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Without a doubt, you have been involved in this site far more deeply than me so I imagine you may be right. I guess it is just another side effect of the ease of creating multiple usernames so yeh, either the 100 post rule (which I am not a fan of, for obvious reasons) or taking a credit card...

I am a relatively new poster so believe newbies should be able to post a thread inquiring about good websites, as long as they have something to do with trading. Regarding those that promote folks, systems, brokers, software, etc., it may be true that they actually believe what they are...

I, for one, would be into paying for the service to at least partially weed out the wackos and other wasters of time and space. Even something like $10 per year would keep 80% of them out. As the site loses credibility and with that, REAL traders, if I were one of the sponsors, I would find...

I have been living in Bangkok on and off for the past 10 years but spent an aggregate of about 3 months in the Hong Kong area. For sure, HK crushes BKK on the biking/hiking aspect as there are a ton of trails in the outlying hills compared with BKK's mile+ loop in Lumphini Park. I...

My second job is wholesale jewelry/beads, both stone and silver, with varying distributions of my capital dependent upon the price of silver. For me, when it gets to $12.25, I will buy again and if it gets to $10.75, I will buy quadruple that amount. Regarding silver bullion, I think you...

www.multi-monitors.com or www.digitaltigers.com as both have a good array of choices. IF you are handy, I like the Home Depot idea.

IB does offer the leverage friendly Portfolio Margin account where they will give you up to 6X margin for a good paired portfolio. However, the minimum account balance is $100,000 for that type. I hope that helps.

i know how you feel as i am just getting over a similar problem, making relatively great money for 6 months then giving most of it back in a couple. after that, had been "gunshy" until, like the poster above said, i started with small positions then slowly started increasing the size but never...

whilst a calm mind is more likely to see the trading environment with a more clear objectivity and equanimity with what the market is giving you in the NOW is valuable, i don't think happiness is a necessary trait for the best traders. check out this article...who knows about its validity...

i can't imagine what else you would get out of it if the prices are NOT similar. i mean, if the spread is huge, there could be times where the spread chart is showing a convergence when the actual ratio is going out further from the mean. thus, potential confusion.

considering the huge difference the interest rates will make as they rise (and of course, they will), if you happen to be in an area like Vegas or Orlando where the bubble has already exploded and prices are cheaper than dirt (ok, detroit is cheaper than dirt, orlando is the same as a loamy...

a buddy i was just speaking with in Sacramento hasn't paid since October. he is currently in negotiations with the govt. in conjunction with his mortgage broker to get a lower interest rate (he has a ridiculous 9%) but will have to pay one month's rent in good faith. after that, he has been...

if you happen to be trading pairs and are market neutral, you may even end up making money on the hideous situation counting your shorts are killed more than your longs. this is a good thread on one type of pair trading: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=134253

regarding interest, if you are holding overnight with IB, they offer short interest so you would be getting a small % back for your borrowed stocks. for that aspect, it is better to be short SPY though the other factors may make it better to be long the inverse.

i would be interested in trading the thai market if there is ample info out there regarding the stocks, fundamentals, etc. they are liquid enough to trade and most importantly, a broker with reasonable commish, fees, a good trading platform and quick execution. i may be willing to sacrifice a...

in some places around Orlando, the REO condos are selling for less than the prices in the early 90s. truly nice places that were $250k during the bubble are now $40k and more are coming on the market as it seems EVERYONE that is so upside down is just leaving them. vegas looks similar...

there then, that sounds kinda promising. so if you run your trading as if it is your small business with the financial vehicles you trade as your employees to hire and fire if they are not working well for you anymore. if you are a discretionary trader, each day you come up with a rough...

yeah, successful year in and year out is a rare breed. i had been trading futures and stocks on and off for 15 years before turning pro solely to get the sick leverage. 2006 and 2007 made some money but barely enough to live in Thailand (i.e hardly could be called successful). last year...

second job is 9 or 10 weekends per year doing wholesale jewelry shows. sometimes have to work on the fridays but can usually still keep an eye on any positions i may have on (i.e. luxury items in this economy aren't doing all that well thus i am not so busy, arghhhhh...) still, it is...

trade some and hold some for the bigger moves