I prefer the knives.....and the watches.
I've been hearing about PM for months now, but I can't find out much about what it really is or why I should give a #$@&! Has this change to...
Like many people, I assumed that the crazy growth in the options business was coming to an end. I guess I was wrong. Those numbers from August are...
Gotta love it! Buffet has slammed derivatives as the ultimate evil for years, but he's not above putting a few in his account when it serves his...
Al's track record on this kind of thing is not exactly stellar. After all, the roots of this credit fiasco can be traced all the way back to the...
This is what happens when you are an early adopter of an Apple product. They are widely-known in tech circles to screw over their most loyal fans...
Indeed. The terminators are coming....
I don't know if impressive is the right word. Scary would be a good choice. Bloated would be another.
Rise of the Machines Personally, I've never been as alarmist as some about the death of the trading floor. I've always thought that floor...
Hedge Funds Raise Record $60 Billion in 1st Quarter So is this the top for the hedge fund market or what?
Absolutely!!!!!! I can't believe this is still an issue. In options, everyone can win or everyone can lose. There is no "either or" situation....
Thanks for the info. I'm always skeptical of trusts. Just look at the supposed "blind" trust that Senator Bill Frist used. He was directing the...
It definitely can be a problem, especially if that other 30% consists of extremely complicated and highly leveraged positions. Didn't...
I think that's the point of the piece. It's somewhat alarming to have such an enormous market that is dominated by a handful of trading firms....
:confused: What the heck does that have to do with the price of tea in China?
I like Sheridan's stuff. It seems to be aimed more at the general market, though, while Cottle's is aimed at sophisticated investors looking to...
Why would you want to direct your orders? Unless you are a large order flow provider who has an internalization deal with a DPM on a particular...
Unfortunately, that's the only way they have to keep their channel alive these days. Ratings for CNBC went into the toilet after the meltdown in...
That's pretty much what the article says as well. I perused through your posts, very interesting. But now everything has changed because we...
I think you can draw a few interesting preliminary conclusions from the Eurex product, particularly because they went out of their way to mimic...
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