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Natty... Bullish withdrawal this morning.

Get the popcorn ready. Tell the wife she can watch Housewives of Atlanta in some other room. This show ain't about millions. That's what ET is for. This is about Billions!

The Dollar Peso is unstoppable.

I think the pound is heading long term towards parity with the dollar.

Can't keep a good dollar down.

I guess everyone's new years resolution is to not post in this thread. :)

Well the March futures were at 16.90 when he "scooped" the up. The futures are 15.80 now. Calls worth a lot less.

Great, the predictions stopped. Now what am I going to do?

Nice breakout in the Euro.

Well 0 for 2.

Tell your scientists friends not to quit their day job. I hope you are not putting real money on this.

Where is your stop Huckleberry?

I agree it's a much more important issue in commodity markets. However, I do remember some controversy awhile back with GS manipulating VIX settlements on expiration day by placing bogus bids in illiquid strikes for the purpose of skewing the final settlement.

My apologies. I thought you have worked in a bank in the past. Duly noted now.

OK, we'll agree to disagree.

Try this. He was actually one of my professors in Grad School so I might be biased here but his research in this industry is second to none. He has testified in front of congress presenting his research.

Can you please explain this? His entire book on "AntiFragility" was based on this. LOL.

I agree with you that not ALL option traders are cash constrained as you correctly pointed out using verticals. But as an energy trader I can tell you that 98% of physical players abhor the cash settled futures. The amount of manipulation in cash settled futures is staggering. You do NOT want...

I'm assuming you career started in banking no? I might be mistaken. My apologies if that is so. I don't work in banking nor have I ever. Yes, I'm surprised you disagree with his core ideas that those in society who take the most risk bear almost none of the consequences. Society at large...

I completely disagree. I'm surprised Marty that you hold that view since he does attack your industry with impunity. Rightfully so I might add. No disregard to you however. I don't expect most people who draw checks from the financial system to agree with him though no more then I expect the...