Recent Content by jrsmee

  1. Trading houses?

    wait till real estate futures come out on the CME. You could do the same as relative value equity trades. Your bet is the property will...
    Post by: jrsmee, Mar 28, 2006 in forum: Economics

  2. Why does the US need China?

    Its a rather complex issue. First, let me state I am all for free trade. Unfortunately trade isn't exactly fair, but thats another issue. First...
    Post by: jrsmee, Feb 10, 2006 in forum: Economics

  3. $420,000 for each of Goldman's 22,000 workers worldwide

    Sorry forgot th link, here it goes http://www.nymetro.com/nymetro/news/bizfinance/biz/features/15197/
    Post by: jrsmee, Dec 8, 2005 in forum: Commodity Futures

  4. $420,000 for each of Goldman's 22,000 workers worldwide

    As for comparisons, I'm not sure but google enough and you can probably find them them. Otherwise, got to the sec website and download their...
    Post by: jrsmee, Dec 8, 2005 in forum: Commodity Futures

  5. $420,000 for each of Goldman's 22,000 workers worldwide

    Actually, I just saw an article on the fact they now expect 12 billion, but that is still total compensation. Here's the old article. Either...
    Post by: jrsmee, Dec 5, 2005 in forum: Commodity Futures

  6. $420,000 for each of Goldman's 22,000 workers worldwide

    tomcole is 100% correct. A large part of their money now comes from principal investing and trading (check their financial statements). Other...
    Post by: jrsmee, Dec 5, 2005 in forum: Commodity Futures

  7. $420,000 for each of Goldman's 22,000 workers worldwide

    Hey chitrader101--- Your a piece of work. First of all, if you want to talk s*it on me, at least have the balls to identify who you are. I have...
    Post by: jrsmee, Dec 3, 2005 in forum: Commodity Futures

  8. The Fall of Refco Trading Services

    Wow, I'm surprised it took this long, but obviously Refco had more important issues (i.e. their fraud). Fraud and new ownership aside, RTS US was...
    Post by: jrsmee, Dec 2, 2005 in forum: Prop Firms

  9. College Advice

    one major money manager w/ a degree in philosophy is Bill Miller of Legg Mason. He has a PhD in philosophy from Johns Hopkins but has a BA in...
    Post by: jrsmee, Nov 16, 2005 in forum: Professional Trading

  10. $420,000 for each of Goldman's 22,000 workers worldwide

    Thank god I no longer prop trade so I can count idiots like businessman as my peer. This might be one of the worst quotes of all time. As I...
    Post by: jrsmee, Oct 24, 2005 in forum: Commodity Futures

  11. $420,000 for each of Goldman's 22,000 workers worldwide

    Remeber that a lot of its profits aren't trading related (i.e. M&A, structuring, etc) and that much of its trading profits come from market making...
    Post by: jrsmee, Oct 20, 2005 in forum: Commodity Futures

  12. Which is better, an MBA or PhD?

    Soryy retail FX video game player, but If anyone believes a word your saying, then this shows the stupidity of half the members in this community....
    Post by: jrsmee, Oct 19, 2005 in forum: Professional Trading

  13. RFX - when and at what price will it open?

    The stock is basically worthless. A little about bankruptcy. In most cases, bankrupt companies have negative net equity (remember A=L+SE). This...
    Post by: jrsmee, Oct 18, 2005 in forum: Stocks

  14. Market Monk

    The fact that anyone is even considering or believes this con artist for a second blows my mind. It just goes to show why behavioral finance...
    Post by: jrsmee, Jul 6, 2005 in forum: Educational Resources