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    Why Did Bright Close It's Dallas Office?

    It it really that hard to answer the question? Why does any business exit a division, lay off workers, or close offices?
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    Vancouver Prop firms

    Bright has a few offices in that area, I know there is one in Langley, you should check them out.
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    NYSE rates rising on 8/1/2006?

    Now you know how much the big brokers are paying, what your prop firm is likely paying, and how much money they really make off of you!
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    prop firms

    I don't seen someone commanding a whopping 500k in BP ever putting a firm out of business. With only 10k up, one bad day and they are gone...as a trader...but not the firm.
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    SPX Credit Spread Trader

    Stupid analogy....you send in the marines when you want to kick some ass and take names.
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    Save the COT report.

    Bump! Come on guys....take some action, click on the link, send an email and let's maintain market transparency.
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    Victor Niederhoffer's Matador Fund is down 12% in 2006

    It's pretty easy to make that call after the fact, but the reality is, one never knows when the bull will end, nor when the market turns. He makes his returns by being aggressive and taking risks and if you want the excess returns he can get, then you have to be willing to take the risk. I...
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    Victor Niederhoffer's Matador Fund is down 12% in 2006

    When you are trading well, trade more, get bigger, be more aggressive. When you are trading poor, size down, trade smaller until you turn things around. Then, when the inevitable drawdown occurs, you cut down your positions and manage your risk until you start to produce returns again...
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    Save the COT report.

    You keep the juice flowing....and then I'll share with you some ways I find it useful. :cool:
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    don't kid yourself, get real

    Your biggest advantage is your nimbleness...your ability to get in and out with viturally no slippage. The fact that you can easily switch up your positions is a tremendous advantage, and often the key to turning around a very bad situation. IMO, using leverage, and managing the risk is what...
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    Save the COT report.

    The press release give no indication of the actions they may take, only hints of proposed changes to keep up with the changing markets.
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    Save the COT report.

    The COT report is very useful, one only needs to take enough time to study and learn how to use the information. The press release says that they are going to make changes, and are asking for public comment, as small traders this is our chance to stand up and be heard. If you don't...
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    Save the COT report.

    Urgent News The CFTC May End COT Reports! Valuable Trading Information LOST FOREVER!!! We may lose the Commitment Of Traders Report forever! Unless we let the CFTC (Commodities Futures Trading Commission) know how important the COT Report is to traders. Every trader knows the...
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    money management

    Larry covers a few different mm concepts in his books. You can take them and set up models in excel and explore different scenarios, and then decide what is best for you, your risk tolerance and your projected system/strategy performance.
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    Pairs Trading?

    They buy the big contract and sell the mini contract. One big = 5 mini's. The big contract trades in tenths, the mini in quarters creating some good opportunites for the locals in the pit. Get some new brokers if they can't understand or don't know about the arbitrage that goes on between the...
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    Potential Strategy

    What's the criteria for going long or short?
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    Expirations Week plays

    Wow....you are really hoping and praying with those. Only 3 days to go.....I think you should say good bye to your money....though I wish you the best of luck.
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    Currently 30 world conflicts 28 of them involve muslims

    Sounds like bullshit to me....post a link, more info, etc.
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    Trader P/L 2006

    Well...not too bad....Was down 6k a couple hours ago....and closed at my highs...I always feel good about these days.
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    Don's Openings and More for 2006

    I don't trade options...yet....just equities and futures. Volatility Breakouts essentially involve taking a measure of normal stock behavior, then searching for abnormal behavior. WHen you find it, you determine direction and run with it. Mean Reversion, involves searching for over...
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