Recent content by lizab

futures are taxed 60/40.. which means that 60% of your profits are considered long term and 40% short term... also, you get a 1099 at years end with the pl calculated net of all commissions.. so the filing process is very easy.. no noted trades etc that make stock filing a headache.. the...

looks that way.. when emini started, the max size per trade was 30 lots ... but you cld add 30 lots per trade all day long.. sounds like the same restrictions..

thanx flamethrower!!!! (23 +years ...ouch!!)

yes i was..until that bad sept day.. very sad times here in nyc..but the refco crew is all fine and back downtown.. some of us went off on our own to start this new venture.. we are located in mid-town on a low floor!! ..thanx for the post.. good luck!!

hi.. i am a broker with clifden futures repping our ascendtrading electronic product.. i first of all want to thank baron for straightening out the confusion in our name.. we are definitely NOT a cta that closed up shop 4 years ago.. (think of our panic when we realized that a simple name choice...