Recent Content by laputa

  1. Contract Rollover/Expiration Questions

    Thanks Roscoe!
    Post by: laputa, Oct 16, 2010 in forum: Financial Futures

  2. So what happens when the government can no longer borrow?

    They can monetarize the debt. That's real money printing.
    Post by: laputa, Jan 14, 2009 in forum: Economics

  3. Is it possible to trade Comex gold electronically?

    GC is almost all electronic volume now. Electronic GC is the contract to trade gold future.
    Post by: laputa, Jan 3, 2009 in forum: Commodity Futures

  4. China says lending to US will not go on forever

    >Something's wrong with a country if a recession threatens uprisings. Not even a recession, just a slower growth. They don't call it a...
    Post by: laputa, Dec 22, 2008 in forum: Economics

  5. Citi and Auto industry

    They bail out citi with $300Bln while giving GM the middle finger... so unfair...
    Post by: laputa, Nov 24, 2008 in forum: Economics

  6. WTF just happened- asia up big?!?!

    Short cover rally on fear of china announcing rate cut tomorrow. They do it on Saturday and no body wants to be short coming into the weekend.
    Post by: laputa, Nov 21, 2008 in forum: Trading

  7. Why do the Shanghai and the Hang Seng continue to bleed?

    Problem is how do we *really* trade that index? The ETFs have been a rip off in tracking the moves...
    Post by: laputa, Aug 13, 2008 in forum: Trading

  8. Why do the Shanghai and the Hang Seng continue to bleed?

    Most ppl in china were thinking exactly the same. Always fade the majority...
    Post by: laputa, Aug 13, 2008 in forum: Trading

  9. Arb between Brent and Crude oil

    The two are not the same contract... the one trade on Nymex is WTI Check wiki for details http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benchmark_(crude_oil)...
    Post by: laputa, Aug 4, 2008 in forum: Commodity Futures

  10. America down the toilet

    Iraq stopped accepting the dollar for their oil (switched to Euro) and look what happened to them. Soon America is going to invade Iran for...
    Post by: laputa, Jul 3, 2008 in forum: Chit Chat

  11. Acrary is a genius!

    rewtree could you tell me the current ET name Alan is using? Pls PM me if needed. Many thanks!
    Post by: laputa, May 5, 2008 in forum: Strategy Building

  12. Why is the dollar getting stronger?

    It's just a typical short covering rally trigger by the first bullish sign of the dollar (rate may stop lowering). Too many people have made money...
    Post by: laputa, May 3, 2008 in forum: Forex

  13. want: trading roommate in HK

    I've never used mobile broadband so I don't know for sure. Smartone has the 3.5G (HSDPA) service but from what I heard the connection is not...
    Post by: laputa, Apr 30, 2008 in forum: Hook Up

  14. want: trading roommate in HK

    HK does not collect capital gain tax no matter where the profit comes from. I've filled out a W form (I think W-8) when I open my IB account and...
    Post by: laputa, Apr 30, 2008 in forum: Hook Up

  15. want: trading roommate in HK

    Office space is horribly expensive in prime location. If you're a hedge fund and would like to make an impression to clients then it is really...
    Post by: laputa, Apr 30, 2008 in forum: Hook Up