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    Euronext Energy

    Are there energy contracts listed in Europe?
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    Need a Job in Chicago

    drumroll . . . . . . PResenting you Chicago's newest tradaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh baby! "What's really good now??? I'm about to do this thaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnggg son! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Get ready for this! "
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    Who's from Chicago?

    Here's a good one: Know where to get a good haircut downtown? Anybody go to the guy in the CBOE building?
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    How to make sense of electronic trading careers?

    He's not going to get it in a MFE program. Hands-on is still the best training, even though many programs are making or have made an effort to lean towards real-world situations. On of the best is IIT in Chicago. I think they can do this because they don't have such stringent expectations in...
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    Rho Trading

    Trying to see if anyone works for or has in the past worked for, Rho. -thanks guys
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    Nico Trading in Chi

    Whata happened with your guys' new office extension?
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    Need a Job in Chicago

    She didn't even call me back. That's after I left her a message. I'm still hopeful about the Dec 15th one. I went back in for a second interview. I was much more comfortable this time. I think they noticed also. I have another position lined up but its "no salary". Still Lookin. -chris
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    How to make sense of electronic trading careers?

    What MFE program are you looking at? I can tell you that a lot will be left up to you after you get your degree.
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    C# = Retrieving yahoo historical prices

    Mojo, Big help, thanks a bunch. Good luck with your automation stuff by the way. I'm sort of "climbing that same ladder". Going to a lot of interviews in Chicago, looking for a entry position. ANyway - first time with C#. Seems like you can do a lot of stuff like Vb.net. I'm going to...
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    C# = Retrieving yahoo historical prices

    I follow most of this. I have a question about the resultsGrid.DataSource = historicalData; Do I need to initialize resultsGrid, or include a header or something to use that object? -uncleTom
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    Monte Carlo Simulation

    So to find a Z, I understand the first step is to generate a random number. This is what I know about generating random numbers: You can generate from a uniform distribution or a normal distribution, depending on the function used. I need to understand the first step. In the example...
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    Monte Carlo Simulation

    I realize this is Statistics 101, but what we're generating is a Z score, or std_devs away from the mean, right?
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    Monte Carlo Simulation

    Hi guys, My question is specifically about the Z "variate" value. Is this just a normal-distributed random number between 0 and 1? I'm not drawing the connection to Z and the normal distribution.
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    salary + bonus??

    Put it like this . . if you don't pull down good money two quarters in a row . . . you know you won't be working there much longer.
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    Sectors that have gone no where in years

    yeah here's my list: YEA - good stock HHER - small semiconductor , been flat ESM - ready to move YL - blue chip IST - sucker
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    superfoods for trading

    For the guys that eat a lot of extra protein: Do you ever have the problem of your teeth aching sometimes at night? I've noticed that when I'm religiously drinking shakes . . extra eggs, tuna etc . . . my teeth hurt. I mean almost all of them, as if they have a cavity. Weird. I wen to...
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    How would answer this interview question?

    This is what I was hoping for . . . more of a pyschology test. They were not interested in what I said, just that I could think quick on my feet in stressful situation . . I answered. I said that " I wouldn't say I have one outstanding weakness. I'm fairly strong across the board. . . If I...
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    How would answer this interview question?

    Second interview and the guy asks me . . What your biggest weakness? I was stumped. What do you say? Who prepares by thinking about their weak points? How would answer that?
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    superfoods for trading

    almonds as a snack
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    Citadel first Hedge Fund to sell Bonds ($2 billion)

    one of the cardianl rules of trading: Don't trade what you don't have. It's crazy. I think it's cool though. Not my investment. Interested in seeing how much it costs.
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