Recent content by MarketMaster

I would like to get the opinions of some of the users on this thread who have used either 21" or 19" monitors: If I plan to work at a pretty high resolution, like 1600 x 1200, will I benefit greatly from choosing a 21 or 22 inch monitor over a 19" one? I like the fact that the 19" monitors...

AA, Its not that that I've had to resort to doing this... Its that this is a valuable tool that a professional daytrader (and I don't mean swing trader), should have. If you have a chance to go down to one of the Regional Exchanges one day (I am close to the Pacific Exchange) and talk to some...

AA, Like I said it is generally used by traders who trade that particular issue a lot. Typically, a connversion/bullet will cost you a couple hundred dollars a month and you have it usually for 3 or 4 months (till expiration). And you're right, when you sell the stock, you are naked, which is...

Some people call them bullets and some traders call them conversions... but basically they are synthetic shorts.. and here is how they work: You buy 100 shares of a stock and you also buy a put on the same stock. Now basically, you are flat because if the stock decreases in value the put you...

The uptick rules are different for NYSE stocks as they are with Nasdaq stocks. However, if you have a bullet you can essentially go short without an uptick since your short is basically synthetic and you are basically selling the stock you own already that you bought to create the bullet.