That's what I was wondering, too. But then again, he "only" has a few hundred thousand bucks to park, as I understand it. The thing is, you...
Since they don't pay much interest on cash balances and I don't use 4:1 margin, I am thinking of just getting my overnight cash balance to zero by...
Sure! The market will keep going down forever. Just hold onto your shorts. My calculations forecast YHOO at -400 and CSCO at -350 within 12 to...
Contemprating his Engrish, he seems pretty Asian to me.
I don't think it's the MMs' fault. The blame is to be placed upon the creatures that prevent me (an "off-floor" trader) from making a market.
I think if we don't see 800 for a couple of years we might never see it again. However, I think we will see 800 within the next 18 months. But...
I had two GM orders filled by TMBR today. As always, the fills were excellent.
praetorian2, did you trade MWV on Friday? BTW, how come you are so confident in THV? Why only this one stock? Doesn't it worry you a bit that...
Bullets are round or elongated missiles (as of lead) to be fired from a firearm. One example of how to use them is to shoot innocent civilians....
Mine is longer. I would think the question is not whether or not you have to pay the spread, but how to know when to pay it.
birchy You sound a lot like myself about a year ago. If you are like myself, you will soon be trading options and/or shorting (which requires...
Can you certify under penalty of perjury that this thread is not a hoax?
Interesting idea! Why don't you write a few options instead? That way you will have taken out even more cash, and only a miniscule portion of...
Then why did you buy this year? Don't you think the P/E will take out this year's low within 18 months?
Elliott theory is an excellent approach, but why don't you try writing your own program and (above all) modifying (expanding, generalizing,...
I don't! The more shorts are still open, the more volatility we can expect IMHO.
Leave IB alone with anything that does not have to do directly with execution. Whenever they make modifications to the way TWS displays quotes...
Most of your questions have already been answered superbly. If you are making the transition from stocks and options to futures, I would like...
TMBR rocks! I have always loved it, especially on listed stocks, where you expect the execution confirmation to take at least a second even with...
That's probably the answer to my question...
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