The following discussion took place in the Hamzei Analytics High Frequency Trading chatroom on September 1, 2009.  Names in this transcript has been changed for privacy purposes.
MORNING
9.1.09 S&P 500 Chart for Morning (9:30am-12pm EST)

Moderator_A> I tend to lever more aggressively at time points in the day Trader_A
Moderator_A> and I may take off
Moderator_A> numerous pieces of [...]

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