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Hi, I was wondering how can we find out stocks which doubled, tripled or in general stocks with the best appreciation in a specific time period like say in 2010 or 2008. Most publicly available stock screeners don't allow specifying time period, they default to current day and backwards...

Hi, I am newbie to forex trading, I saw my Oanda 2008 summary which shows "Interest" and "Profit/Loss" in two columns. Earlier in the year I opted out of Section 988, how are we supposed to report this "interest" and "profit/loss" ? Any help with this will be most appreciated. Thanks...

I have a question, the forex broker year end summary shows "Interest" and "Profit/Loss" column, where do we enter this in tax form ? Assuming I elected out of Section 988 and seeking favorable 1256 treatment. When you say "lump sum" by any chance did you mean "profit/loss" minus "interest" ...

Folks, I would like to pose a question on how to buy options for certain scenario. Suppose I am bullish on a stock whose current price is 10 and I anticipate it to goto 40 in next 8 weeks. If it comes to 9 I will exit my position at profit or loss. If I want to invest $500 which is the best...

Has folks tell their experience with CitiFXPro and CMC now that they are backed by Citibank and Goldman Sachs ? Thanks! -White

Hi, Can somebody recommend a good futures options broker ? I find most of the big futures brokerages don't support floor traded futures options for CBOT(c,w,sm,bo,o), NYBOT(cc,kc,ct), NYMEX(gc,si,pl,pa) like IB etc. I use optionsxpress/xpresstrade and they are really bad in handling...

Hi, Can somebody recommend a good futures options broker ? I find most of the big futures brokerages don't support trading of futures options for CBOT(c,w,sm,bo,o), NYBOT(cc,kc,ct), NYMEX(gc,si,pl,pa) like IB etc. I use optionsxpress/xpresstrade and they are really bad in handling...

Hi, I am new to forex trading, Could somebody advise how you folks elect out of section 988 ? From what I read some say send an email to yourself that you are electing out of section 988 good until canceled basis, some say send a sealed mail to yourself. Can somebody elaborate how do...