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    Can the US spend its way to avert recession?

    Thats a fact! And interest rates can be adjusted. But those those deficits - boy thats will sure prolong and deepen any recession (once it hits)
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    Define the term "hedge fund"

    In fact, many hedge funds may not have a single financial derivative in them at all. You are quite right twalker when you say that its how they manage their investors that count. They in effect are outside the protection of "lay" investors. The one defining thing about hedge funds is that they...
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    Can the US spend its way to avert recession?

    The assumption is that the US is about to go into recession. This is not where the US is in the economic cycle right now - in fact quite the reverse. Therefore I do not understand this thread perhaps you could expand a little as to why you ask the question. regards BB
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    Courses

    The irony here is this: there is nothing that some budding new trader can learn from a course that he could not find right here on trade to win. IMO courses are for lazy people (people who need it in a plate). In my further opinion, people who need it on a plate are highly unlikely to be decent...
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    Prop Trading House or Trading Arcade

    What do you think the difference is?
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    Arcade Spread Trader Earnings

    Please can we start with some easier questions before attempting to answer anything relating to how much does the average trader (spreader or whatever) earn? Lets tackle these first: Where is Lord Lucan? How many lovers has Ulrika had? What colour are the walls when the lights are off? When...
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    Sleepy method

    very interesting Gents (coincides with something i am working on) - is the idea to run positions no matter haw far offfside you go? i assume obvious descretion in the event of major shocks(eg Sept 01)? further comments appreciated BB
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    Does TA work ?

    Does TA work : NO Do I use it: ABSOLUTELY Does it Help: IT SURE DOES Contrtadictory answers - at face value possibly, but my point here is this: TA is a good tool (amongst others) to help formulate ideas and give me some precision to entry points on some of my trrades. However it isnt possible...
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    Feel Good Music / Songs

    If I were a rich man.... do be do be do be do
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    So What Did You Learn At The Arcade.....

    Sorry Stock, you remain wide of the mark on nearly all the posts you have maded on this thread
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    Arcade Spreaders

    The number of locals was limited to the number of seats. However the exchanges would issue new seats as demand rose and volumes increased or new products were launched. Now there are no such restrictions - i suggest it is better as it is now - what happened before was that seat prices and...
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    Arcade Spreaders

    I assume we are talking long -short bund- bobl here. If not i apologise. In that case this market is probably over-done now in as much as there are a lot of traders just looking at that trade. Thats not to say it doesnt move, because it sure does - but when you have a lot of traders looking at...
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    So What Did You Learn At The Arcade.....

    Stock, you are way out of court on the subject of trading environments. You dispell arcades like they are all the same and just ripping people off. Hope you are paying attention to all the comments set out before you as the collective experience of many are that a good proprietary trading firm...
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    Refco clearing Fimat ! !

    They are not as small as u may think. They have offices in Weybridge & Woking and are getting close to 100 traders. Thats probably why they have more than one clearer. Just gives the trader the choice of using Trader Technology software if he needs it. I agree with you GEM: If you as a trader...
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    see what comes out in the wash !!!

    Risk control - some is better than none. Alot is better than a little But there aint no such thing as risk free
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