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Thanks for the suggestions, guys. To be clear, I'm not looking for websites with the data. I already know where to get most of it. It's just that I want to easily pull all of them into Excel or R or at least a single database for some statistical analysis. I'm not a programmer so I don't know...

Additionally, are there any research firms or newsletters out there that produce really excellent macroeconomic summaries and forecasts?

Is there a service out there that aggregates fundamental macroeconomic data and presents it in time-series format? For example, I'm looking for historical information on GDP, CPI, Capacity Utilization, Trade Deficits, Retail Sales, Non-farm payrolls, etc and also on sentiment indicators like the...

Hello, Can anyone recommend a professional resume review service that specializes in the financial services industry, preferably with expertise on trader resumes? I am transitioning from a different industry and can use help tailoring the presentation of my skills and background for an...

Hello fellow traders, Can anyone suggest user-friendly platforms or technologies that I can use to rapidly build, backtest, and deploy automated options trading systems? I've looked at NinjaTrader, which doesn't appear to have too much support for options trading, and also TradeStation, which...

Can anyone suggest any blogs or newsletters that provide good/interesting commentary on the global macroeconomic situation. Just trying to find something I can read to keep a pulse on the big picture economic situation. Thanks.

Hello, Can anyone suggest a firm (prop shop, hedge fund, bank, etc) that trades multiple assets and has a rotational trading program for assistant traders? I'm looking to get broad product and strategy exposure. Thanks - Brandon

I am looking for Excel plugins (preferably free) that can pull real-time data from Interactive Brokers' TWS platform and can automatically pull historical data from Yahoo Finance. Can anyone suggest plugins I should look into? So far, I have found the IB-Excel Adapter from cyberxpert fo real...

Any ideas as to why crude spiked this morning? Also, are there any good blogs that follow/analyze oil and energy?

To avoid the social isolation of trading from home, I'm interested in finding trading arcades (which will provide a seat + technology + leverage for a monthly fee) or trader coworking setups (where a bunch of guys rent an office, split the fees, etc). Can anyone suggest any of these setups in...

To clarify, I meant 2003 - 2007 :)

Thanks for your insightful comments, guys. Have any of you been able to generate consistent profits by writing naked out of the money strangles and controlling your risk (i.e. intelligent selection, cutting and rolling after a certain loss limit). If so, 1) How did you decide whether to...

Thanks for the suggestions, guys. For those of you who use Hoadley - do you also use ThinkOrSwim? As far as I can tell, almost all of the features (except the 3D modeling capability) that are included in Hoadley's analytics tools are also included for free in the TOS platform, so having both of...

I recently read two introductory texts on how to sell options naked (namely out of the money strangles). Both of them oversimplified the process so I'm looking for advanced texts that will delve deeper into managing and hedging short options positions. Any suggestions? The texts I read were...

Any thoughts on this group and their training? Did a search on the forums and no threads came up.

To those who trade full-time for a living, how much trading capital do you utilize? I realize this varies based on required living expenses and trading style, but I'm curious about the range.

I've noticed that the term structure of ES futures has been backwardated for a while now and that the front month consistently trades at a discount to par. Usually the futures trade in a slight contango above par (although the "cost of carry" has been dramatically reduced by the interest rate...

Hello, I'm a new options trader and am looking for recommendations for options analytics software. I'll need to be able to do theoretical pricing, portfolio analysis (i.e. complex option strategy analysis), backtesting, and risk management analysis. Right now I'm working with the analytics...