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You died? just kidding... lol I know, the health club went bankrupt.

erlewine, thank you very much for that link. This message should provide a little bit of comfort: (since my broker did not tell me this)

I really couldn't get past this part:

I had FV orders stuck in my DOM, wouldn't cancel. Supposedly they never made it to the exchange which is where the problem resides. Where did that message come from in your op? Is there an email list I can subscribe to? Wouldn't it be nice to know before I start entering orders?

wt(ph) ?

I don't have an answer, but I would be curious to know what the answer is because my understanding is you cannot have an active Series 7 unless you work for a Broker Dealer. So you would be in a classic catch 22 if you need Series 7 to manage OPM.

Yes, everyone should have a backup broker - I am opening a new account today. But keep in mind that a backup broker will not help you if you do not know what your position is, if you do not know if you have outstanding orders, and you cannot reach your broker by phone. My next decision...

I just tried to call RJObrien... only to see if I could execute trades direct through them and use them as a backup if TS is nonresponsive and unreachable, but I got a busy signal from RJIObrien also. Phone: 866-438-7564 = RJObrien = busy edit: got through to RJObrien and they are our...

surdo, thanks for the link and reminder to check rjobrien. You have to know if you have a position before you hedge it!! lol I thought I had a position until 11:18 when I heard the "order filled" message on an order that was filled at 11:02. I guess that checking RJObrien would have...

yes and how am I supposed to know if everything is "ok" now? I am afraid to enter a test order because I might not be able to cancel it. oh, and I guess there is not much point in staying on hold any more.. it has been 45 minutes.

had an order in that would not cancel... so I had a position I did not want. Tried to place stop orders but couldnt tell if they went in or not.... cancel cancel cancel... nonresponsive... at 11:18 I hear, "order filled" it was the stop executed at 11:02. I have been on hold for 35...

personal update: Sold our house in NJ May 30. Movers packed us up May 28/29. Drove to Charlotte NC and closed on our house in Huntersville NC on June 4. We are staying at my sister in law's house about 20 minutes away. Every day we are at the new house painting and getting things ready...

me too.. i dont have pkunzip, althogh in certain situations I seem able to unzip files. but not here...

Here is a little spreadsheet that calculates the relationship between your hit ratio and the size of your profit targets and stop losses. You can see, that trading NQ with 1 pt = $20 and your commisions are $4.70 per roundturn if your stop loss is 2 tics ($40) and you take profits at...