You're trying to use IB for HFT? Seriously?
They have not declined anywhere near as much, nor as fast, as they should have declined. That is the success, and it's a huge one. What you...
No, I am speaking in specifics. The Fed is specifically targeting the maintenance of housing prices. That prices have fallen a bit and a...
It absolutely is trickling down. Otherwise there would have been a complete collapse in US housing prices. For all the whining and complaining,...
I'd say it's the other way 'round - he has yet to lose. If Ben had lost on any of these gambits, we'd be looking at $60k as the median house price.
It's not inflation. ;) Putting that aside, it comes from one primary cause - significant increase in energy costs over the past decade. No...
That's right. What you're describing is certainly describable as a lowering of the standard of living (at least by any number of arguably...
He gave examples of price increases. That isn't the same as inflation.
Stick around. Maybe one day you will, too. :)
Great. You've demonstrated that they're both crappy investments over the long term. Next.
If a difference of "a few milliseconds" is going to matter to you, you shouldn't be using an intermediary at all.
That's a warning sign, if tested over significant amounts of time.
Good. That will increase, not decrease, regional security.
Who is "you"? There are market participants for whom this makes sense or might make sense. For most, it doesn't. Everybody needs to decide for...
The fastest "news reader" I know can generate alpha signals within 2 microseconds of the news arriving at the *first* hop in the delivery chain....
You are trying to make a living herding sheep so you can sell their order flow, and tossing about ad hominens at anonymous people on an anonymous...
That is completely false, and while common "wisdom" on ET, it is nonetheless incredibly destructive advice.
That's a recipe for churn, which in turn is a recipe for success for anybody making coin on commissions.
I think it's a pretty illuminating discussion on the fiscal realities of this business. There is an awful lot of whining on here from traders...
The good VCs can do this, but it means having a few home runs where you're getting 20x the return on a single investment to make up for all the...
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