Recent content by cknucks

IB's a great service. I've been with them for at least 8 years. Started small and have a few sizeable accounts there. However, I'm dismayed by these commercials. If he would have aired them completely in his capacity as a private citizen and not as CEO of IB, I'd have no problem with that...

I read it and am irate myself. I'm really hoping that this isn't analogous to what the airlines do, where one airline (or exchange) tries to pass on a fee and hope that the other airlines (exchanges) join in. I really hope the other exchanges don't join in on this. I already pay more than...

This is the only informed response I've read in this whole post.

Okay, just got a message from IB stating they're about to buy in my short USO position. Last week it was XLY. I was short both positions for a while before the forced buy-ins, so it was NOT a settlement issue! I have a conspiracy theory concerning how retail investors are getting shafted that...

All I noticed was the cleave! I should prolly go back and actually listen to what she was saying.

The fight isn't about Imus or about the rappers personally. I LOVE hip hop and have always been a fan. Yet I embrace taking the fight to the headquarter buildings in NYC of the Infinity's and Clear Channels of the world. There's no reason why they play the filth on the radio at all times of...

Rate of return on your career is a likely lot higher. If you can get into a good program, invest it into yourself. It'll pay off handsomely either directly [job] or indirectly [trading ideas] in future.

I would recommend using Excel to start. It's probably already on your comupter system, so it would be free to get started testing systems right away. And since it doesn't come with the libraries of technican indicators and bar manipulation that the specialized software comes with, it will...

(This will sound sketchy b/c I have limited info, but stick with me) This morning, I saw an interview on Bloomberg TV with a money manager who said that yesterday, the S&Ps spiked when a "mid-sized fund" that had shorted the E-Minis blew up, incurring massive losses and having to buy back its...

My 10 biggest CNBC peeves and wishes: 1. Who cares about the Lebeau dude talking about the Detroit auto show? American auto is brokeback. Quit wasting my time. 2. I don't care how many points the Dow is under 12,000. I can already see that it's 11,980, and I can count. Get back to...

Where is def on this? Does he not post anymore?

+1.5% on the month -0.75% on the quarter Got hit on stocks, but lucked out betting on higher short term interest rates. Current stock position is pretty low right now, as I'm having a tough time gauging direction, with Big Ben changing tunes every week or so. Hopefully next quarter will...

Great that these can be traded throughout the day. However, nothing beats the $2.40 that IB charges me for exposure to $60K or so of S&Ps. As for trading the vehichle in my 401K, unfortunately my account is with Schwab. Those c***suckers charge me $14 or so per ticket. [Aside: I work around...