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I assume the $1K a day then is not actively trading (intraday) those contracts but rather structuring a position that can last days to weeks... I presume now the $1K daily is the average per day, which would make a lot of sense.. and if that $25K margin in use is for spreading, then you are...

must be a california/west coast thing... NYC is more cut-throat... even when we are networking we are measuring the "competition" and I've never seen the sales/desk traders vacation together... when they hang out at the lounges some of us IT geeks who trade go there as well and it is more about...

clearly, I havent been trying hard enough either... something to consider and think about changing... I would be curious to know what those traits that you are...

perhaps you are looking at it at the wrong angle... $25K margin, depending on the contract and intraday requirements, amounts to much greater notional value... for example... I will use one of my equities strategies that started performing again that I am looking to deploy soon enough...

tax deferred accounts (IRA/401k/etc) do not allow shorting stock...

then I don't understand why you are planning on using a laptop instead of a desktop with more than one monitor... what is your trading style... "intensive trader" doesn't really tell much... but overall, that MBP should be fine...

simple... and I will tell you what works for me might not work for you.. I trade primarily on my IRA account, very little done outside of it.. I added size as I grew my account... I tracked what the average size for the market's I trade is, and I stopped @ 50% of that size, it also depends on...

there is such a thing as smart risk... and not so smart risks... specially when the person taking the risks has not learned enough about the possible consequences of the actions he/she is taking...

i commend you for having guts and trading without knowledge... but i bet that everyone that sold short @ 46-48 thought the same thing as you did, we reached a top (let's short it!) ... and that those shorting 51-52 though the same... but the stock is at $56.46, was raised by a few analysts and...

if I am not mistaken, MBF has an office, but they are futures only... and sadly, if I did something like that it would be around my area around lower fairfield county or in the city... I would suggest to find a meetup group for traders in LI and see if something pans out...

there are a few in the city, or you might find a few traders, partner up and rent space at regus sharing an office... that is what I would be doing personally if I was doing anything like you are doing...

LMAO.... I dont trade options, but to me this is simple risk management... IBKR is under no obligation to expose themselves to risk if they so see fit... they follow their risk management rules, they play conservative, regardless of how "wrong" the model they might be using is or is not...

their charting (XCharts) sucks, so you would still need something else.. but if they said $500 including the spreader I would switch :)

you know what products you trade and what volumes you trade, why not create a spreadsheet model and calculat it on your own? is not like we have the details of your volumes or products traded... just look at their FAQ for assistance as to what you should have on the spreadsheet...

if you are thinking of an actual fund/firm... you will probably need someone to give you a "chance"... so basically, i hope that Ivy gets you in the door and the one across is an alma matter...

i agree, but keep in mind not all teachers are great, so being in a classroom at times a luck based to get a great teacher... enterprise scale might be different from what I consider enterprise and what you might... as an example... the budget for my bank for IT is $3.5b.... for smaller...

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max resolution is relative to: - what your video card will support... - what your screen will support... so not sure how to assist without more information on what you are trying to achieve.. as such, I suggest wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_resolution

for whatever is worth... 1) finish school, taking a break and thinking you will finish it later might never come; things happen in life that will derail things. 2) Financial Services is a small world, network, network, network... so if you get offered an internship this summer at CBOT...

it is easy to build your own... http://www.hoadley.net/options/options.htm that is all you need if you want to use excel to manage your trading and positions...