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Wow, looks like someone had a bad experience there @ AfterLOS. I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone living here who would call it hell, unless they overextend themselves piling on debt trying to live the lifestyle they see being enjoyed around them and then are too irresponsible to deal...

Couldn't agree more with rally and sellindex; i haven't been trading these for years as some of you, and i'm sure my account size isn't nearly where you guys are, but when I finally understood and learned how to trade these spreads about a year ago it did wonders for my performance... since the...

Haven't looked at volume since the change but I'm personally trading much less size on these and spreads seem to be moving slower, but again the whole market is slow during the summer...

Only reason people would think that a Lebanese bank is safe is that they have a sufficiently large deposit and a good senior BoD or Management connection to make sure that if/when the bank goes bust they will get the "courtesy call" ahead of time provided they can pay the right price and the...

Even though you are obviously kidding, the funny thing is that many people have that impression of ALL the middle east!! reality is, they dont chop people's heads off in Dubai, thats Saudi Arabia, you have obviously never been to Dubai, as you wouldn't make that comment. In Dubai you will...

obviously the impact on volume will be significant if they keep this permanently, where does that money that was active on these spreads go... moving into options might not be viable for all strategies, any ideas? I know i'm not very active on here, mostly because of timezone, but been reading...

there was a good amount of volume coming in when the curve went flat and dipped into backwardation intraday last week, maybe someone important got caught up! or be related to ETF's too, CS vol desk might need some help :p

Did anyone get a reason as to why they are doing this!? Seems like a drastic move unless some things have blown-up behind the scenes that are prompting this...

Wow! thats the first time i've heard of anyone comparing Dubai to Egypt, you have obviously not been to both places. The only thing in common is probably the topic of your link!! :p

Hi, still here in Dubai. Not sure what you mean by "no girls for singles" that is actually what we have too much of here!! There isn't any prop firms other than DPTG, which is having marginal success. Everyone i know is either working on the institutional desk at a bulge bracket / Intl Bank...

I'd be willing to argue that you can get in trouble a lot easier in Singapore than in Dubai!!! Both places are very similar, i've made my home in Dubai for years and can honestly say i've never been anywhere with the same combination of luxury, convenience and safety that you have here, but to...

I'm talking about rent, basic utilities, requirements etc... The nicer/large 1bdrm apartments here go for about $32k a yr in good areas, add the cost of other basic necessities and your're up to 50k, not including anything else... If you're talking about income, it doesnt make sense to move...

Wilburbear, The Palm always makes you feel like you are on vacation when you go home... I'm also very much into water sports, so access is great and I can get a workout / paddle in before heading to the office in the morning. Finishing for the building I live in is also probably the best...

I live and work in dubai, cost of living is going to be higher than you would think, and possibly more than Chicago (depending on how you live). I would say a fair estimate would be minimum $25-30k a yr to a maximum reasonable cost of $50k. Less than 30k and you are really cutting it tight...

by "lifestyle" i didn't mean access to loose women, booze and clubs. I was actually referring to the general level of comfort/luxury that you live in here compared to other places I've lived. Its relatively easy to setup a local LLC/partnership to trade markets, if you are looking to take in...

Hi In Dubai, but not trading full-time currently; was previously active with a local investment bank so glad to answer any questions on local players. As for DPTG, yes very expensive if you ask me... Dubai is ripe for a reasonable trading arcade that isn't trying to gouge traders...