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    why IB is kind of special?

    who cares? you short a lot? go with IB. i don't even know what ETFC is..IB is special for retail for many things. including direct access to huge variety of markets,securities and ability to short them too. but their short list is getting smaller..right now average is around 9000 securities...
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    What the heck is a canceled trade

    couple days is nothing..i remember few years ago they are busting the trades WEEK+ after execution. i remember cases where exchange busting the trades when price is moved already not in the favor of the guy who made that trade. like you bought it @ -10% then it was busted,when it's trades @ -15%...
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    Turkey is no good for the brain

    be happy that you didn't lose your shirt today on shorting this market. nice final pop right before close. i'm in same boat-made $270..out of >400 transactions..that's ok with me..limited risk-limited reward.. i was always saying that in this business-if you didn't lose-you already gained...
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    why IB is kind of special?

    :confused:
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    Fed secretly handed out $8 trillion

    Federal Reserve No More "Federal" Than Federal Express
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    S&P Scary comparison 2007/2011

    the worst is yet to come...sounds about right to me..
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    Excel Trading right from Spreadsheet?

    what? http://www.softwaretoolbox.com/Tech_Support/TechExpertiseCenter/ObjectSoftware/DDEVsActiveX/ddevsactivex.html your DDE suck big time.. all my apps are using IB's activex control. without any data calculations receiving streaming data for 100 tickers from TWS consume <5% of CPU on...
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    Black Friday retail sales hit record

    and these CRT tv's are working just fine(i'm still using vcr+tv combo that i bought in 1994 :) AND they consume way LESS electricity than current plasmas for example. i use to have 36" CTR sony TV-eat about 60-65w. died- i bought 42" plasma(dunno..like 5-8 years ago)-it's work fine, picture was...
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    Black Friday retail sales hit record

    how many TV's or dvd players do they need? i don't care if it's cost $200 on black friday. cause my 8 years old 42" works just fine. :p
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    Babyboomers jumping ship! to foreign countries.

    i love that song. :) and his daughter :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosanna_Davison
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    Babyboomers jumping ship! to foreign countries.

    The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion is the single largest tax advantage available to you. If elected, your first $91,400 earned overseas are exempt from income tax http://www.taxplannercpa.com/expatriate-tax-returns.php
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    Looks like the stupid committee failed, automatic cuts to happen

    how about free,equal time on some public channel like pbs. no donation is necessary..masses vote over qualified voters via internet. it's very simple,effective and free. and truly democratic. with current technologies any fraud will be spotted in a blink.. any income that come from questionable...
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    Repeal of PDT Rule 4210 - Join Me (part 1)

    looks like it is too hard to understand for some folks here....we need fresh meat..the more,the better...we need compulsive players,gamblers,housewives..you know..retail..$1-5K minimum for stock trading on margin should be more than enough..
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    Looks like the stupid committee failed, automatic cuts to happen

    +1. it's not a fucking game..someone have to remind those fuckers that it's not what this country can do for you..i hope that they realize,how pathetic us congress members looks like..
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    Quiet PC

    that rubber spray from home depot looks pretty good. it's create thin layer of rubber,that dries in 4 hours or so. can be sprayed inside side panels of the case and chassis. will certainly lower some noise,specially if it's a cheap case made from thin steel or aluminum. on other side it likely...
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    Looks like the stupid committee failed, automatic cuts to happen

    i give up on US voting system,when they switch to electronic system. you can vote for whatever,but it's pointless,because even teenager was able to hack and alter the results in just couple minutes. add few zeroes and it's all done... voting should be done old fashion way-PAPER BALLOTS...
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    Looks like the stupid committee failed, automatic cuts to happen

    whatever if it's committee,super committee or super super committee-they all UNCONSTITUTIONAL. there is no such a word or branch or whatever in US constitution. it 's a job of the congress,not some random picks from it. US itself as a nation should stand up and say NO to this BS. this is what...
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    Looks like the stupid committee failed, automatic cuts to happen

    very simple-failed to act and do their job 'properly"? kick them ALL out without any benefits or salary or pension. ALL of them,regardless,who's fault that is..just like that. make sure that they all walk out of congress holding their shit in the plastic bin...just like everybody else,who's failed..
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    Congress at record 82% disapproval rate

    that's an achievement right there. now give me a reason,why these people should be rewarded with a lot of benefits and pensions till rest of their lives? all at taxpayer expense..they should try to walk in our shoes. daytrading,where you have to pay out of your pocket for every single mistake...
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    Quiet PC

    Thank you for info guys! i did read couple articles from silentpc and i got some idea how to make any PC more quiet.. i'm going to try to spray this s*** on back sides of PC case,on sides where they contact to each other,where fans and HD's are sits...
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