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Let's not get in arguments everytime a "trader" posts in favor of FTT here. I read some of Piezoe's previous posts on ET, looking for some "gems". To my disappointment, there is strictly nothing of interest in his posts, good or bad. It's just completely empty...

So true. When you hear them, it's always: "Trading is the perfect game, I eat what I kill, darwinism at its finest..." until they blow up, get fired and ...start over again somewhere else... with years of undue compensation in their luggage...

2356% but it's just the size of my trading accounts now compared to my original stake in 2005. It doesn't take into account money at my bank accounts and what went to taxes and living expenses .

Great tool.:)

Dec : 3250 lots traded today Oct : 12 lots traded:D ( I thought it was still more than that even if nobody trades october ) I don't know if there is still a cotton futures pit but I doubt it. The quote I gave was electronic.

No stale quote. Last trade today oct 1.29 over dec.

Hello, I know it is an illiquid serial month but I can't see why October should be at a premium to dec and jul... Jul: 0.8456 Oct: 0.8596 Dec:0.8544 ?

http://www.postonline.co.uk/post/news/2272402/financial-transaction-tax-will-have-significant-implications-for-insurers

http://www.economywatch.com/in-the-news/brazil-removes-financial-transaction-tax-as-currency-slumps.05-06.html

http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3547/financial-transaction-tax-firms-will-relocate-outside-eu

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/31/morganstanley-trader-fine-idUSL2N0EC1QO20130531

http://www.economicvoice.com/thecityuk-responds-to-reports-of-scaling-back-the-ftt/50037335#axzz2V9V9UTyv

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http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3532/lawson-hits-out-at-financial-transactions-tax

"At a meeting last week, the commission told member states it lacked reliable data on who would bear the cost of the tax, and suggested circulating a questionnaire to all 27 member states seeking more information on their internal trading activities" LOL...What a smart move... Getting...

I prefer to reset the order id at the beginning of every session( there's a button in the API settings configuration ). It also helps protect me against sending unwanted orders while connecting( I use excel and if an order sending DDE link remains in my spreadsheet, it is not sent since ids...

http://www.standard.co.uk/business/markets/anthony-hilton-transactions-tax-illustrates-less-is-more-8637480.html

"The writer is a former senior executive at JPMorgan and UBS,and is an executive fellow at London Business School "( who has never placed a single trade in his life ). It's like FT voluntarily publishes child-like "pro" articles.

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/25/nse-to-implement-transaction-tax-cut-as-idINDEE94O00F20130525

I still find october to be overvalued compared to December for example. Anyone has an explanation for this year's curve shape?:)