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Sorry to post here what had been posted there. I read that entire thread and Mav is still the only one saying there is a minimum acct size to be subject to portfolio margining. This may be broker discretion and maybe IB doesn't want to allow smaller fish to get in this game just yet, but I...

Mav, I have not heard of these restrictions. Do you have a link?

It appears that SPAN-like margining has been expanded to cover more products. As the article suggests, this should enable the little guy to significantly increase his buying power. Other unintended consequences (put skew) are subject to debate and it will be very interesting to see what effect...

You guys have the internet in France? www.cme.com There's a press release with the hours of Globex and all other CME products for today.

I dunno. I get calls from people asking what 2/20 means. Then they ask how a hedge fund works. These people are accredited, however they have spent the better part of their lives in mutual funds and are curious. It surprises me how some will write a check in a second and others take...

A Jan 2007 settlement will result in a March futures position. The Mar/Jun/Sep/Dec settlements result in cash.

I agree this is just marketing fluff.

I saw it last night. I don't amuse easily and I'll say it was the funniest movie I have seen in years. It was hilarious all the way through and I think it will be a classic up there with Animal House, etc... It's loaded with frat type humor. My theatre was sold out and the vast majority of...

To expand on that, it's primarily two kinds of people; one who is aggressive and full of shit and another who is gullible and seeking some easy money. Plenty of examples of each can be found here on ET.

You can leave that blank. There is no company sponsorship needed for the series 3.

I've worked with both as well and would agree wholeheaterdly with Buca's comments.

Nice job Aaron! Maverick is correct that raising funds is unbelievably tough without connections. There are a number of funds up as much as Aaron - some up much more - who are having a very hard time raising any funds. It seems many people have the same question: "If your returns are so...

I don't know that it could at this point, although penny increments are being discussed.

First all the disclaimers: I'm not a lawyer or accountant and this isn't advice etc... Always seek a professional opinion, etc... I would suggest considering having them open the account and just give you the userid/password. The taxes are all their own and if things go south and they...

Speaking of which... Globex data is down right now.

Same here.

SET for today is 1323.12.

See also; Neiderhoffer, Matador Fund; May 2006 return using current system

I moved into options at first to hedge stocks, then eventually gave up on stocks altogether.

I wonder if the author's dad is Chong from "Cheech and Chong"? The research and writing quality would lead one to believe they are definitely related.