Great Thread :) - I sympathize and agree with the core sentiment of the OP. on the blind lesbian thing - it could become an emerging trend -...
Great OP! Clearly you disagree with the current fiscal policy. With the best of my very limited understanding of economics, I must say that I...
Clearing house models need standardized instruments. This is one reason why OTC instruments are not a good fit. Well healed OTC participants would...
Here's some links to help you do your homework. :) Trade volume will tell you when each group starts trading and calls it quits for the day. What...
CDO's, CLO's, and the CDS's which insured it all were the brain child of financial rocket scientists who had too much influence in the market...
In the late 60's my parents had a small retirement nest egg invested in mutual funds. When the market tanked it took 12 years for their investment...
The idea sounds good from a distance. I'm not sure how feasible it would be to attempt to create a "standard" credit default swap. I think the...
CNBC's Maria Bartiromo interviewed BOA Ken Lewis in Sept 08 and here is Lewis' startling back of the envelope assessment. "BARTIROMO: SO RIGHT...
The Role of Market Speculation in Rising Oil and Gas Prices Excessive Speculation in the Natural Gas Market At first glance, these senate...
What I saw in Orlando was much different from the above outline. There was nothing in his presention about his economic theories, his track...
I re-read your OP and split it with inserted red labels above to gather a better picture of where you're at and what you want. I think you've...
I'm not sure DiNapoli was saying much about "mental toughness" with that remark. It was more a reference to the learning curve. I think your...
Best celebrity quote I heard (from Joe DiNapoli) is that it's a 5/50 proposition. It takes about 5 years and tying up $50K to become a...
Thanks again for the heads up. Success in trading (depending on time frame) is based (30 - 40%) on an ability to filter information to arrive at a...
I don't have figures, but I suspect that the percentag resulting in delivery is relatively constant. The futures delivered should reflect the...
Thanks for the advice and links, Shine. ET is the bomb! It's as close to the old days of "Compuserve's Financial Forums" that I've found on the...
VN gave lunch keynote speech at a futures conference in Orlando in the spring of 97. He brought in his own piano player and babbled to the crowd...
Oil pricing is a funny thing, retail petrol prices in Europe have been higher than US prices for years. That being said it was not un-common for a...
Good advice for sure. I'm a novice trader, who is returning to markets after a number of years of inactivity. Right now I'm putting time into...
I'm not sure how much these kinds of threads contribute. But for sure it can be therapeutic to read / post. It's nice to see the depth of critical...
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