I think some of the replies are from people assuming that the prop firm you describe is really an "arcade" where you would contribute your own...
This year I need to report accounts with RefcoFX and OANDA on my taxes. The OANDA is easy, since they send a 1099 for the interest, which I put on...
It's next to a garbage dump that stinks like hell.
finance and comp sci is a great combo. also, the accy classes won't hurt if you have time for them - alot of types of OTC derivatives, for...
trade wherever you have an edge... i enjoyed www.hedgestreet.com when i had a smaller account.
I like the suggestion for average investors to hedge, but the HF bashing is pretty typical of the mainstream media these days. Writing an article...
It's definitely hard to find out about the smaller shops. Take a look at the larger prop firms like Jump, Infinium, Chicago Trading Company, DRW,...
seems like the weather and economic number contracts are already covered on other exchanges, although i'm sure they have limited volume/liquidity...
Yes - firms like GS have prop desks that trade for the firm's account in many different instruments, including equities. These desks are...
Are there any regulations on how much exposure a credit card company can have? That's been a big driver behind the growth of MBS and credit...
Sounds like you're looking for arbitrage opportunities, which would be buying a no-touch at the same level at a price that guaranteed a profit...
Totally agree...only large strategy I've heard they've completely closed is converts. Still huge into options market making, etc, etc. And new...
Right, an entire asset class that's been around for 50 years will disappear because of a year of bad returns. There will be a shakeout of the...
The numbers in that article are actually understated. And 3 - 4 % loss for a large multi-strat fund on a single trade is definitely NOT normal or...
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