[ATTACH] The October bean crush went parabolic, but is losing steam. Looks like a good short here. (Sell Oct meal/oil, buy Oct Beans).
Anybody hear of this guy? Looks like he's looking to make a few pennies via a newsletter service after trading for JP Morgan's STIR desk for seven...
I think he means payout % = broker employee share/gross commissions So, if the payout is 25%, and the guy brings in $400,000 of gross...
Here's my $0.02 (offered at a $0.02 discount): Strength in the front-month contract (particularly relative to the back months) is typically...
Go look at the ACD thread here, and read the first few hundred pages. It "works" but you need to pay attention and put a lot of work into it.
stockcharts.com does ratio charts. [TICKER1:TICKER2], or, in your example, XOM:SLB. I don't know if they have data export - you may be able to get...
I don't think spreading is some magic bullet. It's just a way to increase your opportunity set. CL grinding in a range? The calendar or crack...
Have you tried Oanda? No lot minimums, OK spreads. One thing you have to remember is that NO ONE'S spreads will stay tight around news events...
I dunno. That was a surprisingly sympathetic portrait of a complete sociopath. He even gave a cameo appearance in the final scene. Not a whole lot...
Saw it yesterday. I liked it, although it was a bit long. In a lesser director's hands it would have been awful, but Scorsesee (sp?) is a master....
Intriguing call Mav. I noticed that X has been sideways this month, but NYMEX steel is up $30/ton during the same period. Maybe that's showing up...
You might want to look up Bloomberg's fingerprint login thingy and make sure you don't get slammed for "prior art." (I know it's not a phone...
You may be able to get a job as an execution trader at a big asset manager and get your CFA while you're there.
Street Freak, by Jared Dillian. The guy succeeded at Lehman Brothers, even though he had a bona fide mental disorder (diagnosed after the fact)....
I'm fairly sure that Dukascopy no longer accepts U.S.-based accounts, due to restrictive CFTC rules. It's a shame, actually.
Volatility Trading, by Euan Sinclair
NoDoji has a method of trading the 9:00-9:05 bar on CL that she's been pretty open about. I've found that trading the opening bar based on a...
If you are that confident in your system, then the combine fee really shouldn't make a difference. It's also refundable under certain...
I imagine that back month liquidity would be challenging, but I haven't looked at the data, either.
There's no need to hedge, the stocks drops by the same amount as the dividend, so you don't lose any money. Example: You buy stock XYZ for...
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