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    What's your opinion on finance degree and trading link
    May 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
    Faizanidrishi
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    Global Debt Level
    May 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
    apdxyk
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    Why is sticking to your plan difficult?
    May 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
    Jdesey
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    Futures ' Options ' Spot' what will you choose to trade for life Time
    May 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
    Faizanidrishi
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    Does the downgrade even matter?? Of course not.......Don't be ridiculous!
    May 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
    S2007S
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    Let Robinhood trade/churn your savings?
    May 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
    qlai
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    Political beliefs can override logic
    May 17, 2025 at 9:40 AM
    MarkBrown
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    a little VIX-ation
    May 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
    zedDoubleNaught
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    Moody's shifted the U.S. credit outlook from negative to stable.
    May 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
    MarkBrown
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    “ Moody's downgrades United States credit rating on increase in government debt”
    May 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
    TrailerParkTed
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    UBS in talks with clients over FX derivative losses on volatility, sources say
    May 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
    spy
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    Banking sector says easing of US leverage rules could support Treasury market
    May 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
    gwb-trading
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    Political Threads in the Wrong Forum = Consequences
    May 16, 2025 at 10:26 AM
    Baron
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    msty thread - YieldMax etf product
    May 16, 2025 at 6:23 AM
    johnarb
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    Willing to Pay $$$ for your Options Knowledge
    May 16, 2025 at 4:08 AM
    hiprotrading
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    Vix trading below 20 fear is gone?
    May 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
    Faizanidrishi
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    Australia's energy use economics
    May 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
    VicBee
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    How the US lost its stranglehold on global reserve currency status
    May 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
    themickey
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    Leading crypto firm Coinbase faces up to $400m hit from cyber attack
    May 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
    gwb-trading
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    SVOL
    May 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
    IV_Trader
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