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Showing some age, don't ya think? How goes your trading? Kicking ass this year?

There IS an epidemic, at least one that the USDA is willing to recognize. It's called Chronic Wasting Disease or Mad Deer Disease. CWD was first identified decades ago in captive deer but has now spread to free-ranging deer. The problem is so bad in some states that they have resorted to mass...

This so-called ban was rather weak. Basically the FDA regulation prohibits the feeding of a ruminant to a ruminant, and even that had an exception for blood. So a cow couldn't be fed to a cow, but a cow could be fed to a pig or a chicken, and then the pig or chicken could be fed to a cow...

The reason I suspected it was one of the svchost.exe files that was a part of the problem was that the cpu time for it was running under Task Manager. It may have been a symptom and not a cause but it looked suspicious. Cheers.

The feeding of rendered animal remains to cows was ubiquitously practiced in all three NAFTA countries. It's really disingenuous of the USDA to point the finger at Canada as the source of the BSE when (1) it doesn't have the proof the cow was from Canada and (2) its testing is so woefully...

This was correct in my case. There were several svchost.exe files running at the same time. My cpu was constantly running and one day I get a call from my cable provider telling me that someone's been sending out mass spam from my ip address and using up my bandwidth. I tried several anti-virus...

Wouldn't it be convenient if the cow was from Canada? LOL Why do I get the same feelings when I hear that woman in charge of the USDA announce "the food supply is safe!" as I do when I hear some Wall Street parrot say "economic recovery! buy stocks!"? Notwithstanding the assurances, I'll bet...

I think you mean "res ipsa loquitur" - "the thing speaks for itself." There is also "res judicata" - "the thing has been adjudicated." Cheers.

He could add more hypothetical dollars to the hypothetical account to avoid said hypothetical wipe out. This is all hypothetical, of course.

I have an extra copy of DiNapoli's book in like new condition which I'm willing to part with. I don't recall how much I paid for it but if interested PM me with a reasonable offer and it's yours. Since I'm looking through my shelf, I'll recommend a few books that I consider gems and are not...

Is this a joke? LOL If you're not joking, then I think your futures broker is putting the joke on you.

I never worry about the competition. In relation to the market, what I do is insignificant. If anything, trading as a solo profession is getting better. Costs are down, liquidity is up. Looks good to me. Cheers.

I would love to have been a fly on the wall in the board meeting when this idea was hatched. The CEO has the balls of a trader. Kudos and good trading to him. Thanks for bringing attention to the article.

A lot of opinions in that discussion. I especially liked the chessplayer weighing in. I had to hurry through it, however, when my eyes began glazing over. Was there a point to it all? I must have missed it. Seriously, how can anyone object to the use of charts? They are windows to watch the...

Maybe you should give it up before embarrassing yourself further. You don't know how to trade. That inability, in and of itself, is neither a sin nor a crime. But what you are doing here is beyond merely pretending, isn't it? By your own admission you have sold a lot of your materials through...

You are amusing and your antics are good for a chuckle or two. But what could you possibly offer that would be worth $1,950? You've shown time and again you don't know how to trade. Perhaps the better question is who would be fool enough to not see through your bullshit and pay you money? If...

I'm referring to a taxpayer whose taxable income is taxed at no higher than the lowest marginal income tax rate. Whether that applies to you depends on your filing status (married filing joint, single, etc.) and your taxable income (i.e., income after deductions, exemptions, etc.). For 2003...

I'll give you a general answer to your question to get you started on your research. The ES qualifies as a section 1256 contract and is therefore taxed under the 60/40 rule. The 60/40 rule says 60% of your gains or losses are long-term capital gains or losses and 40% are short-term regardless...

Your comments are right on the money.

I'm with you on the spirit of your post. Just a minor correction, however. I trade futures and there is a little thing called the "60/40" rule that allows me to treat 60% of my gains as long term capital gains which is, thanks to George W, taxed at a flat 15%. The other 40% is taxed just like...