Speaking about volatility in this context, what do you mean exactly: presence of large price swings back and forth? Having increased number of people making illogical and ineffective decisions? Something else?
... how many of them spend part/most/all day posting trade calls, markets calls or detailed, in-depth trading tactics inside public message boards, twitter or any other social mediums open to everyone, free of charge, simply because they want to "help other traders"?
"In terms of routing, you likely have a lot more venues to choose from, but are they considerably faster than the limited routes offered by retail? I have the impression that the HFT guys are competing in the routes used by prop firms (BATS, ARCA, EDGA, EDGX, etc.) so extensively that it's difficult to get filled with those routes unless the market goes against the trader. Retail orders, on the other hand, are mixed in with the internalized order flow, a flow which HFT firms don't always have access to. Would a retail order then prevent me from being front run by HFT, or is that just a naive belief? And what's your most favourite route? (No need to answer this one if it's strategy sensitive.)" I was under the impression retail was always routed to say, a Knight trading desk. Is this what you mean by internalized flow? Can you choose that your orders be routed to the exchanges under a "normal" retail account? Speaking of which, do you know what your latency is in getting your orders to any of the exchanges? I remember reading you trade with Echo.. do they perform a risk check before sending your orders to the exchange?
Make sure your vitamin C is not flavored with aspartame, as many of them are now. Aspartame breaks down into formaldehyde and several other carcinogens during the digestion process. Some vitamin C are sweetened with sucralose instead, this is better known as Splenda and should also be avoided. Also I've heard not to exceed 2k mg vitamin C a day to avoid kidney stones. Just like in trading, there are hidden traps everywhere in health and nutrition! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame#Metabolism_and_phenylketonuria
Why are houses in the U.S. and Canada built from wood? In most other countries bricks and cement is used. I really don't get this because wood really burns down fast. On the other hand, very few homes made from brick and cement really burn down.