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"I can't think of many things that would kill this country faster than Frank, Pelosi and Reid controlling the spigot" Deficit spending by government is an increase of the money supply. Trying to control monetary policy by the manipulation of rates is like the little boy putting his finger in...

I used to work with a guy who would say, " scared money can't gamble and a jealous man can't work". Is trading stocks a gamble? Of course it is. Anything with a risk is a gamble. There has never been a trading system that is 100% profitable without risk. The trader must try and trade with...

Price has no relationship to stock value in the short term. It is all manipulation. Searching for stops by MMs and specialists is the primary reason for daily fluctuations. Market reports and news can cause a temporary minor price movement so one must be aware of such sceduled announcements...

How do you monitor the off record trading? As you probably know, investment professionals have two accounts, one for trading and another for investment. Large blocks of securities are privately exchanged away from any market and not reported on the tape.

Double order entry from a market center does not explain why identical orders are always placed and/or cancelled from ISE and EAB whenever I place an order using Sterling. I am not using either of these markets for placement. I have only started using Sterling. This predicament has never...

I am using Sterling and every time I enter an order, for example buy 100 of XXX at a limit price, an identical order at the same time and price will be entered from ISE and EAB. My order will be listed ahead based on time but it will not be two seconds until an order for 200 shares at the same...

The Exchange clearing house clear and settle the open positions for the clearing members. The clearing members then settle the open positions with their customers/clients (public, CTA, CPO, IB, floor traders, etc). These clearing/settlement are normally done daily at the end of day but the...

I used IB several years ago and I have never used Scottrade. So I cannot give a comparsion of the two. But I trade intraday and if you are a day trader, it would appear one would be better with a firm where you can obtain the adding liquidity rebate and eliminate the spread. Also, I like direct...

LNG (AMEX) looks good to me for next Monday intraday trading on the upside.