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    can you day trade without using TA?

    take a pair trading for example. one can make money using calculation of % spread between two correlated securities. just an example.
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    Unable to short IWM using IB

    is is a good question..but mine is still remains-IWM was not shortable till EOD...why? why one of the most liquid ETF's in US is not shortable @ IB at the day,when i have to hedge my shit? it is VERY rare event,but happens from time to time..maybe once or twice a year..i don't even know that...
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    US Economy is BOOMING!

    they didn't contribute anythingor at least not much. take a google as an example..GE,GM-they all "exempt" or paying negotiable rate. can any small business owner "negotiate"their taxes with IRS...
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    Unable to short IWM using IB

    Thank you for helping me manage my risks..so far down 2K,because of huge skew on long side...thank you very fucking much
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    Unable to short IWM using IB

    what the hell is going on? "this contract is not available for short sale"
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    US Economy is BOOMING!

    more pain for savers. just got an email from small bank. there is a lot of them,paying 3-4% APR on small MM accounts,as long as you using their debit cards.here is the letter: one more little nail in to a middle class coffin. thanks to fellow US lawmakers
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    US Economy is BOOMING!

    trefoil-Thank you for an explanation and charts. as for IWM-yes,it's more likely the combination of re balancing and current rise in market. perfect reason to own such ETF (if you want exposure in US stock market)over mutual funds..
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    Opening account with Interactive using bank outside country of residence ?

    would it be better for you to ask them about it? rather than asking some random people on public forum?:p i see no problem,as long as account is on your name and i do have friends,who have such setup,but everyone's situation is different and the rules are always in change
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    US Economy is BOOMING!

    i do understand thing or two about the beta..but in 2001 IWM was 45-50 and today-it's 80. S&P is close to all time high too. my question ito you: is US today better than it is in 95-2000? cause according to US stock market-it is...
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    US Economy is BOOMING!

    +1. everyone is the fucking market king,if you measure your performance from the bottom.. however...IWM is almost all time high...unbelievable...or it's just adjusted to inflation?
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    Which site gives the highest discount on TurboTax?

    i've been using tax cut for at least 6 years. tired turbo tax at least 3 times..i guess we all different :p to me-main problem is that you can't enter values >10M when cap. gains is calculated. you know..proceeds-basis=your PnL..in both of them never used online version on those products. i...
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    US Economy is BOOMING!

    not fast enough for buble ben http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=214160
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    Which site gives the highest discount on TurboTax?

    turbo tax suck as a software..a lot of bugs,hard ro remove ALL components ,if you uninstall,slow and consume a lot of resources. and i have no idea,why the internet connection is always required and what this piece of shit soft is sending to his owners...i've tried few times(including last...
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    applying for a mortgage as a pro trader

    i did show them 3 years of income tax returns-no losses in capital gains,steady six fig income. 10-15K in interest alone..spouse full time employed,30% down payment.. wife alone on mortgage-no problem,but not with me. that's why i said-fuck it ,fuck this mortgage industry..and paid in full...
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    Fed says economy needs $600B bond-purchase program...haha

    i'm no expert in finance..i'm dropout from some russian middle school..please forgive me,if i'm wrong....but even i do know the consequences of weak currency: http://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/fedpoint/fed38.html
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    Fed says economy needs $600B bond-purchase program...haha

    yes...Us dollar will be in a shit-hole by that time(just like the yen,much deeper than it is today) and FED will be FORCED to raise the rates..
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    Fed says economy needs $600B bond-purchase program...haha

    i just fucking curious-what recovery rate would be "sufficient" for them? what a fuck they are expecting(if anything)? from zero to 10% GDP in one year or something? blah blah blah.. SSDD
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    $25,000 minimum for daytrading needs to be changed

    you can think any way you like it,but i believe that the MORE participants is better.... i use to believe that exchanges are thinking same way,but not anymore..because they have "new" source of income now..they not interested in our pennies..they selling all sorts of data for those,who pay...
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    $25,000 minimum for daytrading needs to be changed

    for those futures lovers-i have question-you do realize, that by trading futures you not only trade extremely high leverage instrument,but also stepping into extremely efficient market. let me repeat this one more time-EXTREMELY EFFICIENT. mean that you must beat all those HFT's,PHD's, Nobel...
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    $25,000 minimum for daytrading needs to be changed

    absolutely useless...but... nobody gives a shit about that..who needs those whiners with couple K on account,when they have bots now..bots, that create an illusion of market activity..one more hint that wall street doesn't really give's the shit about retail guys..more-they don't want...
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