Mobius Says Derivatives, Stimulus to Spark New Crisis July 15 (Bloomberg) -- A new financial crisis will develop from the failure to effectively regulate derivatives and the extra global liquidity from stimulus spending, Templeton Asset Management ...

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What is "High-Frequency Trading", and How Does It Distort the Markets? Thursday, July 16, 2009 Joseph Saluzzi - partner and co-head of equity trading for Themis TradingThemis - gives a succinct and stunning explanation of high-frequency trading. ...

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Foreign demand for US financial assets down in May Foreign demand for long-term US financial assets fell sharply in May, but China bought more July 16, 2009, 12:17 pm EDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Foreign demand for long-term U.S. financial assets dropped ...

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url There are also a couple good discussions here in the forum if you do a search.

How do i use / draw a pitchfork?

Bullion coins in relative ROI. Real estate in absolute ROI. If you're going to list whole life insurance, you may want to add annuities even though both are horrible "investment vehicles". Neither are intended as investments per se. I'd also add ...

Investment Vehicles list

So true, dude. I'm down here in Co Spgs and I love it too for all the same reasons (especially the tornadoes). Unfortunately, it's also true the time zone sucks for fx trading, especially if you're holding down a day job. And speaking of ...

Best place in the world to trade from?

Good question. Maybe he discovered the HG and just can't be bothered. Ah well. Best of luck to you Tom, wherever you are.

Where is the science? Where are the statistics

Spot on, Raz. And who could blame him?

Where is the science? Where are the statistics

Hey, if it helps him control his fear, who are we to criticize? Besides, I don't think munch said anything about 100%. If he finds a market inefficiency that gives him a statistical edge (entirely possible) that would be awesome. Even awesomer if he ...

Where is the science? Where are the statistics

Ah, there's that ol' psychology monster rearing it's ugly thang again. Every successful trader has his/her own tried and true method of bringing it under control. If formulas and maths and er, "science" are what it takes for you, it's all good. ...

Where is the science? Where are the statistics

Simple yet profoundly important concepts. I "predict" these will be the most important points (really, the same point) made in this thread. I'll go out on a limb here and predict that the OP, with his "background in science", will ignore or ...

Where is the science? Where are the statistics

"Predict" is too strong a term in this context. It's more like a "forecast". The difference may be subtle but it's significant nonetheless. Experienced traders know they are playing a game of probabilities and luck does play a role. An interesting ...

Where is the science? Where are the statistics

The Doctrine of Preemptive Bailouts and the Biggest Bailout you haven’t Heard About: The U.S. Treasury Plan C and the $3.5 Trillion You will be Paying. Last week a story which gained very little traction hit the financial newswires. The U.S. ...

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image Undeniably a crucial element of all successful trading strategies. . . . .

I have been struggling for 6 years in trading....

Mortgage defaults spread as even 'safe' borrowers falter By Jim Wasserman and Dale Kasler Published: Saturday, Jul. 11, 2009 - 12:00 am The mortgage default crisis has an ominous new face. It's your neighbor with a traditional fixed-rate loan. No ...

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Hundreds of Thousands of Workers Will Lose Unemployment Benefits Soon Washington Post Writers Group. Posted July 10, 2009. Workers laid off early in the downturn are soon to be left without the basic sustenance of an unemployment check. WASHINGTON ...

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Ok, forget about the cheesy blog title and just check out the article. Lot's of nifty graphs and charts 'n' stuff. Seems the guy has done his homework and what he has to say corroborates what your buddy's buddy says, AK. May 20th, 2009 The Truth ...

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Senate Mulls Medicare Tax on Capital Gains to Fund Health Plan By Ryan J. Donmoyer July 9 (Bloomberg) -- The Senate Finance Committee is discussing whether to apply Medicare taxes to capital gains and other non-wage income to help pay for an ...

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If the world is headed for a single, gold-backed currency, we are looking at some truly dark days ahead of us. I can imagine an entire generation of deep economic depression and global strife before the dust settles and something approaching ...

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I wonder what they'll call it? The Rooski?

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