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Anyone have experience actively trading the US markets from South Korea? How is the internet connection from there? It seems from some posts that Japan has no problems with connectivity and any severe lag time. I was wondering if South Korea is similar to Japan in this aspect.

Hi gotta_trade, good to hear your swing trades are going well. I just realized that you traded for 9 years as a full time daytrader. Are you moving towards swing trading because the maximum amount one can make in intraday trading has become too small? It seems like these days, you need to do...

When does ECHO charge its members for the philly exchange fees? I know when it was part of the Pacific Exchange, you had to pay a few months after joining. Is it going to be the same or do you have to pay immediately after joining?

Does anybody know approximately how much clearing firms (of professional firms) charge as interest for margin? I know it's calculated as LIBOR plus a certain percentage (basis point) , but I'm not sure what that add-on percentage is. Thanks again

I was wondering how many consecutive days professional firms (Bright, Echo, etc) allow traders to carry leveraged overnight positions in their accounts. For example, is a trader allowed to enter a 5x margin trade on a Monday for a swingtrade, hold onto the position until Friday and exit? And...

Does anybody have the 12th edition Dearborn series 7 material with the cd rom that they would like to sell? I am interested in buying a used one. sktrader