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    Curious, Why did people pay 180's for X ?

    people paid $70 three months ago!
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    If I showed up in Chicago tomorrow

    after a 20% equity drawdown/ blowup.. i closed out my trading account and trying to reassess my life. it had to do with naked GS options in late April and a failed attempt at mean reversion around the flash crash. just living off savings right now. a career as a degenerate "equity model" prop...
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    If I showed up in Chicago tomorrow

    lol, i did PnL accounting in back office..
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    If I showed up in Chicago tomorrow

    not to offend anyone, i use the word 'chop shop' lightly to refer to 3rd tier "market makers" assuming the traders at these firms don't receive a contractual salary and the fact that anyone with a pulse and 10k can join. i have friends that are "millionaires" through online poker/ ebay/...
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    If I showed up in Chicago tomorrow

    Do you think it would be possible to find a job in retail/ food service to support myself and rent a room for around $700/month +$300 in food expenses to save up a few grand to join a chop shop? Ive made thousands of futures and fx trades.. opened hundreds of option spreads. with discipline...
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    Thoughts on CHP?Certified Hedge Fund Professional course

    with that certification you will be trading billion dollar portfolios in 6 months.. umm no get real
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    How are option spreads and butterflies matched?

    there are a bunch of indians in IT that worry about this.. all i know is that it works
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    GOP Leaders Remind Voters the Economy Does Better Under Democrats

    it all about monetary and credit cycles.. 5 administrations is hardly an accurate sample size
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    Your Favorite Most Addictive Puzzle/Strategy Game

    poker
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    Flash crash in forex ???

    100 pip slips happen a dozen times a year.
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    The Latest Algo Gone Wild: British Pound Gets Rocked After Improper Sell Order

    if you trade fx long enough.. those phantom spikes happen "all the time"..
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    Trading on the Mongolian Stock Exchange?

    that exchange is almost as mickey mouse as the NYSE
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    Only in California

    thats some obamanomics right there seems like you went to cesare chavez community college
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    TRADING CAREER vs POKER CAREER

    it appears 99% of professionals in the finance industry which I would include bankers/ traders/ analysts really have no idea what online poker is all about. if you understand how some people are uncomfortable explaining to friends and family they are a "day-trader".. being a poker player is...
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    Disturbing Job Ads: 'The Unemployed Will Not Be Considered'

    maybe for an investment banking but not some mickey mouse accounting/ bookkeeper or back office job.. LOL
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    Is This Woman Too Hot To Be a Banker?

    typical puerto rican slut.. ill give her 3 years and she'll be a 300lb whale <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WgOIEGz7o_s&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess"...
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    how to start a conspiracy theory

    swine flu = cash cow
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    how to start a conspiracy theory

    "how can we blame the oil spill on zionists" -they blew up the oil rig in hopes of creating a national outrage over US offshore drilling to give Obama another reason to invade Iran, and control more middle east oil.
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    Which PNL curve looks better?

    doesn't different parameters and configurations make it a "different" system? anyways.. trade them both
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    Wallstreet folk quitting to become Taxi drivers etc..

    thanks for sharing the article "during the 14 months he actually (sold) securities, he managed to pick up 150-200 customers".. is that unheard of now-a-days?
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