Recent Content by macro10016

  1. Institutional futures

    How much business can a good institiutional futures broker do in a year? Is it a lower margin business than, say, equities? Does anyone even trade...
    Thread by: macro10016, Sep 28, 2009, 0 replies, in forum: Professional Trading

  2. Inflation Hedge Question - is there a way to "go long" the CPI?

    There is. TIP Equity
    Post by: macro10016, Apr 26, 2009 in forum: Economics

  3. Inflation Hedge Question - is there a way to "go long" the CPI?

    how are reit etf's different from reits? what do you think is the underlying? ETF is just a derivative.
    Post by: macro10016, Apr 26, 2009 in forum: Economics

  4. Inflation Hedge Question - is there a way to "go long" the CPI?

    Reits are a terrible idea. Get asolutely destroyed during bouts of deflation. Not a hedge at all. Basically a pyramid scheme.
    Post by: macro10016, Apr 26, 2009 in forum: Economics

  5. Moving from strategist to trader

    In further response to your second point- in "normal" times I would be taking a more active role in trading the positions I reccomend - that is...
    Post by: macro10016, Apr 26, 2009 in forum: Commodity Futures

  6. Moving from strategist to trader

    Thanks for the input, it is helpful and much appreciated. I do keep track of the reccomendations I make on an excel spreadsheet, which I print...
    Post by: macro10016, Apr 26, 2009 in forum: Commodity Futures

  7. Swine Flu...

    Still, has to affect tourism. #3 source of revenue for mexico after remittances and oil. USDMXN trading up 2% in early sunday trading. I would...
    Post by: macro10016, Apr 26, 2009 in forum: Chit Chat

  8. Moving from strategist to trader

    Hello, I'm trying to make the jump from analyst to trader, but am having a tough time finding an opportunity to make the move. I'm currently a...
    Thread by: macro10016, Apr 25, 2009, 4 replies, in forum: Commodity Futures