Search results

  1. F

    Interactive brokerage prop trading groups

    If they did, you would never know it except the screens may look a little similar. It is also referred to as "white paging". IB won't touch the "slop-prop" shops. It is an elite private clan reserved for the likes of the "Cohens", etc.
  2. F

    Possible to get PDT designation permanently?

    Also please read your brokers requirements for opening a stock trade on margin versus maintaining a stock position. They are different. I only say this if you occasionally hold a stock overnight. Some brokers are very bad (lax, even some big ones) about letting you go over margin midday and...
  3. F

    Firms That Don't Require Licenses

    I call this the new Bernie Madoff rule. Deposit or keep no more money in an account than you would want temporarily locked up, inaccessible, or totally lost. Offshore??..have you ever heard of anyone going to another country (i.e. Nigeria) to collect their money? Donald Trump was once...
  4. F

    Interactive Brokers or TradeStation?

    And your strategy protects you from yourself.............
  5. F

    Prop Firms for Experienced Traders

    Have you contacted WTS?
  6. F

    Taxes for prop traders

    Disclaimer: I am a trader. I am neither an accountant, lawyer, or publisher. And, I'm not going to be able to give you a very complete answer here. If you mean personal income tax rate, the answer is not very simple. It could all blend in with your entire income stream. If you qualify as a...
  7. F

    Taxes for prop traders

    Like Don said, prop trading is pretty straight forward without all the IRS filing requirements "only if" you are a "member" of the prop firm (receiving a K-1), If your arrangement is otherwise, heed the warnings in the book I recommended, and you need an accountant who knows day trading...
  8. F

    Taxes for prop traders

    Here is a link to a page from Mr Robert Green's web-site that could otherwise be a liitle hard to find. Click on all the entity types as there is some good information. Hope it helps. http://www.greencompany.com/PropTraders/TradersTax.shtml
  9. F

    Taxes for prop traders

    I've been doing this for 8 years under every various methodology (retail, institutional, sole proprietor, prop). A "great" start would be to buy the book by Robert Green "The Tax Guide for Traders". Then go to his website and also read his blogs over the last few years posted on the website...
  10. F

    SureTrader

    I have been had "all in good fun" you guys have a nice day :)
  11. F

    SureTrader

    If you are registered (I assume you are Series 56) you might want to ask yourself why are you searching the world, when there are many good companies in the USA. Great rates are not a substitute for good trading. If you are already U-4'd somewhere, you might want to re-read your agreement...
  12. F

    Prop firm Due Diligence

    HTmarket: The link to obtain info on Quebec companys did not seem to work for me. Regards
  13. F

    Finding the Holy Grail

    There is no substitute for a well disciplined trader. And nothing will help you if you aren't.
  14. F

    Need advice for new trading laptop

    I am an intra-day, day trader. For your type of trading and holding periods, anything will work that your eyes (screen size) are happy with.
  15. F

    8 monitors

    The NVS450 is the latest version (replacing the production of the NVS440). Each card will support 4 monitors each, and I believe it only comes in PCIE so you would need two unused PCIE slots. Each card has it's own 586mb RAM (128 per monitor). This card uses heat sinks (no fans) and "does not"...
Back
Top