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I am trying to figure out what to do with my taxes this yr and was doing a little research on the web, since my accountant doesn't know all that much about having a trader as a client. I came across Green's website and saw that he specializes in trader's taxes. Does anyone have any info...

this is complete BS...i went down again.

why is the dollar going down so much this morning? what is the news out there?

So with all the news out there about the mortgage market right now, what are everyone's thoughts about buying a house right now? If one was in a position to wait, would you recommend it? Or would you recommend entering a low ball bid? just curious...

this market got me today. I really did not think that Bear Stearns would call for a conference call and whine the whole time about how they are getting plugged. I was up until about 2:00 and then proceeded to bleed away my gains from the past two days.

I managed to make 2k at the open today...ok, time to reevaluate. My goal for the rest of the day is to not get hurt and try to figure out the "why's"... thanks for all the imput. by the way, how is everyone else trading the market? any specifc sectors or indicators that anyone is using ?

I do trade for a living. I am not too worried. I just need to stop losing the money that I make. I do agree that there are some nice setups coming our way, so I am trying to be patient. Today should be interesting, I am going to try and get out of the hole, and once I do I am thinking of...

anyone else having a hard time in this market? I feel like every trade I am in ends up being a loser. When I go long, the market tanks, and when I short, it's always the bottom. I have never been so frustrated. The only thing that I have going is that I am not negative on the month...just...

anyone trading in Vermont? I am looking to move to Burlington area and would like to set up with some local traders. Let me know?

I am looking for a new fast real time news service...I know about bloomberg, but what else is out there? I currently use briefing and trade the news.

does anyone know if assent still lets people trade prop with them as a single member llc? any info and contacts would be greatly appreciated.

December has been the pits for me. I am usually a very consistent trader, maybe 7 or 8 positive days for every negative day. I got off to the month on a good note, but have since given back everything in 4 straight days. I am going to take the rest of the month off and come back fresh in...

How is everyone playing the airline merger rumors? It looks like industry wide consolidation will happen at some point. I think the best deal would be btwn United and Continental...what are some thoughts?

I was wondering who trades equities and futures on this board? I currently only trade equities, but want to dabble in the futures markets. What platform does everyone use? I was thinking of setting up a deal through ghco. Also, if you trade both, how many screens do u use?

For all of you out there that trade with Assent: Is it possible to stay with Assent, but change groups? let me know.

i overheard someone saying that nasdaq is trying to get rid of prop trading, and make everyone go retail? has anyone heard anything like that?

I was wondering how to go about figuring out how much money I should send Uncle Sam. I was W-2 for the first 6 months of the yr and have just started on as k-1. How should I go about in figuring out how much I should pay for the quarter? I was thinking of looking at my last pay stub and just...

I find the hardest thing about trading to be finding new stocks to trade on a daily/ weekly/ monthly basis. To me, being in the right stock, once consistently profitbable, is the hardest thing. what are some of the ways that help out in finding new stocks? Do you look for similar volume or...

dont want to give the names of the firms involved, but I was profitable. The only negative month that I had was my first month. The training that was provided only consisted of having a mentor... I am registered as a customer, trading my own money at the new firm, no contracts, just the...

no one knows anything? i thought elitetrader would have answers!