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    GDP Growth Under Trump Was the Worst Since Hoover

    I hope your are being sarcastic, since Trump's final jobs record was even worse than his GDP record: Trump to leave office with the worst jobs record since Herbert Hoover https://fortune.com/2021/01/11/us-economy-jobs-numbers-trump-compared-past-presidents-worst-record-since-hoover/
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    Wash Trades and Taxes

    1. Google Mark To Market tax election. 2. Either get an accountant that understands day trading or spend $60 and educate yourself: https://greentradertax.com/store/green-trader-tax-guide/greens-2020-trader-tax-guide-download/
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    Different Perspectives for Online Retail ETFs

    ONLN dividend yield is 1.2%; For a higher yielding tech ETF consider TDIV which has a 2.3% dividend yield.
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    Anti-Ark ETF "SARK" to Bet Against Cathie Wood’s Flagship Fund

    5 character symbols are reserved for certain equity types, such as mutual funds, OTCBB stocks, ADRs, etc.
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    API access to my programmer

    How about giving the programmer read-only access? https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/software/am3/am/settings/readonlyaccess.htm#:~:text=Read%2Donly%20access%20gives%20you,will%20need%20to%20log%20in.
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    Problem with the Execution Filter

    I know that the date doesn't work in execFilter (it is documented on the IB website). Not sure if time works. Try sending the request with just the initialized execFilter (i.e. don't change any fields). That should get you all the executions for the current day, and you can filter what you want...
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    Why didn’t Microsoft die?

    Microsoft didn't die because they are the master of locking companies into using their products. There are free or low-cost alternatives to most Microsoft products (Apache WebServer vs IIS, LibreOffice vs MS Office, MySql vs SQL Server, Java vs C#, etc), but Microsoft makes sure that their...
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    US's birth rate felt and dodo birds in bow ties thinks immigration is the solution

    Hate to burst your bubble but Americans don't really want to study those fields that produce the innovation. More than 1/2 of all STEM Phd's granted in the USA go to foreign students. And in the critical areas of Math, Physics and Computer Science the percentage is much higher.
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    The switch to communist economy.

    I am not as sure as Bkr88 that it will only 5 years, but eventually, after a few thousand deaths/accidents caused by software bugs, self-driving cars will become much safer than human-driven cars. Once that happens, insurance companies will raise the rates on non-self-driven cars so high that...
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    is it worth it?

    You are forgetting one thing - taxes. You will also be taxed on the the full amount of the withdrawal (not just the after penalty amount). I strongly encourage you to leave the money in the 401K and let it grow, tax deferred, over the years. Also Google how to use your 401K as an emergency fund.
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    Trading out of Roth IRA while young

    Just to clarify, your only have to pay the penalty on the earnings. You can withdraw any portion of your initial contribution at any time without penalty. Also, there are ways around the earnings withdrawal penalty, such as to pay college tuition (for yourself, spouse or child), or health...
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    Rent free and more freeeee hand outs. Yes millions living rent free all while Job openings SURGE!!!

    True, but a bit of a strawman. The amount of shares owned by unions is negligible. 84% of all shares are owned by the wealthiest 10%.
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    Window Manager for multiple monitors

    Looks like Windows 11 may fix your problem. New feature from WSJ: External monitors: You know when you unplug an external monitor all the windows gather on your laptop screen? In Windows 11, when you unplug, your big screen’s open windows just minimize to the laptop’s task bar. Then, when you...
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    What do you think off Investor's Business Daily ETF strategy?

    I am not hugely impressed with IBD. The IBD top 50 ETF, FFTY, barely beats SPY returns, and badly trails QQQ over 1 year and 5 years https://tinyurl.com/284tcd8h
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    can tws c++ api be run on window 10?

    In the Windows Search box, search for "Check Updates". Click the "Advanced Options" selection box at the bottom of the screen. Click the last date. This will prevent Windows from doing any automatic updates or reboots for about 6 weeks. Once a month, select a "Resume Updates" to get the...
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    Is there software that scans custom stock lists for certain chart patterns?

    Might be easier to invert the search; i.e. use a site such as Finviz to search for all stocks that match the chart pattern, then import that list into Excel to compare against your csv list.
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    How long before news is fully priced in?

    Thanks for the info. Just bought it on Amazon. Hopefully I can glean 1 or 2 good ideas from the book.
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    Window Manager for multiple monitors

    Glad to hear it worked. I know from experience how frustrating the windows shuffle can be.
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    How long before news is fully priced in?

    I have a semi-automated system. i.e. My system processes both news and quotes in realtime, and when my algorithm detects a possible buy or short, it pops up a screen with the relevant news and other info displayed. The amount and price fields are already filled in so all I have to do is press...
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    How long before news is fully priced in?

    As other responders have noticed it depends on the type of news. However, I make most of my income by processing news (I don't use charts) so I would like to expand on that. News goes through 3 phases: Initial, Short term and Long term. In almost all news (earnings, economic, mergers...
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