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A different perspective.
Personally I would keep running your $500k account to generate $50k and "invest" the remaining $1.5M into "Unlisted Commerical property Funds" - look it up - many to choose from with substantial tax...
AM,
My biggest trading edge exploits this common "event"....
"Zacks" website has all the dates you will require to start your research project.
Good luck....
Def is right, HSI is not that liquid at the best of times let alone when you need it...
For scalping you need depth and the best market in Asia for that would be the KOSPI index.
Good luck.
Berkeley futures are negotiable so don't be fazed by the intial rates they will come down based...
the most time effecient solution i have found so far whilst holding down a 12hr/day job thats sux.....get your idea's coded up by a professional programmer....money well spent!!
Read this file...written by a Banker but don't hold that against him.
You are like the majority on this planet...
Solution: you just got to look inside yourself to find the answer.
Enjoy the read..
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