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Tried to sell short some UltraShort ETFs, but many of them are hard to borrow. Is this normal? Expected to be available anytime soon? For example, have not been able to short GLL nor ZSL at all.

1. Yes. 3G networks are fast enough except for the most extreme fast-paced trading (scalping). 2. Yes they are. There are even some laptops which have an integrated 3G modem, so that you do not need to buy a separate card. This is the most convenient option, but it may be slightly more...

Just make it fit! Carrying a 5-kilo laptop around is extremely stupid. All I need is a mini-laptop. Just perfect with a 10" screen and a durable battery! http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/asus-eee-pc-100h.aspx

So your volume is about the same as mine. Just never thought of my style as scalping. You're not trading YM ZB ZN ZW or ZC? And you're only paying $0.11 to $0.16 per contract? http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/accounts/fees/CBOT.php?ib_entity=llc

Two questions for futures scalpers: How many contracts do you trade per day? How low are your commissions per contract?

What, can you use something else than TWS with IB?? How exactly, is it complicated? Would NT also work with QuoteTracker? And aren't those daily crashes very annoying?

Are there any simple instructions for how to get this membership that a stupid foreigner would understand? Last time I looked I could not find anything that wasn't overly complicated. Or perhaps that's the way the exchanges want to keep it...

Hurricane, that sounds plausible. Also I guess this would not happen with bigger size (like $1m). If IB quotes were lagging, that would be quite serious. Never seen that happen before in any market, fortunately.

Was trading EURJPY today via IB IDEALPRO. Entered order to buy 50k at 122.33 when market was 122.38-40. I was immediately filled at 122.2875! Market had not moved, remained at about 122.38-40 for a while longer. Now I don't complain, it was a pleasant surprise. But I wonder how could I get so...

Sounds like you should not be shorting bonds...

Thanks for the info. Trademe seems to be very useful. NZ is a beautiful country! And cheap too, at least for Europeans at current exchange rates. Good place to escape the ugly winters of the north.

Of course the government does not set the price of gold, it is set by the market. All the government needs to do is to get completely out of the way after outlawing FRB (which is fraud anyway). Gold will naturally rise to the role of money, because it is best suited for it (perhaps aided by...

Even worse, they are corrupt. Money and power corrupts. And not just the leaders, or "masters", but everyone. Most Americans, as well as other nations, have been corrupted by this easy credit and free fiat money. People are addicted to debt, and that must change. We had the Great Depression...

So what? The obvious solution for this so-called problem is price. Add a zero to the price of gold, and there may be enough. If not, add another zero. Only if they allow fractional reserve banking . Do you understand what that is??

The problem can very well be solved by forbidding fractional reserve banking, a totally absurd system. With 100% gold-backed money, and no ability for banks to create money out of thin air, we will see no more huge bubbles and crashes.

That's an extremely important article. Too long and difficult for most, but I do wish everyone would understand it.

Are there any such ETFs trading in Japan, denominated in yen, and perhaps much more liquid too?

The Asus EEE PC 1000 is just perfect for trading. Especially if you ever have to do any trading outside your home/office.

15 sec fills are bullshit. Almost always the fill time is less 1 sec.

Exactly. I trade on an Asus EEE PC mini-laptop, never using more than half of available CPU power or RAM. Most important features are weight and battery life. Everything else is overkill.