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Because the tax is based on active employee wages (at least here in IL).

I've used it in the past and never experienced any issues like you've described (connecting to a mac using logmein free).

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Best of luck to you filter_sweep. Your PMA throughout the ups and downs will make all the difference.

I've had good luck with these on my iPhones... http://www.zagg.com/invisibleshield/apple-ipad-3g-cases-screen-protectors-covers-skins-shields.php

If you are used to Oanda, it will take some time to get comfortable with using IB for spot forex. For me, the settlement and interest process may be more "open" than Oanda or other bucket shops, but it is not nearly as straight forward. It is not as simple as open/close a position in IB -...

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I'd been using Google Apps for a few years (both free and paid versions), but have moved away from them earlier this year for the reasons you stated. I went back to using my own mailserver - then access with Mail.app. If you're not interested in managing your own server, I'd highly recommend...

Be careful of the dogs looking to answer your request mizhael...

I always figured that if I couldn't trade 1 or 2 things consistently well at the same time, I certainly shouldn't consider more. When learning something, remember that it's like the question "how do you eat an elephant?" - one piece at a time.

Correct, minimum $2.50 per side at 25,000 minimum position size.

I've seen >10, but don't really trade the news so don't pay real close attention. Yes - vast majority of my orders are market. I don't do enough around news to give you a good opinion on this. I have not run into this. If a person is making the switch from nearly any other broker to IB, the...

Use IDEALPRO and the minimum size is 25,000 (which is $2.50/tick EURUSD) plus a minimum RT commission of $5.00. As Hurricane mentioned, their accounting is quite different from other brokers and can be difficult to get accustomed to.

Their service is on par with Rackspace (where I was paying $450/mon) and had no performance issues.

I've been using ServInt for a very long time and can't say enough good things about their product lineup and support. They are based out of the US east coast.