Recent content by aphexcoil

Well that sucks but that is my fault. My bad. Shit. "John cancel your college plans this semester. Dad just got a margin call even though I wasn't using it." Getting punished for helping to provide some liquidity in the markets. Sigh.

I have a smaller balance with Ameritrade and even though Thinkorswim said I was in the clear to make one more same day trade, I somehow got flagged with day-trading while under a $25,000 balance (for this particular broker). I didn't realize that day-trading an option would trigger this, but I...

There's a lot of inside talk about Tillerson resigning or getting fired tomorrow. Trump has made some ominous comments at a military meeting saying, "This is the calm before the storm." Tillerson, Mattis and Mnuchin had previously made a suicide pact if any of them got removed by Trump. The...

Same to you ElCubano! Hope you've been happy and healthy.

That's a fair question and I agree with you. Unfortunately, sometimes the people tasked with hiring others doesn't always know the full details of what the company wants. At one point in my career, I was asked to interview candidates for a new position opening up and I didn't get much info on...

Another awesome scene:

The part where Kevin Spacey goes, ".....what?" is just golden. This is a really good movie!

What is the main difference between the Mini-Nikkei 225 and the Nikkei 225 (Osaka) ?

The purpose of brain teaser type questions when I give them to candidates isn't really to see if they get the right answer but more so how they go about it and how they approach problems. A lot of these brain teasers aren't really the types to be quickly solved (unless the person has heard of...

For me, I'm just a bit dumb-founded about the entire thing because there is so much about the shooting that doesn't make any sense. You have a 64 year old guy who is wealthy with no criminal / medical background who was actively stockpiling rifles and ammo and then systematically planned out...

That is an amazing story! Thanks for sharing. I'm glad you were able to turn that snafu around to your advantage. Bob -- quick question for you (I love your posts, btw): Do you remember the May 6, 2010 flash-crash? Do you have any stories about that day?

Quick question -- Are bids / asks FIFO? They're supposed to be FIFO, right? I've seen situations in the past where I felt my order wasn't FIFO and it was upsetting, but I've always been under the assumption that if there is nothing sitting at hypothetical .35 bid and I'm the first order there...