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    Sell a strategy

    why not just trade the thing? you'll make way more and not have to worry about marketing, support, etc.
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    Can anyone give some tips on Series 7 exam?

    took and passed the series 7 about 10 years ago. agree with the other posts about study materials. all i did was take the computer simulation tests (DOS back then) until i was about 95% on each one. i forget how long that took but it was at least a couple of weeks. didn't open any books...
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    Options Myths

    I think McMillan says it's about 50/50. Look at it this way, when option strikes are created, there are usually the same number of strikes on either side, both puts and calls. How can 90% expire worthless? They can't. However, since every option does suffer from time decay, it might seem...
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    Let's talk about our returns. Got any?

    sle- that's not true of every firm. compensation figures are well known in many. and you know the guy next to you is MAKING money (an income), not losing money. as i said before, a famous options guy told me he didn't know of any retail customer consistently making money from options...
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    Let's talk about our returns. Got any?

    i was talking to a very well known options guru at a party a while back and i asked him if he knew of any retail investors making an income from options exclusively. his answer was that he knew of no one. subsequent to that converstaion however, i found that a friend of an acquaintance is...
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    How much have you had to drink in your life?

    either too much or not enough...i'm not sure yet...
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    ES/NQ Daytrading support/mentor group

    db- mostly cci (woodie) and also ma crossovers in a smaller timeframe within a larger trend. don't know much about planetary alignment. dottom- i believe that i have some decent methods (nothing new or complex). you are correct on becoming a master of one thing. prox- really no reason...
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    ES/NQ Daytrading support/mentor group

    I am currently going through a rough time daytrading. What I am proposing is that a small group form to support each other via email or chat room or whatever. This will require time and effort from all involved. Maybe exchanging written B Plans, trade parameters/setups, and following up at...
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    Questions to ask (help for newbie)

    maybe it would help if you gave some specifics as to what you are looking for...
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    trading from Thailand

    health care is available and first rate in bkk. bumrungrad is one of the top hospitals in all of asia. a friend just had lasik there. i've taken my girlfriend there before and they have a lot of western educated doctors. 5-star hotel? maybe 3 or 4 stars. blue cross blue shield is available...
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    trading from Thailand

    "Anyone doing it? Anyone know if it can be done? And of course any related info about living (even for a while) as an American in Thailand appreciated (visas, work permits, taxes, degree of political danger, safety, ....anything)." i live in thailand and have now for two years, i...
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    Best Option Software Platfrom

    i assume that's what you meant by "platform." drawbacks include startegies limited to two legs, and constant nickel and diming for data and/or scans. cost - i forget but i think around 1000. plus 600 a year for volatility data Plus 50 a month for option price data PLUS 50 a month for scans.
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    What do you do with a pot of money when...

    you play your own game. who cares how much money you make on a big up day? what about all those days the market was down or flat? pulling dough out on a steady and consistent basis is what counts if you are a short-term trader.
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    Who knows about stanley Kroll?

    he passed away a few years ago.
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    Watch your step Wed. 10:30-11:00 est

    man, you guys are idiots...
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    IB-My Limit Buy Order Disappeared

    same thing happened to me on an option order. i thought i was filled but then had to re-enter two different times. and max pain-in-the ass, chill. it's a valid concern because it's not just an unfilled order; the order disappeared from the screen as if it were filled. i didn't realize it...
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    proposed Nevada Brothel Tax

    i live in thailand and there is talk of the same thing. but by law, prostitution is illegal here!
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    stops on options - exit

    what do you find the best way to exit a position that is going against you, assuming that you are not in front of a monitor all day. for example (swing trade), a simple position of march 50 calls on msft (current price of 48.30), purchase price of 1.70. suppose in 4 days msft is down to 46.75...
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