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    Thomas Peterffy - INTERACTIVE BROKERS

    IB's a great service. I've been with them for at least 8 years. Started small and have a few sizeable accounts there. However, I'm dismayed by these commercials. If he would have aired them completely in his capacity as a private citizen and not as CEO of IB, I'd have no problem with that...
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    Boycott ICE/NYBOT

    I read it and am irate myself. I'm really hoping that this isn't analogous to what the airlines do, where one airline (or exchange) tries to pass on a fee and hope that the other airlines (exchanges) join in. I really hope the other exchanges don't join in on this. I already pay more than...
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    GS, $12B in bailout then $14B in bonuses

    This is the only informed response I've read in this whole post.
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    How are brokerage firms determining these short position buy ins?

    Okay, just got a message from IB stating they're about to buy in my short USO position. Last week it was XLY. I was short both positions for a while before the forced buy-ins, so it was NOT a settlement issue! I have a conspiracy theory concerning how retail investors are getting shafted that...
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    the END OF THE INTERNET as we know it

    All I noticed was the cleave! I should prolly go back and actually listen to what she was saying.
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    imus

    The fight isn't about Imus or about the rappers personally. I LOVE hip hop and have always been a fan. Yet I embrace taking the fight to the headquarter buildings in NYC of the Infinity's and Clear Channels of the world. There's no reason why they play the filth on the radio at all times of...
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    $20K, trade it or go for a MS in Finance

    Rate of return on your career is a likely lot higher. If you can get into a good program, invest it into yourself. It'll pay off handsomely either directly [job] or indirectly [trading ideas] in future.
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    software recommendations

    I would recommend using Excel to start. It's probably already on your comupter system, so it would be free to get started testing systems right away. And since it doesn't come with the libraries of technican indicators and bar manipulation that the specialized software comes with, it will...
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    Any news on the Emini "blowup" of November 14, 2006??

    (This will sound sketchy b/c I have limited info, but stick with me) This morning, I saw an interview on Bloomberg TV with a money manager who said that yesterday, the S&Ps spiked when a "mid-sized fund" that had shorted the E-Minis blew up, incurring massive losses and having to buy back its...
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    why does everyone knock CNBC?

    My 10 biggest CNBC peeves and wishes: 1. Who cares about the Lebeau dude talking about the Detroit auto show? American auto is brokeback. Quit wasting my time. 2. I don't care how many points the Dow is under 12,000. I can already see that it's 11,980, and I can count. Get back to...
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    IB: How to understand "Accrued Interest"

    Where is def on this? Does he not post anymore?
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    How'd Everyone Do This Month?

    +1.5% on the month -0.75% on the quarter Got hit on stocks, but lucked out betting on higher short term interest rates. Current stock position is pretty low right now, as I'm having a tough time gauging direction, with Big Ben changing tunes every week or so. Hopefully next quarter will...
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    Any thoughts on the forthcoming State Street "ProFunds" ETFs?

    Great that these can be traded throughout the day. However, nothing beats the $2.40 that IB charges me for exposure to $60K or so of S&Ps. As for trading the vehichle in my 401K, unfortunately my account is with Schwab. Those c***suckers charge me $14 or so per ticket. [Aside: I work around...
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    Do you still read Barron's over the weekend?

    Yes. The paper is chock full of trading ideas on a weekly basis. I've gotten a ton of stock, options and futures trade ideas from reading it. Also, I consider it to be useful in wrapping up the week that was. The one problem I have, however, is valuing a publication's worth to my trading...
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    CFA?

    I have it. My career is in corporate finance for a mid-size i-bank, and it has proved to be very helpful. As for my trading, I've found many of the concepts taught on the exam, especially on level 3, with regards to structuring hedging strategies and determining risk on debt futures...
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    Kudlow

    Finding myself at home today nursing a busted ankle. This guy is perhaps the worst interviewer I've ever heard. Every question leads to the intended response. What is this guy's background? He couldn't have been a trader.
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    Anyone having IB login problems?

    I have 2 main accounts there. One account gives me no problems. The other does. From time to time over the past 2 weeks, whenever I login to this one specific account, I get just a gray screen. It's as if it hangs up on the login. To kill the app, I have to terminate the "javaw.exe" file...
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    CNBC - Cramer's Mad Money

    Please forgive my laziness. I don't wanna read the other 97 pages to find the answer :D . But do you guys think that this show is worth watching as a stock mover? Used to listen to his radio show on evening drives and thought that this guy was ridiculous, but if he has a similar impact to...
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    Jim Cramer: "Eddie Lampert and shld, the next warren buffet and berkshire hathway"

    Lampert happens to be a genius. He's the real deal. I don't know about the next Warren Buffett though. If you think about it, Buffett made his billions owning various iterations of BRK. Lampert is caking off via his profit sharing from operating his hedge fund, a compensation scheme...
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    Goldman Sachs predicts $105 crude

    I reading the research report, and people are missing a big thing. They estimate that super-spike potential WTI prices are: 2005e --> $50 2006e --> $75 2007e --> $105 2008e --> $75 2009e --> $50 2010e --> $30 The newsies have been leaving people with the impression that CL'll hit...
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