Are there any websites/books that give an overview of OTC markets? Specifically, I'm looking for information about OTC markets for fixed income,...
My guess is that since the dollar is the reserve currency of the world, Americans relatively have less of a need to know about other currencies....
I think you're making an apples and oranges comparison here. Are you also buying currency in Europe at an airport? If you're not, the spread at an...
Nothing - I was suggesting that singling out credit default swaps is not the correct course of action. Credit default swaps were also not the...
Here's a question - how is a credit default swap any different from a equity put option considering how both are designed to let the buyer hedge...
I noticed there were three different expirations at the same strike on SPY options. I'm guessing one of them is the quarterly one, but what is the...
Ok, let's say that you're right. Here's the other part of my previous post: Since you think that OTC forex brokers can quote anything they...
In the example I gave earlier, the only thing a trader would need to do to arbitrage the difference would be to simultaneously buy at 1.2001 on...
That is irrelevant, since the entire concept of arbitrage revolves around the fact that a price discrepancy cannot exist for a long time. For...
Why does it matter where the quotes come from? If you're worried that your broker has a conflict of interest, why not compare the quotes from your...
I remember reading somewhere that Bloomberg TV uses Hotspot FXi as the source of their quotes.
The majority of the public in all countries around the world is long equities. Those who oppose it are trying to "protect" their positions against...
When you say regulated, don't you actually mean centrally cleared? That sounds like a great idea in theory, but vanilla options can be traded on a...
My apologies - I didn't actually watch the video and presumed that he was talking about using USD with merchants. I find it hard to believe that a...
Out of curiosity, where are you getting the 14% figure? Someone with $100,000 in income is paying closer to 20% when the brackets are weighted.
I am not an economist, but here are my views on the current situation in Europe. If the debt crisis in the PIIGS gets worse, the Euro will...
Many people refuse to accept foreign currency because of hassles such as time and the fees involved in converting such a small amount back into...
You can always play poker on the weekends. Many of the skills required for successful trading translate well into poker. :)
I was commenting on the premise that around the clock trading is something new when it not. Forex has been like this for years now.
Nothing to see here. Forex is already 24/5 so it's not like anyone looking for "action" will see anything new with this announcement.
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