Recent content by Longhorns

Use the cash in your account to buy U.S. treasuries and still get roughly 90% buying power (granted the yields right now are awful, but it's great when the yields are higher).

ROTFLMAO. The "afro-ninja" guy was hysterical. Thanks chewbacca.

Some branches limit you to 10-1, some others will give you more. Can't speak for anyone else, but my branch is 100% payout (I'm not in Austin).

You don't need to go through a sub LLC to get better leverage.

They are in "freefall" because prices went way too far beyond anything remotely rational and builders kept piling on new condo projects. Unless the entire state of Missouri decides to move to Florida, there is still price mean reversion that needs to take place and tremendous amounts of...

Obviously you weren't trading in the late 90's and 2000.

That's because nobody moves to the midwest. They move to the coasts.

Why go through an LLC when you can open an account directly with Assent?

Of course anything can happen, but as of now there is no truth to what he said.

Not true.

I agree with you. Large sections of California, Florida, Nevada, and Arizona are in freefall. The NorthEast is finally starting to pick up steam on the downside. Wall St and the financial sector layoffs are adding fuel to the fire. The paltry drop in mortgage rates despite many rate...

Five easy steps...... 1) Build a time machine 2) Take time machine back to 1998 3) Ride the bubble and make obscene money from 1998-2000 4) Don't be stupid and give back all your profits during the market meltdown and "dead" years (2001-mid 2003) 5) With a nice cushion of profits...

Assent.

Not a day goes by that there isn't a bad IB thread on ET. Why do you people continue to use them? Go with Assent, Bright, or one of the other large "prop" houses. They take retail accounts too.

Liar.