's hero. eventually, he became the guy he was trying to compete against. by that time, it was too late for the world to resist.

gates took risks, pissed off alot of people, and won... sorta.

In western cultures, luck is based on perception of probability. Guys who are luckier are not perceived as better at what they do. People have a tendency to remember positive outcomes, so guys who have more of those positive outcomes are perceived as more lucky. ie, "that guy always seems to...

i think anybody can be taught to make a living in trading. the thread is entitled, "so you wanna be great". completely different things. maybe the desire to work hard, and develop or enhance one's discipline is an innate trait. have you ever tried to get a lazy slob out of bed? bu then...

Ultimately, no matter how hard you try to win a girl's heart, if she simply does not like you that way, you'll never get her.

That's not entirely true. I've seen guys start making in their first month. They trade effortlessly, keep things simple and are extremely disciplined, probably a personality trait of his. I've seen guys work till midnight, studying charts, reading, receiving extensive mentorships and then...

But maybe hard work is a natural talent.

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Vista won't make you more money trading, so why bother.

Well, I think you hit the nail on head. "schemes" as you accurately put it.. is why regulators come knocking at the door. This leveraged product is not reflective of the majority of PB accounts that I know of. I'm sure there are exceptions tho.

Yes, but there are real notional dollars deposited to provide the leverage. If XYZ bank wants to finance me, fine.. they will do that and deposit $X million financed dollars at the prime broker which is then leveraged Reg T. I pay finance charges. Point is, there are real $'s deposited there.