Volatility isn't necessarily a Bad thing..you can make alot of money in various ways real fast.On the flip side, you can Lose it too.I love volatility with day&swing trading.

Dubai’s relative autonomy will come to an abrupt end.†The emirate’s push into luxury property developments and tourist attractions was diversification on “paper sand,†said Davidson, a professor of Middle Eastern affairs at Durham University in the U.K. ‘Nasty Downturn’ Real-estate prices may drop 20 percent or more, analysts at EFG-Hermes Holding SAE, the biggest publicly traded investment bank in Egypt, said in a report this week.

bernie, man being the specialist you are, i would love to understand the trade better.

When former energy trading giant Enron filed for bankruptcy in 2001, one of the largest at the time, it had $63.4 billion in assets.U.S. prosecutors charged Madoff, 70, with a single count of securities fraud.

(other than insider trading or arbitrage opportunities that only large brokers can take advantage of)

Alternatively, is it reasonable to consider trading for a piece of commercial property (using as an entry point into commercial real estate)?

The system works very well, and yes changing out a cylinder is a lot faster than writing this post. 10 seconds with my hands full of other stuff (as usual).The basic locks are nothing more than builder quality - but they work fine and i wouldn't trade it for anything.Ed

And no, not even the "seasoned shelf corp" scam will overcome that, lenders will look at the financials of the owners unless and until you are publicly traded with a long history of audited financial reports.

I say do Both...but I actively trade currency and It's kind of nice not to have to deal with people, banks and properties when you are trading ;D I can do much better than 10% per year trading on my own, but there's +'s and -'s with any investment.But I enjoy doing both so I can't see me giving up one to do the other solely.

The Americans are going to do whatever they can to revive their economy, even if it means destroying the U.S. dollar.†The Dollar Index on ICE Futures, which tracks the greenback versus six major U.S. trading partners, fell 11 percent since Nov. 21, when it reached 88.46, the highest in 19 months.