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It was a while ago now, but I used Schwab as my initial broker, also had scottrade for a while. Street Smart Pro was definitely one of the worst platforms I encountered. Definitely below scottrade, which wasn't good as well. Maybe for order execution it's ok, but it looked like something out of...

This is exactly the type of post I'd expect a noob to write. lulz.

Cqg probably still has a better technical analysis software package. TT has horrible charts, but a great feed and good for spread trading.

I'm actually at the beginning of this road right now. lulz. I'm probably going to start with the dummies and idiot's books, then move on to the Sam's books, then regular ones. Do you have any tips and further thoughts about your experience? Things you wished you done or things that'd speed up...

I know you're a noob by the thread title, but at least learn to spell.

Just for my understanding: Is matlab a c# environment as compared to R which has its own language?

+1 Having done both, trading is much more about study and practice, and then you vs the market. If you like research, from college or whenever, you'll love trading. Being an entrepreneur does involve solid research about your business area and preparation, but also involves many other...

Sure, lots of 200-300k houses in TX, but also lots of 500-1 mil and above houses, too, esp in Dallas, Houston. At 2.5-3.5%, that's a substantial bill.

I don't use it really at all for daytrading except to get the macro picture on the markets, stocks, sectors, etc. But for that and for pure enjoyment, it's a great resource.

My local paper is near worthless. WSJ is phenomenal, with no shortage of good articles. I wished I had more time to read it fully.

The property tax rate in TX is criminal. I can see their love of football, but there's no excuse for that rate. That rate must be at the same level as NY/NJ. For most people, at that rate, you might as well have an income tax. But there's some problem. Washington State has low property taxes and...

On balance, FL is still a very low tax state. Their property taxes are around 1% or a little more. That's the same as most of the country and a lot less than the Northeast. Sales taxes are lower than most of the country. The only problem is property insurance. Obviously, Florida is a state where...

So much right with this post. You get a great paycheck without having to deal with clients, customers and the economy. It's your skills in the markets. Trading has been the most rewarding experience I had so far in my professional career. The only thing that I wish is that I started right after...

So, I'm guessing you think collective2 and the systems on there are also pretty much a fraud. It's seems unreal that a good system would be on there; it'd seem the edge will disappear once more and more people use such system.

Huge decision from a major court. I expect it'll be appealed to the 2nd circuit, then to the Supreme Court. This is only the law in NY, but if it becomes nationally, then yes, content creators will have to find other avenues to generate a profit.

I haven't used tradestation, but tos is probably the best of the "free" platforms. There seems to be more thinkorswim bashing on here lately. In general, I've always found tos' employees professional and prompt. Somewhat higher commissions, but unless you're scalping, it shouldn't be a major...

An mba, like a JD, is very bimodal. If you go to a top 15 school in either, the odds are with you in finding a decent job. If you don't, good luck. It's actually much worse with a bad JD because the degree is not transferable to anything. It becomes almost a second bachelors almost an albatross...

It's sort of a silly, defensive acquisition; however, photos are a major part of facebook profiles. I can see it maybe being a break even acquisition for facebook. And seriously, what else are they going to spend their money on. How much innovation can they really do. They've expanded around the...

Div_Arb -- re: prodigio. As you may know, tos is getting rid of prodigio. I think it's totally gone in a month or so. I tried using it. When I installed it, I got nonestop bugs and memory problems. After some time with technical support, I got rid of it and reinstalled tos. prodigio is a good...

This is one area where you don't get cheap.