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    FAS or FAZ which one?

    As I have said before I do not and will not trade this very often. BUT I wanted to ask anyone with experience trading this if they have used candlesticks and bollinger bands to trade this. If I am done trading I will virtual trade this ETF and I have done a decent trading it.
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    $5000 to 0 in 2 days!

    3G???
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    10 Billion Spent On Combating Marijuana? Lmfaoo!?

    LMFAO... We need a REAL president that will take this issue on. We also need a business man in the White House that HAS NEVER FILED Chaper 7 or 11 in his/her entire life.
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    $5000 to 0 in 2 days!

    Hey...You mind buying me an iphone before you blow that money?
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    Noob question on margin/leverage

    RandomCapital, Thanks...yea I like to understand the process of actually executing a trade then study its inner workings. Throw someone in front of a major league pitcher and they will fail miserably but at least they know whats coming and what to practice. On the other hand have someone...
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    Noob question on margin/leverage

    Do you just multiply those by 2 if you take out 2 contracts?
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    Noob question on margin/leverage

    cvds, Where did you get this number from '$2475' or how did you calculate it. Thanks for your time. --edit I found it on the same page as the $3094.... stupid me...
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    FAS or FAZ which one?

    15K was left and with the after hours trading assume premarket holds flat it is 20K lol I have kept from losing by not getting greedy though. There's no way I would have held until 2:15pm when this puppy took off though... edit--- I do not trade these often. They are too much for...
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    Noob question on margin/leverage

    ----------- IB Maintenance Margin Minimums Futures: 50 units of Futures currency/contract Examples: USD-denominated contract: $50/contract IB Initial Margin Minimums 125% of Maintenance Margin --------------- 1)Does this mean that you only need $50 in excess...
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    Noob question on margin/leverage

    I am a total futures noob so bear with me. I trade stocks and that's it, but I am curious, have the time, and love to learn.-----I will not be trading futures for a long long time if EVER----- I do not entirely understand margin and if it is directly related to leverage offered by your...
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    FAS or FAZ which one?

    I bought FAS at 7.78 8000 shares after its bounce from the low of the day today and took profit at 8, made money but left ALOT on the table...
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    100K to 133.14159K in 361 Days

    Thanks that was very educational for me. I appreciate the time you put into that post. Good luck.
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    100K to 133.14159K in 361 Days

    If shouldn't be posing in your thread, let me know... How do you calculate AME? I don't understand really what it is or how you are calculating it. Thanks.
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    IB and some Bust and $wire fees?

    I couldn't find the answer to thins here and didn't know where to post the questions, sorry if wrong area. Does the following link mean that if I cancel or change an order(ie moving a stop 10+ times as I frequently do) I will incur some chargers by IB...
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    DRYS Long Straddle

    Given that the options pricing picture below is more than the last trade, could we consider the price of the call option to be 'cheap' so to speak? And for the Thinkorswim picture do you know how far the computer is going back to try and calculated the % odds of a stock falling between two...
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    DRYS Long Straddle

    I am attaching a picture here of ThinkorSwims analysis of this stock and CBOE's Theoretical Listed Option Price. If you would like to look at those attachments and comment please do. ThinkorSwim has the Volatility of DRYS at 150%. The last call and put for FEB 09 15's are at 1.95 and...
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    DRYS Long Straddle

    Thanks for the post newguy ;) In my virtual trade I cut my loss on this trade at $(500.00)
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    Windows 7 Experiences

    I run 4 different operating systems. I dual boot and I use the free Virtualbox. Windows 7 looks and feels just like Vista. I love Ubuntu for my leisure and XP for everything else. I agree with the poster who said XP will have to be dead and buried before I switch. XP is fine...
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    scottrade elite weekly chart

    I am looking at a 5 min interval and 5 day chart right now and I see the entrire day on Friday. Maybe I am missing what you are saying?
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    looking at GNK for a move

    GNK is a shipper, so you better be ready for a wild ride if you trade this stock!!!
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