Recent content by mikmo

Fix your rate for 3+ years? Relatively speaking mid / long term swap rates are still quite low.

Inflation soaring, GDP negative 0.5%, 2 members of MPC now voting for a rate hike... Any updated views on how they're going to play this one? The negative GDP has only confirmed my fears that the recovery simply couldn't sustain a rate hike.

Hmmm... I think it's going to depend on the situation. At the moment sovereign debt is the big issue, so it's in all countries interest to keep their rates low in an attempt to devalue their currency and reduce their relative debt. So i'd say on a purely fiscal basis we'd like to be out of...

In the other thread I mentioned that I felt the curve seemed too steep given the fragility of the economic recovery, I feel rates will have to be held down for quite some time to ensure we have a real recovery in place before rates can be raised. Further to that I was thinking about where we...

Oh really? I've found it really accurate for finding mids, although had a few issues with the delta accuracy. What issues have you had? Would be interested to hear opinions on the platform.

SD is an interesting platform if you do much pricing M'ghoul. I'll pop into the bank rate thread if you've put one up.

I find myself fairly bearish on the immediate recovery. Public job cuts, rash legislation and retoric targetting the UK's leading industry (finance), property price stability artifically maintained by ultra low rates... etc. I think the demand drag of raising rates is too great given the...

Note that they will need to charge some credit spread in their break BUT 300k is way excessive.

PV on Swap 1 is £49,0004. PV on Swap 2 is £124,462. So current total £173,467. Rates have come a bit higher since Martinghoul priced and I'm using the exact profile. RBS would pay a basis point or two in execution so call it £175k cost to them to break you. Personally I think rates will stay...

Eric you need to get a swap contract. Your lender can almost certainly do this. A platform is unlikely to offer it as the potential mtm you could build would be a massive credit risk. A creditless way to do it would be to buy a cap on all or a portion of the notional which most banks could...

Asked this in the Fixed Income forum but perhaps more appropriate here... Hey guys, I've seen some great platforms to trade corporate debt instruments, in particular Interactive Brokers. However they do not have UK / EUR markets. Does anyone know a good platform for these products? Option...

Hey guys, I've seen some great platforms to trade corporate debt instruments, in particular Interactive Brokers. However they do not have UK / EUR markets. Does anyone know a good platform for these products? Option to margin up would be great too. Mikmo

The firm is MET Traders... I am a little worried about them seeing this on here but I guess I am entitled to enquire about the role externally! I'll maybe ask about the limits etc. No idea how to find out about the way training works. I am a recent grad and I see your point about not being so...

Don't think there is a desk fee after the 6 months. I'm considering them but currently totally blind as to what you will **typically** earn once you start trading? How high risk is this trading business! Hand to mouth life?! :p

What type of trading tends to offer the biggest potential earnings? Equities, FOREX, Futures, etc?