Recent Content by Zap777

  1. Hedge Funds Shut as Managers Struggle in Year of Two Percent Returns

    First off, not that many hedge funds are able to command 2/20 from the market anymore. Some of the very high profile ones still do, but the...
    Post by: Zap777, Dec 7, 2014 in forum: Wall St. News

  2. Options execution

    Just wondering if anyone has had experience with equity options execution software? I am interested in finding a platform that allows me to...
    Thread by: Zap777, Feb 16, 2004, 0 replies, in forum: Trading Software

  3. Looking for Real-time Data Feeds with Continuous Futures Contracts

    Try Prophet.net. They offer forward-adjusted continuous contract data. However, data for US fixed income is not adjusted for the 1999 notional...
    Post by: Zap777, Dec 16, 2003 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  4. Hedge funds of ET members

    Hi - There is an old saying: "sometimes you have to put your dick on on the chopping block". As far as I can tell, few of these forum members...
    Post by: Zap777, Nov 8, 2003 in forum: Trading

  5. No one is taking me seriously...Arghhh!

    "Donut shop" came from my undergraduate days when we were courted by the CIA/NSA (I was an applied physics major). Running joke/not really a joke...
    Post by: Zap777, Nov 3, 2003 in forum: Professional Trading

  6. No one is taking me seriously...Arghhh!

    Hi - Just a few thoughts: 1. I graduated from a top 5 MBA program in the US. 90% of my classmates that were bankers, consultants, etc. didn't...
    Post by: Zap777, Nov 2, 2003 in forum: Professional Trading

  7. Capital contribution?

    jwishcamper - Thanks for the reply. You make some good points...seems like it's all a function of how the contracts are written. Good food for...
    Post by: Zap777, Oct 31, 2003 in forum: Professional Trading

  8. Capital contribution?

    Hi All - Have a question about capital contribution. Obviously, anything you put into an LLC is at risk if the firm goes belly-up. Suppose the...
    Thread by: Zap777, Oct 31, 2003, 3 replies, in forum: Professional Trading

  9. Pronouncating Pairs

    Be very careful when you quote currencies. For example, "Cable" refers to the GBPUSD pair. In other words, if you ask me to quote you Cable, I...
    Post by: Zap777, Oct 21, 2003 in forum: Forex

  10. german bund hedge?

    Hi - If you are hedging againt a general move in FI, then just do some US 10-yr futures against your bunds. You can match the amounts using the...
    Post by: Zap777, Oct 2, 2003 in forum: Index Futures