My system is still telling me that this market has topped, but I look like an idiot today, that's for sure. Most of my shorts were initiated in...
Some of you will recall that I posted a message on this forum on October 8th, 2002, saying the market had bottomed and a new bull market had...
Would my initial capital contribution be 'at risk' if several or many traders at Echotrade got blown-out? That is to say, if Echotrade goes...
How many of you think the Nasdaq revisits the October lows this year?
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I realize my initial capital contribution would be in place for one year and that's fine.....but besides that, there are no limits right? There is...
I currently trade with IB and I make monthly withdrawals --- it takes a couple clicks and two days to get to my bank account --- is it this easy...
I will verify that IB's customer service is arrogant, rude, and worthless. What's more, you usually have to wait forever to get a hold of...
And they don't have a clue --- four people were working on an answer for me, and none of them were able to find out --- had no idea how many...
In past years, traders with more than 97 trades haven't been allowed to e-file? Has this changed? I just got off the phone with TurboTax and they...
At the unmentionable firms (datek, etrash etc) they don't have a $5 per share requirement for shorts --- it's just a 30% maintenence the same as...
Everywhere else there's a 30% rule but IB has this weird "you must have $5 for every share you short" rule...... For example: $10,000...
In that previous example, I didn't even borrow any of IB's money to short shares initially.....but IB says I have to have $5 of equity for every...
If I have $10,000 and I short a stock is at $5 , 2000 shares , and the stock goes to $5.01 then I'm liquidated? If the stock moves to $5.01 and...
Let's say I short a $5 stock --- 2000 shares --- I have $10,000 in cash in my account to begin with --- IB's maintenece requirement is 5X2000 =...
My question is about shorting a $10 stock with IB. I have $10,000 in my account......IB's webpage says my maintenence requirement will be $5 for...
Just want to get this down for the record. Today is the begining of a new bull market. If you're not 100% long stocks by the close than you've...
Do the QQQs count as a pattern day trade (I have less than 25K) .. just wondering if ETFs count as daytrades like stocks do with IB. Thanks.
"Regulatory requirements dictate that we modify our US day trading policies. Over the next week we will be implementing the following additional...
Orlando; But I only lurk....never post...... Been trading 4 years now...living meagerly but completely off the proceeds of my trading....
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