Auditrack or any other simulator is good for testing models to see if they have a sound basis, but if you haven't traded what you're trying to...
Tri-Pack, Taking a swing at someone will get you a fine for disorderly conduct. I wouldn't consider these fines a bad thing. If you work on...
Kicking, If you like, I can send you a list of 10 brokers besides myself that I would trust to handle a friend or family member's account....
JayS, I'm actually glad to see retail FX trading in the US finally come under regulatory jurisdiction. It gives it a measure of respectability....
wcom, You got a big grin from me too. Matt Shelley
o 2 b, The active contract now is the 'lean' hogs, and they are cash settled, so delivery isn't a worry. To Arizona: It's a high risk...
Trader, Because it can be mind numbingly boring. You're either busy, or fighting to keep from nodding off. Most people don't realize that...
Don, My point is that the arbitrageurs will keep the relationship between the two so tight that there won't be any discrepancies that could...
Don and Vinigar, I've never understood why the difference between cash and futures (basis) would be of any interest to anyone other than...
I use a tracing program called Neotrace to check my routes. You can get a copy from http://www.cybergeography.org (which is a really interesting...
Stevet, They're tolerable, but we don't get any favors out of that option pit. You have to do size to get any sort of tight market out of...
I agree with a lot of what people have to say in this thread, but I have three bones to pick: 1. There are no "market makers" in the strict...
Don, I don't know that 'juice' is a fair characterization. Anymore than it would be fair for me to call margin interest in a stock account...
They have they potential to be another vehicle for hedging, whether they'll be a replacement remains to be seen. Currently you can create a...
A dsl would be fine for the individual home or small business. If you get past 5 users consider a fractional T-1 or another dsl. A full T-1 or T-3...
Stevet, Yes I am a trader, and I come from a trading family. I've heard about trading and managing risk all my life around the dinner table,...
Stevet, Reading what you've posted about taking your leverage to the hilt runs chills down my spine. It may have worked so far, but the day...
If UUNET has problems, it causes all sorts of havoc as they're one of the legs of the tripod that makes up the primary sonnet ring of the entire...
I would have to say that maximum leverage is the road to ruin for both the trader and the brokerage house. Lightning bolts come out of the blue...
Well, I've got some cocoa, a coffee bag, oatmeal, a couple of Canadian dollars, always a couple of oranges, and a wooden ruler to represent...
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