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  1. Can you make a living trading futures?

    Jeffrey, ES futures are $50 per POINT, and the NQ futures are $20 per POINT. Therefore, 6 ES = 6x ($50x S&P500) = 6x ($50x1043.75) = 6x...
    Post by: Fohat, Sep 29, 2001 in forum: Trading

  2. IRA Account under 25K

    Banditzz, IRA account is a cash account. The new sec rules do not affect cash accounts (including IRA), because they're only about margin...
    Post by: Fohat, Sep 29, 2001 in forum: Trading

  3. 25 k rule

    tuna, A cash account can be updated in realtime while all transaction are settled T+3. As I have shown in my previous post. tuna wrote: If...
    Post by: Fohat, Sep 29, 2001 in forum: Trading

  4. cash account

    rafat, 1. Yes. If you have a cash account you can trade as many trades every day you want while waiting for T+3. (Although not all brokers...
    Post by: Fohat, Sep 29, 2001 in forum: Trading

  5. revealing your best strategies

    Don't reveal your best strategies to Satan. Only to ArchAngel and other benevolent brothers and sisters in trading. :p
    Post by: Fohat, Sep 29, 2001 in forum: Trading

  6. October Trading Journals

    Best of luck next month. It's been almost a year since you started daytrading. When will you start trading Nasdaq stocks? Fohat
    Post by: Fohat, Sep 29, 2001 in forum: Trading

  7. 25 k rule

    Zarrar, Datek gives 4:1 daytrading margin to those with less than 25k margin accounts. Overnight margin remains 2:1. Magna wrote: the...
    Post by: Fohat, Sep 29, 2001 in forum: Trading

  8. Overturn the SEC "Pattern Day Trader Rule"

    Nasdaq, NYSE and SEC can't "touch" commodities futures and options tradining because they do not have jurisdiction there. Commodity futures and...
    Post by: Fohat, Sep 29, 2001 in forum: Trading

  9. Overturn the SEC "Pattern Day Trader Rule"

    dufferdon, It's not over. The rule can be changed. Rules change. Just yesterday Nasdaq changed its longtime rules and allowed sub $1 stocks to...
    Post by: Fohat, Sep 28, 2001 in forum: Trading

  10. New SEC rules

    jskeldon, Some brokers interpret the purchasing and selling of the same security during the day as only 1 daytrade. Thereofe, with those...
    Post by: Fohat, Sep 28, 2001 in forum: Retail Brokers

  11. IB-- 4:1 buying power... not really

    Datek offers 4:1 buying power to all margin accounts, even for those with less than 25k. The calculation of daytrading bying power at Datek is...
    Post by: Fohat, Sep 28, 2001 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  12. New SEC rules

    Cash accounts are not affected, because both new rules are only related to margin requirements (NASD 2520 and NYSE 431 MARGIN requirement...
    Post by: Fohat, Sep 27, 2001 in forum: Retail Brokers

  13. Effective date of NASD margin rules

    When do the new margin rules take effect for Nasdaq? Tomorrow or Monday? Today at midnight. Tommorow morning, Spet.28, they'll be already in...
    Post by: Fohat, Sep 27, 2001 in forum: Retail Brokers

  14. Can you make a living trading futures?

    Yes, one can make a living trading futures. Why else trade them? To loose money? Are there traders here actually making a living trading them...
    Post by: Fohat, Sep 27, 2001 in forum: Trading

  15. New SEC rules

    jkm, The new SEC rules affect margin accounts only, they do NOT affect cash accounts. Therefore, you can continue daytrading with a cash...
    Post by: Fohat, Sep 27, 2001 in forum: Retail Brokers

  16. Execution Fills for 1 share lots vs 100 share lots?

    punter, Why on earth you will trade 1 share lots, except for testing? With 1 share lot you need 2 points move in the stock, just to break even...
    Post by: Fohat, Sep 27, 2001 in forum: Trading

  17. Bright Keeping Traders Money

    Caveat Emptor
    Post by: Fohat, Sep 27, 2001 in forum: Prop Firms

  18. Switching to futures

    huby, The limit up/down in futures, actually slows down the market and protects the futures trader from sharp moves, it doesn't stop futures...
    Post by: Fohat, Sep 27, 2001 in forum: Index Futures

  19. I want to daytrade, but only have $10,000

    You actually "pay" the initial margin for each emini contract, which really is "a good faith deposit". The exchange(CME)<a...
    Post by: Fohat, Sep 27, 2001 in forum: Prop Firms

  20. Are we well protected - to IB users

    klin, Not only that, on top of SIPC IB provides an additional 9.5 million in securities account protection through American International Group...
    Post by: Fohat, Sep 27, 2001 in forum: Interactive Brokers
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