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    What are the differences and similarities between commodity futures trading and US stock trading?

    trading stocks you have an advantage. you need $30,000 to daytrade stock whereas futures, you can daytrade with less han $2000 which a high school kid can raise. it's 'easier to make money in stocks' or some stocks. the SEC raised the pdt rule to restrict number of retail playrs people...
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    can IB api smart order exclude some exchanges?

    when you buy the ask you take liquidity when sell the bid you take liquidity. because the market is illiquid or something. this rebate thing is kind of stupid IMO> there used to have prop firms who specially on rebates from the exchange. mostly for HFT. business model does rebates matter.
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    Heavy rainstorms persist in South China as flooding wreaks havoc

    no shortage of water. rain is 'fresh water' cleaner than spring water.---global warming. more moisture is heated and in the clouds these cities were not designed from dense populations. or water drain systems. rain water naturally flows into rivers and streams and back into the ocean i think...
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    U.S. government awards Novavax $1.6 billion for coronavirus vaccine +33%

    like the regular flu vaccine, you need a new vaccine every year due to the flu mutating.every year. a vaccine works by infecting a person with the weaker version of the corvid 19 virus and hoping the body can create a anti-body for it. some people have natural anti-bodies of corvid 19 and have...
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    U.S. government awards Novavax $1.6 billion for coronavirus vaccine +33%

    I would not be surprised if some gov't guy had inside info or other benefits for awarding the contract. with so many companies looking for vaccine worldwide..there is no vaccine, you this company can find a cure with every scientist in the globe looking for the vaccine, you be rich if you can...
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    Options bet tsla to add $75 billion in market cap

    tesla is latest fad, it's business model is one trick pony. and it keeps the ceo as he promotes the stock there is nothing to sell or invest in wall street and electric cars is an investment theme and easy for investment bankers to sell to investors. tesla is actually and old company and...
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    50% of the Nasdaq 100 made up of just 6 stocks,

    it cost Microsoft nothing to make a copy of microsoft office and it sells it for $160. there is no innovation or need to invest in a product that you have a monopoly on. a leech is someon who makes money of someone else work or content. retailers depend on the factory. retailers don't offer...
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    50% of the Nasdaq 100 made up of just 6 stocks,

    it's mostly microsoft and apple. facebook and google. and amazon. all have positive net cashflow from the their business operations in the billions. they are very profitable companies. would I want to own them now,,no, why ? it's why would I want to own gold even if it is worth $1800 I have...
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    50% of the Nasdaq 100 made up of just 6 stocks,

    microsoft is paying over $30,000,000,000/year or billions in dividends for 'technology' company same with apple . it's just apple and microsoft and companies like facebook and google is generating billions in free cashflow. until that ends the fundamentals are pretty strong the price may be high...
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    Who bought gold at $1200 and sold at $1800?

    Gold you can buy 100,000,000 million worth of gold and sell it for $150,000,000 profit. penny stocks and daytrading stocks or daytrading futures no way you can make $50,000,000 in one trade. or short term trading illiquid stocks or options. because there is not enough money on the table to take...
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    "CoVID-19" is over.

    no news on sweden. Sweden is rural country and pop. is scatterered around in small towns. most of the infections is the major cities or downtowns etc.
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    Chinese hackers

    but the vast majority of it's citzens are better off then they were 30 years ago and actually happy with THEIR gov't. your a foreigner and probably never been to China or ask its' citizens what they think of THEIR country. Trump has only 20% approval rating,,why is he running for re-election...
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    More spooky headlines about the ending of stimulus....

    well there is no job,,they just have to apply for WELFARE. unemployment is 25% and 90% in some industry ie tourism or airline industry. businesses will see 20% declines in business ...even amazon could see declines in sales. tourism and food and beverage or entertainment industries is 25% of...
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