I think there's a real fear that the treasury will take a big hit in the coming days, if not weeks. Japan sold off US treasuries in great quantity...
When gold blew past 500, everyone thought it was too expensive. Now after 6 years of nonstop advance and nearly triple the money you would have...
These four lines perfectly capture the essence of trading. Vows are spoken to be broken Feelings are intense, words are trivial Pleasures...
I've been trading various grains and softs lately with mixed results. As a noob, I would like to start a discussion dedicated to these two ag...
Boehner: U.S. Will Not Default on Debt, But Congress Will Slash Spending Published January 30, 2011 | FoxNews.com The United States will not...
I'm sure it's scribbled in the Mayan calendar somewhere.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Fed-orders-new-stress-tests-apf-3711398417.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=main&asset=&ccode= Why is another stress...
This company got bailed out last year by Uncle Sam only to go into bankruptcy. Now having emerged out of bankruptcy, it wants $33 per share...
Even the pundits now agree that the market is rigged....
Mortgage rates hit record lows U.S. mortgage rates fell in the past week to the latest in a series of record lows amid concerns about the state...
In the past, I ran into many snags when installing TWS on a removable drive. This was largely because Java is so damn un-portable. In order to...
Just who the hell started this idiotic ritual that the first company to report their earning somehow decides the tone for the entire earnings...
I'm not sure if it's only me but my TWS takes too damn long to start up. I wonder if it's a memory issue. Does anybody know how I can allocate...
1) Anyone started trading fresh out of college? In another word, was trading your first professional career? 2) How did you get started?...
They're all asswipes if you ask me. Foreign governments have been getting in on the recent gold rush, driven by continued fears about Europe's...
Everyone uses leverage to their benefit (or peril). I'm no exception. But do you really need a leverage of 100:1 in order to succeed?...
Is anyone else having a lag issue when sending in MARKET orders via TWS? Absolutely horrible fills lately with these MKT orders.
This is the start of a wild fire that will not be contained.
The market is ALWAYS right. (my ass!) The market looks out into the future by at least 6 months. (hogwash!) Smart money runs the show. (If I...
I anticipate BP will simply file for the bankruptcy protection within the next 90 days and the U.S. (and possibly U.K.) taxpayers will be on the...
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