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    Is "Rodney King" also Surf?

    Is "Rodney King" also Surf? Wayne Gibbous thought so in a response that followed this one... Rodney King Registered: Apr 2006 Posts: 415 04-09-10 10:22 AM Quote from Wayne Gibbous: Ah yes - the Niederhoffer Method: ... 4. Become a hero to slobbering schlubs like 'Surfer ...
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    Are writing options profitable?

    It has everything to do with it.
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    Are writing options profitable?

    and people "on the floor" have deep pockets and much lower costs. For the average Joe Sixpack, this is not a good idea, unless they have an Edge.
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    this story is really off putting of americans.

    She accused the boy's Siberian orphanage of misleading her about Artem's behavioural problems. On the contrary, some adoptees from certain countries have huge behavioral problems, including violence, mental problems, and others. This is old news to people who research adopting from other...
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    Let's solve the tax problem without Volcker

    Since when??????????? Maybe if the same party controls both. But when opposite parties, I think this idea is ludicrous...
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    WSJ Pro, is it worth it?

    never had a problem with it.
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    Defining Success

    good post. Especially, metrics. Most traders have no clue about the "Risk-Adjusted" part of RAR...
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    'Buy farmland and gold,' advises Dr Doom, Faber

    Yes, but it a lot easier to seize farmland that it is to seize properly-hidden gold....
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    Hoboken, NJ

    sorry, you would qualify as "poor relations" to a Hobo...
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    federal gummint pays higher wages than private industry

    If benevolent dictator for 2 years, I would implode all obligations to all union workers (retired or not) including pension/healthcare, tear up all agreements they made with their slaves (companies), etc. I would also implode all fed/state/local debt obligations, along with many other things...
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    Are writing options profitable?

    Anytime a simple solution like this is aired, you need to consider two things: 1) why aren't the $multi-billion hedge funds/IBs doing this and arbing the heck out of it? Yet it is available on one-man-wonder websites? (because it does not really work) 2) what happens after slippage, bid-ask...
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    Any NYC female traders here?

    OP, preparing for his date
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    Spammer - April 7

    user ID: aapl read first 3 posts carefully, and you will understand (1 pretending to ask about his firm, 2 others spamming directly)
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    Building your own trading computer

    Your credentials, please? I think this is a bad idea for most people. Do you build your own car? Your own TV? etc.?
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    Bank of Mom and Dad Closed! What about 50K a year tuition?

    2 years at Community College $6,000 2 years at good state school in top major (Accounting, Nursing, Engineering, etc._ $22,000 TOTAL: less than $30,000 And with the Hope Tuition Credit, $2500x4, you get $10,000 back throw in scholarships or other things, and you could be looking...
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    Building your own trading computer

    Here is a configuration I did on Dell, maximizing the Optiplex:. Note, I only did 160Gb Hard Drive, but not sure why you need 1.5 Terabyte. And this comes with a 3 year warranty - parts and labor. Free Shipping. Total cost, $671... BASE OptiPlex 380 Desktop Base Up to 88 Percent Efficient...
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    Greece Seeks Up to $10 Billion from US Investors

    “Greece is an emerging market and... Greece and the PIGS are more like DEmerging markets...
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    Raising Capital as a Discretionary Trader

    - without documentation, it is not acceptable. - does not show the trading metrics - lot different trading size ($millions) than one person's account - 2 years does not a career make - luck is what makes a great deal of shorter term "profitable people" - and a whole lotta other things
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    Grinding it out, day after day

    most of the stuff here is bs and most of the traders are paper-trading dreamers, but that does not mean there are not a few who have a clue.
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    Anyone receive a 1099 rather than a W2??

    That is not how working as an independent contractor works. If you hire yourself out to work at IBM on a contract basis, you cannot hide 70% of your income as "dividends." And it is not a set %, you have to pay yourself as reasonable wage for the work performed. The ratio is very dependent on...
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