This thread is very amusing. It seems like TST is looking for a *respectable* position . . . salary, reputable firm, training, etc. Every...
You could short an equivalent asset in your taxed account as you go long in your ira account. If the asset goes up, the gains are untaxed and you...
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I've gotten into the habit of putting in stop limit orders . . . I may be paranoid, but the market tends to find my stop market orders with a...
This is very true. I'll probably save $20,000 in taxes this year . . . That compounds very quickly. This is one reason why I think that Roth IRA's...
Thanks for all the constructive posts people. Geez, I think nearly every response got in a shot at me. I just wanted to know how the IBKR market...
Depends what your opportunity cost is. Let's say you can make 25%/year while working and 75% while trading. Ok that adds up to $100,000...
Why would you take money out of an account because you trade it more often? Are you saying the IB traders use their accounts for rent money?
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Interactive-Brokers-Group-bw-881766783.html?x=0&.v=1 IBKR announced results on Thursday. The market making...
What's the overnight leverage? 6x? So is that $140,000 with $20,000 account?
Geez is that alot of work for a 30% gain. Monitor it real time and delta hedge? No problem! No, this kind of strategy would eat up any kind of...
This is actually the opposite of the truth. Most noobs buy low and hope to sell at breakeven . . . Everybody is a born contrarian.
If you're selling premium, you're selling insurance to somebody who is surely much bigger than you are. Sure you could sell Warren Buffett car...
What about iron condors? They're your selling options and hoping the underlying doesn't move too much, but you still have protection. I don't...
So about 1/3 negative, 1/3 between 0 and 20%, and 1/3 over 20%.
I've got some questions for the people who are more than 20% negative - what's your story? Is it one big loss or are you getting chopped around?...
As far as I can tell, Lescor picks up nickels and dimes by picking off lazy orders. That's why he can't scale.
I've been through this argument with Lescor and his 400% annual returns and $110,000 account. Why these gods of trading are trading with such...
I should have included an option for complete and total blow-up. Oh well. I guess I figured nobody could blow up in this quiet market. I may have...
This is why stops were invented. You only need a hedge if you're managing billions of dollars. If you can get out of your stock in 3 seconds, a...
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