That's what I think many people believe. The Fed seems to be voicing something different.
I agree they might hold of tightening but that does not mean continuing with a QE3. Isn't the Feds concern unemployment and interest...
Yes, the previous post is meaningful, though point 2 seems to suggest there won't necessarily be a QE3. Didn't one of the Fed chiefs actually...
Do you think QE3 is a foregone conclusion, or there are signs that QE2 is ending?
I personally think QE2 is ending, many people disagree. Perhaps most people disagree? And this explains why stocks and commoditys keep rising?...
Do you do anything to manage tail-risk and if so, how? I am looking at the standard deviations concerned and comparing them to the min/maxâs...
There's been mnay articules written on the consequences of QE2 ending, to suggest that commoditys and possibly stocks will fall and bonds remain...
You think Canada is bad? You ought to try elsewhere, even the likes of UK, Australia and Europe is a closed shop/market carve up. It'd have you...
I use both IB and Questrade for Canadian stocks, Admittedly IB is a bit expensive for large numbers of low priced stocks. The fixed prices at...
Do you think the West is deliberating over a difficulty situation or, because of dysfunctional bureaucracy , they are basically incapable of...
Translating trading PNL into an everyday context: For me, 20k seems to be a really significant figure (Daily). I can relate to single digit...
Interesting replies.... I 'd like to develop my own indicator (given that there might not be anything much else out there). Though its hard to...
The 2 determining factors in the VXX price is 1. The vix 2. How long the VIX has been at its current position and expectations for it to remain...
The vix is rubbish, it exists in a state of chronic contango, and seems unresponsive to movements in oil, stocks etc (like its about 20 at the...
Hello Ironically, the recent ME oil crisis has sent bond yields down (deflation) and yet the increased oil price is of course inflationary....
I happen to agree, I am long CAD and intend to remain that way. I also like the stability. It seems odd considering the CAD as a safe haven but...
Hello Do you think CHF the only safe haven remaining at the moment? JPY is downgraded, USD is under pressure and the Euro seems frail....
At the most fundamental level it involves finding a way to compare both risk and reward across all classes, for example the sharpe ratio (or...
Hi I have IBs PF margin, and I find that the margin use is very non-linear. What I mean by that is, theres only about 15% margin needed,...
On the acocunt window of the TWS theres a "real FX balance" and a "virtual FX position" . Apparently, the real FX shows "value for all assets...
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