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i trade futures (mainly fixed income), no stocks. have changed the clearer and will see how things work out there in the new year...

that´s what i suspect. I´m actually going to switch to a different clearer and see how things work out. is there anything i can test/check/ask ahead of starting to trade? I´m thinking of number of connected remote traders for example or other things that could impact performance...

I´ve traded in arcades for years and have tried to switch to home trading a few months back. Have a 100 mg fiber-optic line and ping time to my clearer´s server of around 40ms. Most of the time the connection was quite good and I didn´t notice any differnence vs. what I was used...

Agree on aircraft engines, can't really say much about the educational system and regarding pharma... In my previous professional life I used to look at some of the big pharma companies and their patent situation at the time looked dire (expiring patents vs. newly registered). Could have...

Don't want to spoil the party but what does the UK produce that the commonwealth contries can't get cheaper (China) or better (Germany) somewhere else...

I don´t disagree with your view that politicians are at fault. The problem is that the democratic system is designed in a way to make spending public money the "best bet" for any politician in the world. It´s a classical problem of the right mixture between incentives and punishment. Now if...

The pensioners are certainly one factor in the equation and I believe that they should take some of the heat too. If you think about it, a (civil?) war is unlikely to result from the anger of the silver generation. Now the frustrated un(der)employed youth could easily...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjXl61uKq8c Like to lurke in here but seldomly post anything. As I have seen so many "upholders of moral standards" on this site lately I thought this video may make a few of them rethink their quick assessment that the current economic problems are ALL the...

Hey there, posted this question in another thread but without getting any reply... so once again. Can you guys recommend any good/reputable performance tracking software/platform? The intention is, obviously, to use the tracked results to try to raise capital down the line. Thanks.

my apologies in advance if it has already bean mentioned/listed somewhere earlier in this thread but could you guys please tell me a few credible performance tracking sites / platforms for the purpose of later raising capital from hedge funds / venture capitalists? thanks.

I think it was invertedCurve who mentioned that correlations (obviously historical ones) have not been working at all lately. Having been successfully trading for a couple of years now several of my correlation-based strategies are struggling big time (actually I know for a fact that I am...

Take it easy man. I am not selling any tax advice or anything the like. My primary objective was to find other traders willing to share an office in the area. In the process I mentioned that there my be some efficient tax-solutions for the individuals depending on the specific...

The best option I came across is Hepps but that is just worth the effort if you make enough. There are a few more exotic structures but these are, as far as I can tell and I am not an expert, more grayish.

Well I am going to relocate there soon. As I honestly believe that the days of an arcade giving you any kind of edge have long evaporated (having been there for years now) I would like to rent an office space and share it with other traders (not to keen about trading from home). The exact...

Anyone trading from Marbella? I know there is the alternative of commuting to Gibraltar but just wondering if anybody is currently (or interested in) trading from an office in Marbella instead?

Having been successful in the trading business for more than 5 years now (futures) I have started looking closer at cash equities (mainly because the bread and butter trade has, temporarly(?), been %^&* recently) but have not been able to find any prop shops (similar ones to Echo or Bright in...

Previous reply is a bit chaotic (following the market, two blogs and replying here seems to much for my brain)... but the point I was trying to make with the last sentence is that perhaps the reality in Europe and the US are different. Our market makers also seem to make a lot more $ as the...

Thank you guys for all your answers. For the time being I am not really interested in joining an options trading team as it would obviously take some time learning the ins and out of the trade and also because I am probably too old for it anyway. On top I am earning an excellent living as...

ok, i may not have been clear... i can see that they have some degree of stress and i also do not expect anybody here to reveal me a winning strategy (trade myself and wouldn't reveal anything strategy-related to others) but I would just like to hear from people who know about this specific...

Hi All, as somebody who does not trade options I have a few questions for the seasoned traders... I sit in an office where on the other side we have a bunch of option market makers (mostly former pit traders) who have been making a killing for the past few years, and this without too much...