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I fail to see how washing their hands of a supposedly malicious customer is anything to be applauded. As a customer, shareholder, or law-abiding patriot I don't see how this could be a possibly be good thing. If they think the money is dirty, it should be reported. Otherwise, they're jerks...

I didn't say IB was violating anyone's inalienable rights. I said they appeared to be being acting like gigantic assholes. And, when it comes to everything below the level of illegal (and/or contradictory to the contract one signs with IB), they should mind their own damn business...

I don't know the gritty details of the banking laws in this country, but if IB seriously suspects that a crime (such as fraud) has been committed, it should report the situation to the proper authorities. An analogy: A person walks into a restaurant and asks to be seated. (If you wish, the...

Don't you think the courteous and civil thing to do would be to actually tell your clients what your policies are? Oh well, guess I'm just old-fashioned like that.

What is with all the vitriol directed against sivashad? The guy's command of the English language is obviously choppy and lacking subtlety, but that's certainly not a crime and (taken at face value) his position sounds fairly sympathetic to me: "Based on information received by the IB...

I think there's at least one other important one: momentum = mv. (i.e. Overbought/oversold)

I BELIEVE THAT THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL TRADING IS TAKING A SCREWDRIVER AND REMOVING THE KEY JUST BELOW THE TAB KEY. That's how the "big firms" do it, anyway.

Yeah, I suppose I can just send off a quick email to all the brokers I'm considering. Would be easiest. Note to people still begging for the data: if you didn't post any useful info yesterday, then I'm not going to send you the data. Sorry, I don't mean to be a jerk about this, but I did...

Heh, I remember hearing about those guys. Yeah, you can make a steady income with blackjack or sometimes even poker, but I think that the odds are a lot better in the markets. And even if they aren't, at least no one is going to kick you out if you start consistently winning. But in...

<i>PS: If you are actually series 7 licensed, which I strongly doubt, you MUST report bankruptcy/judgements against you to the NASD or they will suspend your license for lying on your U4.</i> Nah, I'm just a kid with a cheap laptop, a four figure bank account, and a very decent...

Well, I don't know if that's quite true... most of my orders were confirmed in under 5 seconds. That said, I have heard that they're kinda slow and not terribly reliable, and I plan on getting into futures anyway, so the point is moot. I merely brought them up because they're one example of a...

Well, since there seems to be some disagreement, maybe people can mention specific firms they know for a fact that don't use credit checks? One guy mentioned that Scottrade <i>did</i> check your credit rating, and I can tentatively agree--when I was at the Scottrade offices, I vaguely...

k, I've compressed it in a rar and put it up. PM if you want the link.

If someone can point me to a good free hosting site, I can manually upload the data and PM the links to those people who were kind enough to reply.

Ok, I just got off the phone. It's done, and boy and boy can they get nasty when they realize you aren't going to give them any money. Thanks for the input--you all made this decision a lot easier for me. Unfortunately... The minute history link isn't working. The tick history is, but...

Just got off the phone with them, and they've extended the deadline until 2 PM today. What an infurtiating conversation. Every one of them constantly oscillates between professional and condescending, like some schizophrenic good cop/bad cop routine. Plus, they're constantly pumping me for...

Yeah, it surprises me too... especially in light of the very large margins availible with index futures like the e-mini. I also have a very hazy half-memory of of my old stock broker mentioning a credit check in the passing. Currently checking this with some Googling. So far the only...

Unbelievable. I just got a call from a collection agency I've been having a long-running dispute with. I've been double-billed for the same charge and despite presenting them with what I consider written proof that the amount was paid in full, they have rejected my dispute and have informed...

As of last September, Opera has removed all ads from their browser. However, I would still recommend Firefox over Opera for the extensions. Opera's UI might be a little nicer, but Firefox's huge library of user-made extensions lets you do practically anything with your browser. Microsoft...

I've been playing around a little with day trading and short-term interday trading stocks. Made a couple bucks, nothing too exciting. I've only got around $7k of capital at the moment. Obviously, I haven't been doing a heck of a lot of day trading with $7k... damn $25k rule... I do have...