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So on 2/22/2010, TMO announces that it is buying MIL. Here were the headlines: -Thermo Fisher bid for Millipore is said to be unsolicited, Bloomberg -Thermo Fisher said to offer $6B for Millipore, Bloomberg reports - Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) made an unsolicited takeover offer of...

a 5m goodwill and impairment charge can do so much? 12/29/09 "NutriSystem expects a $5M impairment charge in Q4 - Nutrisystem announced that it expects to take a non cash charge of up to $5M before taxes to reflect an impairment charge on the value of the goodwill and identifiable...

What? I'm sorry I know you're trying to be helpful, but I don't understand.

So, I was hoping to get some insight on a longer-term position I took recently. I got long NTRI a month and a half back as it broke out of its consolidation and I added to the position when it A. retested the highs of the previous consolidation and B, started going up on pretty sizable volume...

could you tell me anything about FNY? I had a bunch of questions regarding their training, culture, and strategies. I also wanted to hear from current traders how they like it there? I want to know how they teach trading. I assume they just tell you the right way to be thinking about trades, and...

So I recently started learning about some various ETF's. Naturally, I had some questions: 1. When you redeem your shares, how much are they worth? I don't understand how SPY, PBJ, QQQQ etc. are priced. Are they priced by total value of the stocks/no. of shares issued? Is there any weighting...

Is steel not an exchange traded product? Are there no ETF's for steel?

1. Why are steel and copper prices so different? Don't both depends on the recovery of the economy? I think steel is used more in cars and planes while copper is used more for the construction of homes? Why has copper gone up so much while steel has stayed flat? Why is there more demand for...

I recently got hired out of college to become a trader at a prop firm out of college. It is a relatively well-known firm, I don't have to put up capital, and I want to learn something new. What is trading about? How do you become a trader (aside from the self-control aspect)? What makes a good...

I recently got hired out of college to become a trader at a prop firm out of college. It is a relatively well-known firm, I don't have to put up capital, and I want to learn something new. What is trading about? How do you become a trader (aside from the self-control aspect)? What makes a good...

I was recently given an offer to work next year for a prop shop in New York. It pays a salary for the first year and I do not have to put up capital. It seems like a decent deal to me. Is it? I have a few questions if you don't mind. I tried searching the forums for answers, but did not find...

I was recently given an offer to work next year for a prop shop in New York. It pays a salary for the first year and I do not have to put up capital. It seems like a decent deal to me. Is it? I have a few questions if you don't mind. I tried searching the forums for answers, but did not find...

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I realize this may have been posted before... so if this thread is redundant, please direct me to an appropriate link? I am a graduation senior and I want to learn a little bit about trading houses. I hear about prop trading firms like Trillium, Chimera, And FSNY. How did these shops get...

Im about to interview for a few positions at lynx and chimera. I sort of applied without fully knowing what I'm getting into. I need info on fee structure (what .0012 means), what the capital contribution is for and what happens when it runs out, what software I get, margin/bp advantages of...