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    50% tax, will US follow suit?

    Luxury spending is a choice! those actions spent on buying "waste" keeps many smaller industries alive, and that is the ironic part.
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    50% tax, will US follow suit?

    i get more frustrated when I think about this in TIME vs money paid --- to think you are working till the end of June for the govt. before you start to work for yourself -- makes me frustrated. at some point, if you have made money, and saved YOU have to start thinking to yourself "why work?"
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    How are you positioning for the eventual Market top?

    In a different fashion, I have been using the strength to reduce my debt exposure, and raise more cash. (this is my short position investment -- and actually have not lost much financially with these sells -- which has been a pleasant surprise). daily, i have no long, or short trading bias.
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    My guess as to why traders fail

    I would agree that newbies fail because they "buy the falling knife" or short strength thinking they can outlast the market --- however my experience with traders who are consistently green -- been at this game for long time --- fade market moves. granted however, they are considerably more...
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    If you MUST make money, then you won't make any money?

    Everyone's experience is different in trading... as in life there are always exceptions to the averages. the beauty is having the choice(s) in America.
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    Trader P/L 2010

    +2327, on 125k shs. very slow open, as I was expecting some action. done early, today because I am travelling. have great weekend, all. will post again in Q2, and enjoyed answering a few questions about my trading and experiece as a trader. :)
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    Trader P/L 2010

    +9451, on 132k shs. overall, solid day even with "the grind higher" market mentality. off to the gym for some physical exercise, as the brain is almost ready for the weekend.
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    Trader P/L 2010

    -2118, on 134k shs. overall, slower day but missed significant news in a stock today that cost me 3,500. i keep pretty good stats, on my trading and currently reading Trading Risk by Grant. Enjoy the book so far, and started to build out more stats in excel. the learning, and work never stops!!!!
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    Trader P/L 2010

    +6837, on 231k shs. will post for this week, to motivate. still unable to substantially put up more consistent numbers, however - but I cant complain. 2009 was my slowest year over the past 5 years. 2010 been good year, so far ... was able to build own backtester and db this past year in 2009...
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    CNBC TV link

    Use bloombergTV instead. I am travelling for the month, but still trading and I use it. Regardless of your connection speed, there is still a delay, however. http://www.bloomberg.com/tvradio/tv/ simply, click on the left side > Launch Video player, then click on your country i.e. USA. Enjoy!
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    Serious question about automated quant trading for the person of average intelligence

    "This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill -- the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill -- you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes." - welcome!
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    Best GE hedge?

    data, i am looking at 1.208 beta on GE, for more update number. Yahoo, and other free sources beta's lookback were more on multi year. FYI
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    Manual for thinkorswim platform?

    LexNY. I am doing the same, for my TOS account. I have tons and tons of charts. Stupid question, but I am going thru this all morning ... HOW in the heck do I simply delete a chart from a flex grid layout? There use to be little window to add chart below or to the right, or delete. When I...
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    Global Colding..........

    ok. let me simply stop posting so you dont need to correct me again. :)
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    Global Colding..........

    i admit i am an idiot.... that is why I trade. Sure fixed the issue fast!
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    Global Colding..........

    reminds me of the ozone, alarmists. basically if they were right, by 2010 the ozone was to be completely gone! oh, but wait ....
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    Opening Orders - 2009

    Ouch the kiss of death! Time for another cold period for OOs! ... :)
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    1/4% Tax on all stock trades pushed in NY Times today

    can't live in fear, or the land of what if... simply start preparing NOW. paper asset decline is only halfway complete. this tax, simply fits into the cycle of paper asset destruction. sad, but true.
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    System adaptability to changing mkt conditions

    exactly, adjusting to vol.
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    Tax refugees staging escape from New York

    with that logic based on education and/or experience, Congress can't weigh-in (aka ...vote) on anything ... well maybe you are on to something..... :)
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