thanks for the suggestions.
in which exchanges do you guys trade if not for bitfinex? bitstamp? btc-e?
so better way is to trade then transfer that amount quickly to a personal wallet instead?
You know it is funny that the exchange that is perceived to be the most likely to run away with your money turned out to the most honest one so far. That exchange is BTCe. The owners/operators are anonymous, they are Russian according to most of the people around the forum and I do not think they have been hacked ever. If they were please post the link to the news.