I was perusing margin rates of my key futures markets this early AM, and it jumped out at me that CME had raised the initial margin on the Swiss...
I don't see a problem using margin myself, it never caused me problems when I used to trade stocks in the mid-90's. Anybody trading a 7 figures...
Yes, that is correct, and I followed the MF Global fiasco in real time back then. As you know that firm was quite the outlier, fortunately. Due...
Certainly there are some obscure layers with these and other firms, staking your financial future on such can be at times poor risk management....
I have a slightly different perspective. One of my degrees was in International Economics, talk about sitting through some mind-numbing classes...
I personally would be wary of much of any advice from AI! I suggest instead reading this article on De-banking, 4 of those you listed are...
Outsourcing of offices overseas not so good at all, that is why I mentioned Mid-sized Banks. For example, years ago Enterprise Bank and Trust...
Unfortunately there are numerous examples online whereby individuals have experienced similar locking up of an account via various banks, usually...
Interesting looks, thanks for your efforts in sharing them. From January 14 to 23 I had seven successful Gold trades in a row using CME...
That sounds pretty weird indeed. The extraordinary and growing invasion of privacy rights on this increasingly Orwellian Planet is quite creepy to...
My impression is that there are a number of neophyte traders on this forum, who at times forget the basics of options and how they are put...
Retail or "sophisticated" institutional, statistics clearly show that most traders lose money on buying call options, Theta is built in against...
Having been to both towns of Nogales on each side of the border many times, the contrast was still always shocking. And on the US side you could...
Over the years I have read some exceptionally intelligent and quite helpful comments on ET. There are a few here from whom I learn a lot, and whom...
You might want to seriously consider using BIL in a brokerage account, superb liquidity, many pros use this 1-3 month T-Bill ETF. I frequently...
From my perspective, the carry trade only works via futures for smaller traders when there is a modicum of stability in the overall situations of...
As I warned earlier in this thread, overnight developments with respect to China can have a massive overnight kick in the groin effect for those...
When you trade copper, you must remember that China uses about 60% of the internationally traded supply. However, several months ago the prices in...
From my perspective, it is vital to Know who YOU are! There are a few traders out there who do ok or at times even well with the stock markets. I...
In the distant past I lived in the Pasadena area, Monterey, Carmel, and Carmel Valley, all in California and well renowned. Quite affluent areas...
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