Your first point seems to be completely contradicted with most every investment bank putting up plans to move staff and even subsidiaries/headquarters to Central Europe should the UK trigger article 50. Most above Deutsche Bank for obvious reasons. "they [Scotland] need to appreciate the economic realities of the UK as a union." What does that mean? Are you saying they need to pay back what they received from the union net-net, should they decide to join the EU? Lol, good luck with that. Of course has the EU evolved over the years, so has the UK, Germany, and every other country/body. Please check again, this is not a point I brought up because it is clear to me. I had to correct another poster who claimed at the time the UK joined the EU it was a pure trade union and he suggested the UK was not aware of more than that and that only afterwards the EU turned its interest to becoming a federal union. History contradicts that claim. Re Hayes, exactly what I said, glad we agree at least on that point. Another poster accused me of having been part of the libor rigging theme. I claimed I traded rates vol products, which is completely segregated from libor submissions. The two desks are not even close, at least not where I worked at. You know first hand? So how did Deutsche Bank manage over decades before moving most of its business to London? How about SocGen and BNP? I know you know better...
You did not ask about any options trades at all in your original post. Someone in another thread asked about trades post Brexit and I stated being short cable (via spot, forwards, options,...). That was when cable traded 1.34xx. But concur this thread probably belongs in chit chat. Next time it would perhaps help to make clear what you try to achieve?
So conduit would question my posting quality. YES...It's MY FAULT you are an asshole. Now get the F out of here.
OKI, let's agree to disagree, conduit... I think on might be right that maybe we should use a different venue for this discussion.
No I simply state a fact. Did you talk about trades or options or anything the like in your first post?
No I cannot to you specifically because you have no interest to argue with facts. What's the point exchanging thoughts with you if you can't stick to facts nor respect facts?
I am not saying UK has clean hands at all. What I am saying is that Luxembourg has very dirty hands and it is in plain sight for all to see. They are a corporate tax haven by any definition. They shelter multinational companies which would otherwise pay more tax in other EU states or global states. That sir is wealth transfer right under your nose whilst they argue for more of the same.
This is one of the dumbest arguments I have ever seen on ET. Look dude, even if there was a crumb of political union from outset does that mean that those who originally signed up can never leave because they 'knew what they were getting into'. Is that really the basis for your argument? Are you really saying the UK or any other country couldn't or shouldn't leave because we knew what we were getting into. That is like saying you are not allowed to divorce a wife that from outset was a slim, kind 20 something that turned into a obese, bitter sloth that slept with the whole street. I just bought my lunch in a popular food chain in central London. I counted 6 employees serving people all non-british (this doesn't offend me). If you cannot see why big business ad the banks wanted UK to remain then you are Stevie Wonder.