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    An Alleged Fraud Uncovered by a Short Seller Ends in Gunfire

    No. But that’s fraud. if you make millions on the original 500k, your investors might forgive you (ala Martin skirelli) but the regulators won’t. A Ponzi scheme would be that you then raise 2mm from someone else and pay that as returns to the first 1mm. People who cash out “earn” from other...
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    IBKR: Initial margin report by security

    On reg T they tell you the req for the stock. I think they do it for options, but I don’t use reg t so I’m not sure. On portfolio margin they don’t tell you what your margin will be before you trade.
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    Looking to form trading group-US intraday equities

    Everyone starts somewhere in some environment, which is obvious to others how to make money
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    which youtube "traders" are legit?

    this person has all sorts of insights: https://mobile.twitter.com/anyamertrade or maybe, thighsights
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    Does anyone here use more esoteric trading strategies like Astrology or psychics?

    Renaissance technologies I believe.
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    Does anyone here use more esoteric trading strategies like Astrology or psychics?

    there was a study that showed the daily performance of the Dow correlated to the temperature in Central Park.
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    IBKR: Initial margin report by security

    that makes sense. It’s a buffer as other costs are tabulated.
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    Best of Private Equity Stocks?

    better than all the rest.
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    IBKR: Initial margin report by security

    If this is a real constraint then you are probably running close to a margin call.
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    Fewer hot showers, less meat: How retirees on fixed incomes are dealing with inflation

    but many benefited from reagononomics and the recent interest rates that made their homes so valuable at the expense of the next generation of home buyers.
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    Fewer hot showers, less meat: How retirees on fixed incomes are dealing with inflation

    A bunch of boomers who put us in this spot.
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    Any of you guys thinking about going to fight in Ukraine?

    your argument tactics are similar to those on Facebook posts. Specious reasoning. If you can physically do something but actually can’t because of the ramifications, then it doesn’t count. America could end this war in 15 minutes as well but nuclear bombing all of Russia but it really can’t...
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    Any of you guys thinking about going to fight in Ukraine?

    why would you send in your B team to get slaughtered when you can send in your A team to conquer the country within hours? Does Putin not care about the lives of his soldiers?
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    IBKR: Initial margin report by security

    Why do you care about initial margin? After 24 hours you revert to maintainence margin. Maybe @rmorse can explain why initial margin even exists? I always figured it had to do with settlement risk, which in reality is non-existant.
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    Any of you guys thinking about going to fight in Ukraine?

    he’s referring to helping the Russians as they need all the help they can get. “everyone believed Russia had the second best army in the world. Russia has the second best army in Ukraine.”
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    which youtube "traders" are legit?

    for anyone - not just a chart technician. this industry is ripe with scammers and fraudsters, and people who genuinely think they know what they are doing but actually don’t. It’s a tough business to make money in.
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    which youtube "traders" are legit?

    I remain skeptical. but I also never bought Bitcoin (“I got 10 forks right here”)
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    Is there tail risk owning worthless options

    It’s literally a free option.
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    Is there tail risk owning worthless options

    you can always not exercise an option if you are long. So you have no risk
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    FRONTLINE: Putin’s Road to War

    Your protestors stormed government buildings and plotted to kidnap, rape, and kill government leaders who didn’t agree with trump. Those people are still plotting.
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