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Re:47 million dollar margin call



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There is a rumor going around here in Chicago that a clearing firm took a 47
million dollar hit.
Can anyone out there confirm this? If it is true, I would like to notify the
appropriate traders.

neal
-----Original Message-----
From: FelixTY <FelixTY@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Omega <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: Daytrading books


>Books depends on your level of trading evolution to be appreciated. The
>following is
>my order:
>
>  1. Tricks by Weintraub   (shenanigans of the floor people)
>  2. Daytradng by Crabel    (pattern analysis)
>  3. Turning Point by Angell (dissecting  a trading day)
>  4. Daytrading Books by Howard and Abel separately ) psychology and
>tactics of already winners.
>
>Most of them gives you the background/trading environment of a day,
>except Crabel,w/c will give you more specific  ideas on price
>action/pattern to germinate your own. Daytrading needs even stronger
>psychological grounding. While position trading you are more insulated
>from the trading floor shenanigans. For example your entry in only at
>the close.
>
>Normally to be succcessful, find a method first , then have the
>discipline/maturity  to trade it well. simple but not easy. Takes some
>time and effort. Also ask yourself, if you are already successful
>already, THEN what will you do?
>
>Just my 1 1/2 cents worth.
>
>Cheers,
>     Felix
>
>
>Dark Hacker wrote:
>
>>         1) If you had to own 3 books on daytrading what would you pick?
>>         How about a book entitled Stock Patterns For Daytraders by a guy
>>         named Barry Rudd.  Any good?  How about Neil Weintraub's Tricks
>>         Of The Floor Traders?
>>
>>
>