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Blue Point Trading - Proprietary Trading Firm Another cut and paste job same plan, prospective trader pays $299 and is allowed to lose $200 on $1000 live account. Obviously there is risk of slippage for the risk manager. I assume this $200 draw down limit includes commissions at what $4? a rt...

http://www.next-gen.biz/jobs/professional-trader-program-marex-financial

Anyone got an opinion on this AIGG ETF of the grains? It seems like a bit of a laggard with all the action in the futures and is so far below the 2007/8 peaks

The connections in Singapore are pretty dubious, if you trade on TT forget it, they link through a FIX to the asian exchanges which slows you up. The links to eurex are hit and miss, their "hub" here isn't a full hub like Geneva for example, it's just a rerouter. Slowdowns to hang seng, kospi...

So what's the deal, trading what, with who and where?

Briton jailed for four years in Dubai after customs find cannabis weighing less than a grain of sugar under his shoe | the Daily Mail What a bunch of primitives, I'm sure they would never plant such invisible evidence...

The Schneider Trading effort fizzled out but have had a meeting with these guys (see link) who are setting up a 35 trader floor roughly opposite the first "palm island" on the mainland. It is geared for futures prop in the same way as the London arcades work (TT etc) but will initially be...

The lay of the land for the London arcades opening in dubai is basically they are looking for about 30 pro futures prop traders to commit to the initial office set up costs, somewhere in the region of £450k total in return for equal equity stakes in the new company with the view that as the...

The same sort of thread is ongoing over at elitetrader (dogfish=bundrider), latest news is that the eurex license has been confirmed http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=45287 As for your daughter at least with no tax bill there you might be able to fund that addiction!

Actually decided to go out and meet them in Dubai at the last minute a few days ago, everything seems on track, they are aiming for end of April for the hub completion. You need to buy a seat on one of the local exchanges out there to come under their regulation even if you're only trading...

I messaged you both the details. I'm hoping an established London prop house will open an arm out there this year so trying to rally interest. Otherwise to set up out there as a direct member the requirements are here... http://www.eurexchange.com/trading/exchange_membership/non_clearing_en.html

In an email from Eurex "I'm pleased to inform you that we have a specific incentive program for new members. The initiative exempts all new participants admitted in 2007 from both the minimum transaction fee and transaction fees of up to €3,000 per month for the first year. New trading...

I'm hearing that the go ahead for the Eurex Hub in Dubai has been given with completion penciled around May '07 , will let you know when I hear more...

If you were spread betting you wouldn't be looking to move there for tax reasons as it's tax free income anyway

6k lot clip bund you loser! didn't you start on 12k? when I was at Mac I in 2000 I wasn't bothered that the biggest bid offer in the bund was 400/500 lots i'd just clip and lift or smash the market. I really believe you, no honestly, you're my hero. Too young to have been on the floor, retired...