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my kid has the same quilt cover - I'm sure there is some superhero in the middle there... :D

Is that your bed, lower left? You sleep in your office? or is your office in your bedroom? :)

If a passive order creates an implied price that causes a potential backwardation between the implied price and real prices greater than the cost of executing all the legs, you can be sure they will be picked off. I've seen an algorithm calculate and execute a 32 legged spread in Nymex that...

you'll take someone elses cyber-word for it on what is a trustworthy firm? There are already lists of prop firms. Nothing beats doing your own research, and nobody else to blame if you get it wrong.

Depends on exactly what the contract says and what exactly you are giving a personal guarantee for. Take legal advice if you don't understand the terms or the implications, but a Personal Guarantee usually means you are taking irrevocable personal financial liability for something. Don't...

There is no list of prop firms in these regions because there are no firms!

I think the problem in the east in general is the horrendously cumbersome red tape regulatory system. These places are just not especially geared up to support a smaller financial enterprise like a prop firm. For example, in Latvia there is no application fee to register with the Regulator...

OSTC are the only eastern europe prop I've heard of, in Poland. http://www.ostc.pl/ Cyprus isnt really Eastern Europe! There used to be a prop there called STCM but their website is no longer functional so I have no idea if they are still in business: http://www.stcmtrading.com

I recall an article with the founder of lime in trader monthly a few years back. Clearly brokering has been far more profitable than free p2p for them. Particularly if they were unlucky enough to lose the potential four quadrillion dollar damages the dinosaur music industry wants to try to...

LOL :D

here y'go http://bit.ly/eE78sh

you can pick up 2407wfp monitors on ebay for under $200 http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=2407wfp&_sacat=See-All-Categories used computer gear doesnt keep much value. Stick them in individual auctions and you'll get fair value for them. if you did your accounts...

Agree. A good number of the smaller shops have consolidated or gone out of business. The scams come and go. Even the bigger groups have found it tougher - the fact that more firms are offering training to bolster their bottom line is telling

Free training, various prop related articles, directory of us and euro prop firms: http://www.proptraders.net

but you're all forgetting that war stimulates the economy. All these billions are spent with American companies. Oh, and all this War spending is another great way to debase the currency and improve national competitiveness and further stimulate the economy.

RPGs. Ak47's and small arms are household items in rural Afghanistan. Negligible cost of a few hundred dollars for an AK and the same again for a soviet era RPG. This stuff is practically lying around out there in caches left behind by the various forces over the last two or three decades. The...

there is a much more comprehensive and up-to-date list of firms at this link: http://www.proptraders.net/directory-of-prop-trading-firms/ There are a good few lists out there, like the other big one at TradersNarrative, but half of the companies/links on the lists are dead or defunct.

So, are you saying they made sure you were good capitalwise when you had a bad run? What does your agreement say in regards to the terms, duration or persistence of that arrangement? How do you stand in regards to how well have they done from their share of your trading splits so far? ie...

http://www.proptraders.net/questions-for-proprietary-trading-firms/

Marex used to be Refco Trading Services, they are one of the better prop firms in London and they do have a good number of backed traders, you'd just need to be very good with a proven record for them to be interested. Are you backed somewhere at the moment? Who have you spoken to already...