In my mind protectionism is not a public good. The gains go to the relatively few who are protected (say shoe makers), at the expense of the many...
Why should anyone be able to force a consumer to buy a good or service more expensively than the consumer can get it elsewhere? Everyone would...
It is not legal in our country to discriminate based on race or ethnicity. And, it shouldn't be legal to discriminate against poor people in...
Shhhh. It'll make it easier for my kids to compete in the future as the liberals disempower their own kids. English as a second language, the...
How can the anti-U.S. people be upset about this? I thought they'd be happy. Presumably, the U.S. would have less clout in the world under this...
I couldn't understand the IB diagram on the example of partial fills, but I'm interested in this feature. Can you give an example of, say, an...
The White house link you give has nothing but an error message in it.
It was wired, and they won't tell you who it was wired to? I could possibly see that if they somehow made good your loss. But to know who...
You've really hit the nail on the head. Kerry couldn't believe he was losing to "this idiot" (Bush). Don't people know that Kerry would take...
I've rode to work in taxis every work day for 4 years. This morning my ride was in a new 4 door Ford. The ride quality seemed a lot better than...
Funny. AMEX being "picked off". Right. A leaked SEC report on the internet details massive SEC violations in the AMEX options markets. And...
Great link. Costco now sells diamonds. Most diamonds receive an independent, standardized 3rd party appraisal from the GIA (I believe that...
The average GM car has over $1000 dollars of health care costs in it, over and above the health care costs in a Japanese car. If you wish to burn...
Thanks again. This is the answer I was looking for. In financial instruments, this is the most bullet-proof you can get. One last thing....
Thanks Oldtrader. This is what I'm getting at. Even SIPC insurance stops at 500k. For greater amounts I guess SIPC can use any of your money...
Yes, I did mean safety of principal. And where's the best place to keep T-bills? Can some brokerage company with the disclaimers "subject to...
I have some money in T-bills in my bank's safekeeping account. The bank says the T-bills are held at the federal reserve bank in NY. The bank is...
No. Repeatable edge means where the profits come from. The trading technique or method that can be relied upon to produce positive returns....
MichaelJ: What's the repeatable edge at the financial institution you work at?
Johnself: I've always wondered how the big institutions could have a bad trading quarter with 842 million in profits, and we, supposedly, can...
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