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Priority mail used to have a 2 or 3 day guarantee (I forgot exactly how long). There is no more guarantee. I've had some take 4 days, but most of the time it's 2-3. Be patient.

I'd just place the limit order w/ your broker, and if there's a market for it at your price, then it will get filled (maybe just partially). Sometimes the order languishes for a long time, in which case you need to adjust your price accordingly.

The experienced ones who are cream of the crop can make that, but that's very low for someone who's cream of the crop in a field. I use to work in high-tech and made much more than that, and I wasn't cream of the crop. 120k is peanuts if you're experienced and very good at what you do. Auto...

No one is gonna sell a hugely profitable system for ten thousand fricken dollars. I have a successful system, nowhere near as good as this one claims to be, and I wouldn't sell it for half a million.

Since the new secure token will be a requirement, I hope IB takes the opportunity to fix a major annoyance with the current system. Right now, if you use a part of the website that requires the token challenge, you need to enter it. If, in the same session, you go to another area in the...

I have used the current secure keyfob since they've been offered. They are annoying (tiny buttons!!), and sometimes the places on the website that require their use don't work after you enter the generated password (the website responds with a blank page and nothing else). The thing I'm very...

Are you talking about a pickup or something? I don't know how a 50 ton tractor-trailer can do 110mph.

Predicting oil at "under $55" isn't very bold and if he were right, it's not likely to get him much recognition. His prediction was bold and was probably a PR move -- if he turned out to be right, he would certainly have gotten press and maybe an offer to run some big energy hedge fund and what...

Initial margin on naked long option is what I said earlier: 100% of the premium

I wonder if these people realize how serious a mortgage default is to their credit. Who is going to rent to them? I sure as hell won't. I do not rent to anyone with poor credit, even if they put down a couple of months rent (which they won't because people like that don't have savings)...

For initial maintenance, long options positions are not 15%. It's still 100% of the premium

To the contrary, I do not believe the majority of Americans are capable of using scientific logic or reasoning (I am not being sarcastic here). You need a certain educational background. The typical American adult can't even add 1/3 to 1/4, why would you expect him or her to understand the...

Well I can't help you regarding this. But this is exactly why I have a dedicated, secure computer for all financial activities. Don't install any programs on it except some basic ones and don't surf the net with it. It also has multiple firewalls, and even other computers on the LAN can't...

The parties involved in Enron didn't go to jail because they lost billions. You can do a search and find out why they went to jail. Losing money is not a crime or else lots of executives and money fund managers would be in prison.

Wow I dont understand them. They are concerned with capital preservation, and they are willing to live off of 3% of their assets. So why the hell don't they put all their money into MMA's and Tbills?? They'd be getting 5.5% return without risk. Geez.

I've traded these. It's hard to get a fill. Extremely low volume.

I remember ~1.5 yrs ago, I had seen lots ads for low-down loans, subprime loans, stated income loans, option ARMs, etc. I read an article where a lender was asked whether this practice was risky for lenders. They defended themselves by saying that with computerized underwriting, they could...

You think walking away from a loan has "no consequences"??? Are you kidding?

You newcomers don't know how lucky you have it. Compared to before, TWS is very stable. I have been with IB for many years and remember when TWS would be upgaded practically every 2 weeks, sometimes twice a week. I remember dumb problems like it not letting me upgrade because it thought I had...

To the contrary, I think they cater to traders with high equity and who can solve problems on their own. They are not a place for newbies with small accounts