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- Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:33 am
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: Do I need to pay capital gains tax?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6124
- Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:20 am
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: Do I need to pay capital gains tax?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6124
Do I need to pay capital gains tax?
In U.S., for tax reasons at the end of year, do individual investors, who are income tax-sensitive, need to sell stocks before Dec in order to claim a capital loss for receiving tax deduction? If they hold the losing capital through Dec without selling them, will they able to to receive tax deductio...
- Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:01 pm
- Forum: Futures Markets
- Topic: Where to find data on open interest for Dow Jones Options?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2739
Where to find data on open interest for Dow Jones Options?
Does anyone have any suggestions on where to find historical data on open interest for Dow Jones Options?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric
- Sat Apr 03, 2010 9:36 am
- Forum: Forex
- Topic: Where to find aggregate balance of settlement accounts?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4117
Where to find aggregate balance of settlement accounts?
Does anyone have any suggestions on where to find aggregate balance of settlement accounts for different major countries? which contains the updated and historical data. Thanks in advance for any suggestions Eric Definition for Aggregate Balance: The sum of balances in the clearing accounts and rese...
- Sat Apr 03, 2010 6:56 am
- Forum: Trend Indicators and Signals
- Topic: Where to find the definition for Price By Volume (PBV)?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3710
Where to find the definition for Price By Volume (PBV)?
Does anyone have any suggestions on where to find the definition for Price By Volume (PBV)?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric
- Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:32 am
- Forum: Forex
- Topic: Where does money go?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6540
Where does money go?
Recently, federal funds rate (10 year) rises up to 3.86%, where does the money go? how to know whether money flows to stock market or not?
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric
- Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:03 pm
- Forum: Money Management
- Topic: Losing is fate if Winning ratio is 50%?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5681
- Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:06 pm
- Forum: Money Management
- Topic: Losing is fate if Winning ratio is 50%?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5681
Losing is fate if Winning ratio is 50%?
Does anyone know that any money management approach can still make profit for a long period of time with 50% winning ratio? I have tested with general money management approach for 2000 trades, if the winning ratio is 50%, my initial equity is 10000, the final equity is always less than the original...
- Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:34 am
- Forum: Money Management
- Topic: Math question on how to do risk management
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3577
Simulation would be a good way to familiarize yourself with the possibilities. Simulation is just curve-fit data to find the best solution at this moment, but those curve-fit setting might change in different time period. Is there any static approach about geometric growth in Math's world to contro...
- Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:51 am
- Forum: Money Management
- Topic: Math question on how to do risk management
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3577
Math question on how to do risk management
If I am running 10 systems, and each has 51% winning ratio, then I would like to maximize the profit and minimize the lost by managing the credit on each trade. Let assume the initial equity is $10000 for each system, the total initial equity is $100000 for 10 systems. Does anyone have any suggestio...
- Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:49 pm
- Forum: Futures Markets
- Topic: How does Gov. control the interest rate?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2363
How does Gov. control the interest rate?
Does anyone have any suggestions on how Gov. controls the interest rate directly or indirectly on the market? Gov. controls money supply on following approach: 1) issue Bonds on the market 2) Adjust the rate on discount window or any ratio for fund depost for Bank 3) more supply on publishing new mo...
- Sun Mar 07, 2010 2:54 am
- Forum: Futures Markets
- Topic: Bond current yield - short term is higher than long term
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9169
Thank everyone very much for suggestions Let all comparation using 10 year as a based point, Before breaking something, short-term 3 month is almost equal or higher than 10 year, do you have any suggestions whether middle-term 2-5 year is closed to 10, but less than 3 month or not? If Fed rises shor...
- Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:36 pm
- Forum: Futures Markets
- Topic: Relationship among GOLD, Oil and USD?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2664
Relationship among GOLD, Oil and USD?
Does anyone have any suggestions on the relationship among GOLD, Oil and USD?
Which one goes up, then another will go up?
Which one goes up, then another will go down?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric
Which one goes up, then another will go up?
Which one goes up, then another will go down?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric
- Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:45 pm
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: Economic Cycle for yield curve
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5737
- Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:38 pm
- Forum: Futures Markets
- Topic: Bond current yield - short term is higher than long term
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9169
Full Recession - the yield curve is normal (about 2% difference) . Am I right? the shorter term (1.5%) to be slightly lower than the longer term (2.5%) , e.g., the yield on U.S. three-month money is typically about 1.5% or so below the yield on U.S. ten-year money. Late Recovery - In this stage, int...
- Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:33 am
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: Any web site for current stage of economic cycle?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4310
Any web site for current stage of economic cycle?
Does anyone know any web site providing information for current stage of economic cycle? so I know the current stage - expansion, prosperity, contraction, and recession.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric
- Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:49 am
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: Economic Cycle for yield curve
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5737
Economic Cycle for yield curve
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to interpret "normal", "steeper", "flattening", "flat or even inverted"? Full Recession - the yield curve is normal. (Is yield curve reaching top?) Early Recovery - the yield curve is beginning to get steeper. (Is yield ...
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:55 am
- Forum: Futures Markets
- Topic: Bond current yield - short term is higher than long term
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9169
no better prediction of future interest rates than the bond markets themselves as this is the net opinion of many thousands of traders, speculators, hedgers etc . So the bond market will be leading indicator for future interest rates, as I interpret your statement properly. For Bond - current yield...
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:33 am
- Forum: Futures Markets
- Topic: Bond current yield - short term is higher than long term
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9169
but when it's the other way around (inverted) it is generally assumed that a recession or slowing economy lays ahead. Thank you very much for suggestions Do you mean that if short-term is higher than long-term? Recession or slowing economy lays ahead. During recession, interest rate usually go lowe...
- Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:43 am
- Forum: Futures Markets
- Topic: Bond current yield - short term is higher than long term
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9169
Right now , short-term yields (2 year +) are actually higher than long-term yields (10 year +)......but when it's the other way around (inverted) it is generally assumed that a recession or slowing economy lays ahead. short-term yields (2 year +) is 0.81% long-term yields (10 year +) is 3.61% Short...