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What are your thoughts on this? I'm thinking that so many of the retail investors have lost a very large % of their portfolios and as a result it will be a cold day in hell before they ever buy another stock. So if the market ever bottoms, it is likely not to appreciate to previous levels for a...

Do you think now would be a good time to buy some Iraqi currency? If things ever prosper there again it might be a good bet. What say you?

Some times I will take a small long position on a stock and find that it did not work out, but will frequently not sell the stock because I think it will come back. Then what I often find is that the stock will trade down but then one day when the market rallies the stock will rally with the...

Seems like I recall reading on one of these threads a while back that the SEC was considering or had already decided to abolish the uptick rule when shorting stocks. Not just SHO stocks but all stocks. Anyone know anthing about this or its status. Thanks

Buy 500 shares of xyz on March 1 for $30 a share or $15000. Buy another 500 shares on Sept 1 for $10 a share or $5000. If you sell all 1000 shares on Dec 1 for $22 a share or total of $22000, do you have a wash sale on the first lot of 500 shares. I think not because you did not have a loss...

Do you find that you make most of your money in the first and last hour of the day or do you make it evenly during the day? What about a day like today with Bernake talking, market has gone up al lot already and is pretty much marking time, do you just sit back and wait till he is through.

Can someone tell me how to find out what the rules on shorting are. NYSE and OTC. Some say you can only short on uptick. and not others say that stocks that are on Reg SHO list do not require and uptick. All very confusing. Does anybody have a simple explanation or a site that will explain this??

Anyone??