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  1. "partnership" vs. prop firms

    Rockfish is right. With the fragmented markets created by decimalization... And becoming even more fragmented this year due to Reg NMS......
    Post by: HoundDogOne, Jun 11, 2006 in forum: Retail Brokers

  2. Does price gouging exist?

    I bought one computer/year for 6 years... And there were significant problems with the last 3 deals. Dells are actually very reliable... So...
    Post by: HoundDogOne, Jun 11, 2006 in forum: Economics

  3. Can you be profitable with random entry?

    I shouldn't even bother... but: (1) Random entry means your sole edge is the size of the bid/ask spread relative to your costs. (2) Even...
    Post by: HoundDogOne, Jun 11, 2006 in forum: Strategy Building

  4. Does price gouging exist?

    Absolutely yes. One classic form is to lock a large customer base into proprietary technology... And then charge 200-300% more for parts and...
    Post by: HoundDogOne, Jun 10, 2006 in forum: Economics

  5. Good poker player = good trader?

    Don't you people ever get tired of the poker/trading debate? I would put it this way: You cannot run a successful trading business... And...
    Post by: HoundDogOne, Jun 10, 2006 in forum: Trading

  6. How do you backup your system?

    The best, simplest, cheapest solution is 2 new internal SATA drives... Plus one external USB 2.0 drive like the Vantec NexStar3. Your...
    Post by: HoundDogOne, Jun 10, 2006 in forum: Networking and Security

  7. Taxes and trading in Canada - question

    lescor is right. Been trading for a living for over 10 years. (1) If you trade for a living... capital gains do not apply to you. Period....
    Post by: HoundDogOne, Jun 9, 2006 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  8. Economics of Renting vs. Owning

    There is no general, correct answer. It depends on what return you can get... on the equity in the property. If it's 5-10% then owning is...
    Post by: HoundDogOne, Jun 9, 2006 in forum: Economics

  9. Does Cramer sleep well at night?

    I started watching CNBC around 1996... And Cramer was a guest about once a week... And Jim Rogers was a guest about once a week. Both guys...
    Post by: HoundDogOne, Jun 9, 2006 in forum: Wall St. News

  10. How safe is it to be online without a firewall/antivirus

    I have 5 Dells on a network... With an old basic Linsys router and cable broadband with static IP... Of which 3 are fast, modded, front line...
    Post by: HoundDogOne, Jun 8, 2006 in forum: Networking and Security

  11. How safe is it to be online without a firewall/antivirus

    It's actually "Google Pack" that includes 6 months of "free Norton AV"... http://pack.google.com/about.html By then Norton will have invaded...
    Post by: HoundDogOne, Jun 8, 2006 in forum: Networking and Security

  12. Theories on backtesting?

    As a general principle... Backtesting should be used only to verify market inefficiencies that ** can be rationally explained **. Otherwise......
    Post by: HoundDogOne, Jun 6, 2006 in forum: Strategy Building

  13. Help- hp or dell?

    (1) Dell customer service has become a complete fiasco in the last few years. Once a corporate culture becomes corrupt... it can never, ever be...
    Post by: HoundDogOne, Jun 4, 2006 in forum: Hardware

  14. Haircut

    "Haircut" is an official NASD term from the NASD regulations section called "Net Capital Rule". Go to the online "NASD MANUAL". The Net...
    Post by: HoundDogOne, Jun 3, 2006 in forum: Prop Firms

  15. How safe is it to be online without a firewall/antivirus

    I run 3 front-line computers to trade on a daily basis... And while it might be "ideal" to strip out everthing non-trading related... This is...
    Post by: HoundDogOne, Jun 3, 2006 in forum: Networking and Security

  16. To those making 20% or more a year trading...

    I understand the problems of scale... But Warren has only matched the stock market last 10 years. Buffett is, first and foremost, a carefully...
    Post by: HoundDogOne, Jun 3, 2006 in forum: Trading
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