Recent Content by chch66

  1. Taxes: Can a Trader Relocate to tax-free locale?

    Joe Trader, Incorrect info on nearly all counts.
    Post by: chch66, Jan 25, 2010 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  2. Taxes: Can a Trader Relocate to tax-free locale?

    The main reason I think the USVI is worth it is due to the keeping the passport (given family reasons and such.) Your article hits it perfectly...
    Post by: chch66, Jan 10, 2010 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  3. Squawk box, big contract useful or not??

    Totally agree that if one gets use out of any indicator it is well worth it for that individual trader. In reply to one of the other posts,...
    Post by: chch66, Jan 10, 2010 in forum: Index Futures

  4. Taxes: Can a Trader Relocate to tax-free locale?

    There is one tax haven that I don't believe has been covered in this thread...and that is the US Virgin Islands. As long as you employ a...
    Post by: chch66, Jan 10, 2010 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  5. Squawk box, big contract useful or not??

    Well...we can agree to disagree. However, I will just say that many of the calls by a box are ficticious. They are used for excitement and...
    Post by: chch66, Jan 1, 2010 in forum: Index Futures

  6. Squawk box, big contract useful or not??

    I can tell you for a fact that nobody on the institutional side is trading "bigs" only. 70 contracts by GS followed by selling 55, leading to a...
    Post by: chch66, Dec 28, 2009 in forum: Index Futures

  7. Star trader threatens to leave Citi

    Are you serious? Phibro is one of the ultimate trading houses for commodities on a global basis. Traders need the balance sheet and Hall is no...
    Post by: chch66, Jul 28, 2009 in forum: Wall St. News

  8. Squawk box, big contract useful or not??

    No need to use a box...lots of artifical calls throughout the day in terms of buyers/sellers. Amazing these guys are able to sell a service that...
    Post by: chch66, May 26, 2009 in forum: Index Futures

  9. How do S&P locals make money?

    Locals trade with other locals all day long as well as offset the majority of their trading in the eminis. Very little paper in the market since...
    Post by: chch66, May 25, 2009 in forum: Index Futures

  10. "Unless something is settled, it's going to be a bloodbath Monday"

    Only the Energy complex opened early today...equity index futures open at the regular time (5pm CST).
    Post by: chch66, Sep 14, 2008 in forum: Wall St. News

  11. Squawk box hazing Cramer!

    I am the only one that this thread pretty funny. I'm agnostic towards Cramer, but the idea that a couple of clerks on an SP box are making fun of...
    Post by: chch66, Jul 24, 2008 in forum: Trading

  12. SAC"s DEMARK finally speaks!

    Tokyo, I think you need to visit your facts regarding Dennis. He has managed public money 2 times in his career. The first was the debacle...
    Post by: chch66, Jul 21, 2008 in forum: Wall St. News

  13. SAC"s DEMARK finally speaks!

    Tokyo, I would rethink Richard Dennis in your inclusion of the traders you mention. He blew up his first fund through Drexel 20 years...
    Post by: chch66, Jul 19, 2008 in forum: Wall St. News

  14. igor igor igor (aka 990)

    Igor has been insignificant for years now in the minis...he took a beating in 05 and has watched the Jump Trading's of the world do the same...
    Post by: chch66, Apr 30, 2008 in forum: Index Futures

  15. Pros that Blew out several times before success

    Interesting thread as futurescalper seems to know exactly what he wants out of the market and why he is in this business. On the flip side I have...
    Post by: chch66, Jun 3, 2007 in forum: Trading