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Ok, check this out: Look today's market action, and guess how much the $VIX is up today. Got a number in your head? Ready? Good. Now look where the VIX <i>really</i> is. Insane... I know.

--->Not a liquid asset. ---->Not portable. ---->Not easily hidden from the gov't, stupid lawsuits, etc. ---->Not a barter-able asset in Mad-Max type civilization collapse. ---->You have to pay property taxes and upkeep. ----->You have to work and perform other hassles in order to...

No it makes perfect sense: They're clearly trying to throw in a quick jab here to get the job done, not a knock-out punch.

There <i>was</i> one honest & qualified man in the presidential race... but the American public was apparently uninterested in the prospect of getting the government's hands out of our pockets, and lifting it's boot from our throat. <img...

If you agree to answer a poll, and the 'pollster' then responds by reading you line after line of shameless propaganda, how would you feel? The fact that McCain goes around insulting people's intelligence in such a fashion doesn't surprise me one bit. I've known for a while that McCain is...

Serious question: Let's say I want access to all the main foreign (stock & futures) markets, but don't want to use IB: Is there <b>any</b> other broker who could provide this access, for less than double what IB charges in commissions (if at all)? Simply put, I'm just asking: <b>When it...

You call <i>that</i> a spike? :D No, just kidding... but look at what happened 6 hours ago- That's what we're referring to. Who the hell programs order entry software that doesn't recognize & block market/marketable limit orders for tens of thousands of ES? That's like designing a car...

Dude, I was just looking at that- Massive! Looks to me like a serious 'fat finger error', nothing more. I wonder if the trades at ridiculous prices were busted- Probably depends on who is responsible for paying for this mess, and what kind of clout they hold at the CME.

Last time I played at all, was Baldur's Gate in the late 90's. And yet, for some reason I still mentally categorize everyone with the old AD&D alignment system. I can't possibly be the only one who still does this. :D

Many of the most successful traders aren't sadists, but rather just self-centered & narcissistic. While light on empathy towards others, they're simply too self-absorbed to care all that much about helping other people (=good alignment), or hurting them (=evil alignment). All that's left are the...

How much money does one need to accumulate, in order to become 'set for life'? Naturally, this all depends on one's age & lifestyle, so the number will vary greatly from person to person. Whatever <i>your</i> number is, let's say you successfully bring your net worth up to that level. Now...

Oh yeah, if only I could hold a normal corporate job filling out TPS reports and kissing ass all day, I'd have the privilege of earning less than 5% of my current income from prop trading. That would be such a fantastic improvement over my current situation, but sadly I'm just a reject who...

I disagree, and have no idea what could have prompted you to insult him like that.

Thanx for the apmex link- That's a most impressive list of in-stock inventory, for those who like to get fancy and go beyond the basics (Krugerrands, bars, Eagles, Maples, etc). Tulving still crushes them on price, however. I still have to recommend Tulving over all the others. Another...

Most certainly Method Man: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3ewLFkGSpw One of my all time favorite rap videos- Worth checking out for minority here who appreciates the genre. Note that this video was filmed pre- 9/11 (Post 9/11, it would have been in pretty bad taste. Pre- 9/11 = 100%...

Ummm... perhaps because that's basic human nature, and always has been? <i>"No love for the rich!"</i> ~Method Man

Probably a well calculated maneuver- I wouldn't be surprised if she rubbed onion powder in her eyes to produce the desired effect, in order to 'appear more human'.

http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=1164913&highlight=ubs#post1164913 Quote by Rearden Metal, 8-13-2006: You can tell when a company, like UBS, is dog shit by the commercials they choose to air. Cue announcer with smug, deep base voice: "Wherever you are, we're...

My first paragraph above- Nailed it! <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1736799> Paragraph #2? For all of our sakes, pray that I was wrong about that part: Please Allah, NOT another four-year famine starting this year! Root canal with a rusty scalpel and a...

God Fucking Damn It! There goes one of my all time favorite edges! Now that it's been rendered completely useless, here you go: Whenever you got a sharp spike down to the curb level, you could buy the shit out of spooz the second the curbs kicked in. Market would bounce from that point (at...