Recent content by Thoth

I tend to hold my trades open for several days or even weeks, assuming I've detected a short-term trend. It's been working fine up to now, although I did get clobbered a few weeks ago when I got things wrong...luckily, I managed to recover my losses. Then again, I 'm only a small time player...

I agree, limited trading hours, especially for certain markets, is the main drawback with using CS

LOL...Well, I wouldn't mind the odd freebie

Let's not start getting paranoid, since as far as I'm aware, CS haven't done anything wrong. I already mentioned how they allowed me to roll-over my December Nikkei contract into the March contract, after it expired at a loss. I have since closed the position for a 200+ point gain. That...

Just to throw in my 2c worth...I've found "Capital Spreads" , as far as customer service goes, probably the best out there. I had 2 problems recently, one involving a double charge to my credit card and the other involving a problem with rolling over a contract. The staff went out of their way...

:D ...you don't want to start a war here on the forum ;)

I agree...there's a bit of a rally at the moment, but whether it will be a significant one...probably not

Dow Dog, my feelings exactly...but apparently not what most of the american public thinks.

The most widespread opinion seems to be that the Fed will try to resist raising rates up to the next election...although it will be hard pressed to "hold out" until November. Even a small rise in rates will have a significant impact upon the heavily indebted US consumer - therefore reducing...