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Fact: Old people don't like to shovel snow and be cold. So I would buy real estate in warm places like California and Florida. Looks like it's already happening -- http://money.cnn.com/2004/02/11/pf/yourhome/housing4Q/index.htm?CNN=yes

Outsourcing is great for capitalists because they can now find cheaper labor and open new markets globally. Outsourcing is good for labor in certain poor countries because they will get more jobs. Outsourcing is generally bad for labor in rich countries because they will be more likely to...

Actually, many Americans are moving to Baja California, Mexico for the cheap real estate and San Diego-like climate. There is a real estate boom in Tijuana just across the border. However, you have to put up with speaking Spanish, the drug gangs, and the corrupt Mexican police. TraderC

Hard to do that in the winter time when there is so much rain and somewhat chilly outside. :) San Diego is drier and warmer. It's nice and sunny outside right now. :) TraderC

The things I miss the most about New England are the Patriots, and tax-free shopping in NH. :) Check out the median sales price of existing homes in the US for the last quarter: http://www.realtor.org/publicaffairsweb.nsf/Pages/MetroPrices4thQtr03?OpenDocument Compare the changes...

I just moved from NH to San Diego, CA last spring. I got rid of my snow shovel, snow blower and mosquito magnet. I can't stand the weather there anymore, despite of the low tax advantage of NH. The weather of NH is decent only from August to September. The rest of the year is either too...

Hey Puffy, I have traded with many brokers since 1999 (Brown, Datek, CyberTrader, TradeStation, etc..). I don't work for anyone but myself. I am not satisified with my current brokers so I have been looking to try new ones. Maybe you work for someone? :D

I was just about to open an acct with IB. I guess I won't at this point.

Sorry, this maybe a dumb question, but what's NYSE Direct? How many shares can you send thru it? And how's the quality of execution compared to sending to NYSE specialists, which we all know sucks. Thanks.

How about a massive class action lawsuit by small investors against NYSE and the specialist firms? That will get their attention! :mad: Remember when Nasdaq and its Market Makers had to pay back billions to investors? NYSE should get the same deal.

Zero infrastructure? That's the propganda of Taxachusetts to keep you guys from leaving! They need you to pay for the Big Dig. :D Seriously, the infrastructure up here is much better than what many expected. You bank acct will be fatter without the 12% capital gains tax. :)

I was in the Boston Area, but moved to NH in 1999. Zero income tax is awesome! :p How can you guys put up paying 12% to Taxachusetts? :confused:

So the lesson is that the best time to write covered calls is when the volatility is high. As someone pointed out earlier, the volatility is pretty low right now. I guess I will put my money into CD hibernation. Any better suggestion? :confused:

New Hampshire has no income and no sales tax. What a deal! Besides, it's definitely not flat. Lots of mountains and lakes. :)

qazmax: I agree, PT has a lot of potential. Like you, I am mainly a stock trader, not a trader of options, futures, currency, etc... I traded with PT a couple years back. I found their system to be interesting, but quite unreliable, freezing up during every fast market I traded...

qazmax: You're one funny dude. A while ago you were bashing PreferredTrade, and glorifying IB. On Preferred, you said, ``But the system itself is not very dynamic. '' On IB, you said, ``IB has advance routing and always has the latest and greatest.'' Do you remember that? I...

No deception, no hidden fees, and quality customer service.

Do you see me promoting Cyber or Brown? I only tell people when asked about my broker. I see Kymer promoting TS every chance he gets. Please don't become like him.

I still don't think you have read my thread. Otherwise you won't say the fault could be on either end. As I have said before, I am still using Brown & Co and CyberTrader.

I don't want to keep repeating what I have already said. If you don't understand why I warn people about TS, please go back and read my thread http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5627