Recent Content by nebulous

  1. CAD banks still look strong - profit up, revenue up, provisions down - BMO

    fwiw BMO has had a big institutional seller for the last while
    Post by: nebulous, Nov 26, 2009 in forum: Stocks

  2. Nat Gas ETFs

    I feel like adding a little to the etf conversation - just info, not making any call on n.gas direction. All the etfs tracking front month are...
    Post by: nebulous, Nov 2, 2009 in forum: ETFs

  3. Is High Freq Trading a Bubble?

    "Your mistake is defending the individual investor in the first place....If they want to play in these waters, they accept the risk...That doesn't...
    Post by: nebulous, Sep 10, 2009 in forum: Trading

  4. Pro & Prop are they really different?

    Hi Canuck, Been in both situations. I much prefer the bank pro trading. I'd call pro trading the evolving of canadian equity market making -...
    Post by: nebulous, Sep 3, 2009 in forum: Professional Trading

  5. Why Iress???

    Fairly rudimentary now too. Their legacy KTA platform has/had a lot of penetration in the Canadian market. Iress is stable, 'quick' and has some...
    Post by: nebulous, Sep 3, 2009 in forum: Professional Trading

  6. Interactive Brokers Naked Shorts Beware

    Forgot to mention an important part of being bought in this way (if you don't already know this) -> If you cover for regular settlement after...
    Post by: nebulous, Jul 17, 2009 in forum: Retail Brokers

  7. Interactive Brokers Naked Shorts Beware

    First, let me say that I'm not condoning how IB handled your situation, just commenting on the changes in how buyins are handled. The SEC rules...
    Post by: nebulous, Jul 17, 2009 in forum: Retail Brokers

  8. Pair Trading Platform

    I think the earlier post ment Fidessa (not finessa). Fidessa, ORC and the others all should be very reliable. I have experience with ORC -...
    Post by: nebulous, Jul 13, 2009 in forum: Automated Trading

  9. Lost 100K in one month, 50% wiped out, start to write journal

    IMO I'd agree with the suggestions to take a break and revisit the strats. Revise your risk management - maybe something like no more than 10%...
    Post by: nebulous, Jul 8, 2009 in forum: Journals

  10. Hxu.to

    HXU is 2x levered to the TSX, which was down over 2% today - it tracks just fine, just have to watch the right market...usually the TSX and US...
    Post by: nebulous, Jun 17, 2009 in forum: ETFs

  11. How are investment bank traders' bonuses calculated?

    There's a thread in the prop firms forum that listed and ranked a bunch of US prop firms.
    Post by: nebulous, Apr 7, 2009 in forum: Professional Trading

  12. How are investment bank traders' bonuses calculated?

    To the OP, when I said I recommend the IB's for their training programs and as a good place to start out if you can, I should have included top...
    Post by: nebulous, Apr 6, 2009 in forum: Professional Trading

  13. How are investment bank traders' bonuses calculated?

    Bonuses or commisions are often the main portion of most traders comp at IBs. That said it all varries from desk to desk and bank to bank - and...
    Post by: nebulous, Apr 5, 2009 in forum: Professional Trading

  14. Prop Firms in/around Vancouver BC.

    The csi trader training course doesn't teach you to trade either - its a regulatory course. You need the TTC to register as a trader (sell side...
    Post by: nebulous, Mar 16, 2009 in forum: Prop Firms

  15. Prop Firms in/around Vancouver BC.

    Not easy to start out trading in Vancouver right now with very few entry level options. As mentioned there's Bright/PairsCo and remote options...
    Post by: nebulous, Mar 15, 2009 in forum: Prop Firms