This is just insane to me. They keep announcing bigger and bigger debt packages to fix the situation in Greece, and finally they go bonkers and...
I just read that the EU will start defending the euro starting May 10. I'm wondering why they took so long to decide this? Also, what are the...
How close did we get to getting limit down on the SP futures yesterday? Did "someone" end up defending that limit so that the markets would get...
I'm trying to understand the entire Mortgage Backed Securities market. I understand the concept, but I'm a little confused by the actual number...
I'm seeing some really weird regular spikes in the IB volume. I chart out the HSI using 1 second "candles" so that I can see the volume,...
I've been tracking volume on NYSE since 2007. This year, it's the lowest year since I don't know how long. It's barely keeping it's head above...
I know from reading that in the Commitment of Traders report that Non-commercial traders are the hedge funds and speculators, and the commercial...
These are the theoretical results from a system I've developed based on the DAX: from to profit/loss win full...
Can someone explain why talk of a Greek bailout by the EU is the reason for a bailout today? I would have expected the opposite, ie. a lower...
Does anyone know why this book is going for about $700 on Amazon? I read a recommendation for this book somewhere so I got interested, but after...
Sorry for the basic question, but I'm trying to model a particular trade and I'm wondering what the precise definition of a buy stop order is....
I know that GC rolls over every month, but the popular contract doesn't seem to be the front month. For example, I believe that the Feb 10...
I've been reading up on trading systems and optimization, and the one thing I've been confused about was the apparent dangers of curve fitting....
I've been looking at trades on some securities, and I see regular trading spikes every 15 minutes or 30 minutes. What could this be, could this...
I have a lot of GLD but I too think that we're nearing a top given the irrational exuberance. Does shifting over to TBT make sense? I feel...
I was just wondering if there is any algorithmic way to detect whether or not program trading has occured on a set of stocks? If a program...
My friend introduced me to his brokerage firm that he uses that deals in futures. (I don't want to mention the name). It seems pretty good,...
I'm interested in trading the futures for the Bovespa index for the Brazilian market. Is this available to US residents?
Anyone see that price action on DNDN on the 9/25 from open until about 11am from 27.50 down to 25.20 and then back up again? Any interpretation...
It looks like NYSE total volume is still low, and far lower than this year's average or even 2008 or 2007 averages. Today it traded 1.2 billion,...
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