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    Raise the debt limit -- or cut $738 billion

    http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/mc-dc-toomey-debt-20110216,0,1127935.story "Toomey says the ceiling can be hit and the United States would not default as long as it prioritizes spending by using the steady stream of tax revenues to pay its debt obligations before any other government...
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    $25,000 minimum for daytrading needs to be changed

    Well, this is confusing... http://www.finra.org/Investors/SmartInvesting/AdvancedInvesting/DayTrading/P005906 "Day trading in a cash account is generally prohibited. Day trades can occur in a cash account only to the extent the trades do not violate the free-riding prohibition of Federal...
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    $25,000 minimum for daytrading needs to be changed

    Well, since the PDT rule is for margin accounts and not cash accounts, this isn't as restrictive as I thought it was, but then again I prefer options, and they settle the next day (to avoid free-riding)... Plus, I prefer strategies that daytrade about 1 to 3 times a day. That being said, I...
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    Long options and avoiding excercise...

    Well, I just wished that my broker made it more "efficient" to not exercise an option. On my broker's web platform, I see no way to opt out of auto exercise. I assume I would have to call them to opt out. I also wonder if you have a long put, then the stock goes bankrupt and gets delisted on...
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    Option Pricing Efficiency

    Well, Mister Black Swan himself, Nassim Taleb, is very biased towards long options. His firm Empirica used only long far out of the money strangles (with dynamic hedging no doubt). He does admit this is quite an aggressive strategy.
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    neither TA not FA?

    Care to mention them or was that just a tease? :p
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    Long options and avoiding excercise...

    I'd like to revisit this topic. I remember reading here about an option owner being forced to exercise his long options. On expiration day, he tried to sell but there were no bids. Then the options went into the money after the closing bell. Original thread...
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    Jim Rogers

    I would agree with the renminbi, but how liquid is the renminbi? Also, what does he mean buy the panic? No one in their right mind would buy into a market at the start of a panic...
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    Lightspeed Jacks Up Commissions

    So are the new prices just for new customers or everyone?
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    US deficit hits $14 trillion! History made!!!

    Well it's not too bad, Japan has a higher debt/GDP ratio of almost 200%. The US just have around a measly 100% of gdp. :p
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    At $50 Billion, Facebook Looks Cheap!

    Does anyone remember Friendster?
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    Can't Get Back On The Horse

    For what it's worth, I thought the original post was about self trading doubt and reassessment. I didn't really see anything arrogant about it. I also read the Ferrari in the context of fantasizing. I think in this business, we all fantasize about potential wealth. It's just matter of keeping it...
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    Interesting article about trading parasites - aka HFTs

    I wondering where in the SEC's regulation specifies that this is illegal. It's also hard to prove that someone cancels an order to manipulate the market. Who hasn't ever canceled an order? I'm not saying I condone this, but I'm not bothered by matters of a penny because as a retail trader there...
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    Profit-Loss ratios on spreads vs. nakeds

    Thanks for the clarifications. I think I would rather side with the old timer's dual usage of the term "naked". :)
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