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    How safe are my funds with a (US) futures broker?

    "I think that attempting to document a false intent to invest in securities' Thanks for your answer, but not sure where the above comes in - I actually do (now) invest almost exclusively in stocks through IB.
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    How safe are my funds with a (US) futures broker?

    Hunt Brothers would be able to fill you in on that. Something about the casino owners changing the rules so they did not lose. You could also look at the old floor rules on bidding that made it possible to run stops at very little risk, or you could think about front running. etc etc
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    How safe are my funds with a (US) futures broker?

    Thanks for clarification/update - missed that. Is there some way that can designate/confirm funds are for stock purchases. Complicating/eliminating factor might be that I am not US National and not purchasing US stocks.
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    How safe are my funds with a (US) futures broker?

    With futures brokers it is made to look as if you have some kind of protection on casual inspection. Actually what can happen is if a big customer of a broker incurs a huge loss they can take (STEAL) the funds of the other customers to make up the loss to the exchange. Note, they don't go after...
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    trading from China

    Read somewhere that Tradestation does not work in China due to the great firewall - I think it was a situation where TS regards a connection as dead with 40ms non response
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    Core i7-3930K vs Xeon E5-2630 For Long-duration Financial Calculations

    Assuming this is not a spoof - rigs for mining bitcoins: http://gizmodo.com/bitcoin/
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    Build Your Own - Step by Step ( i7 2600k)

    Yes the 450 as in "450 uses displayport - can be problematic". NVS 440 can't run 30" screens - forget what max resolution for 440 is. Less memory also
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    Excel skills

    I have problems learning the conventional way - I learned by looking at examples, reverse engineering them and copying what I needed from others (public domain) into my spreadsheets.
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    Easy mount LCD

    I have this one without the sliding mounts http://shop.easymountlcd.com/Quad-Four-LCD-Monitor-Stand-Free-Standing-up-to-24-002-0015-002-0015.htm be advised if you use it with 19" or 20" 4:3 spect (old type) for the monitors to touch at the edge and give a seamless fit they will be so far...
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    The Shorting of Frauds, Overhyped and Bankrupt Stocks Journal

    IMO You get big red bars/large drawdowns in stocks where holders have large profits - someone with a 300% profit is not overly sensitive to 10% slippage to get out. Although if you have followed web boards on a stock you will see how the people rotate - very few buy and hold for making the...
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    The Shorting of Frauds, Overhyped and Bankrupt Stocks Journal

    Typical US company model - Growth from build out geographically, use unsustainable or front end load sales tactics, stretch the accounting, have IPO at peak. Laugh all the way to the bank.
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    The Greece bull market journal

    http://www.alsosprachanalyst.com/markets/greek-stock-market-in-historical-context.html 'The realisation that Greek equities have somehow outperformed Chinese equities this year so far is quite comical. In fact, we are still laughing at it, as even Greeks cannot quite believe this has actually...
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    What Monitors do you have, size, specs - Led or LCD ?

    You got very very lucky
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    What Monitors do you have, size, specs - Led or LCD ?

    Alternatively buy 2 second hand Dell 20" 4:3 aspect ratio for USD 75 each
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    Keyboard Shortcut

    I really would like to know the keyboard shortcut that would allow me to locate the cursor in the data entry box of a program so I can enter a ticker in the data entry box of a chart program I have just alt tabbed to from another different chart program. Just want to sit back with a [maybe...
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    Would a Mini Display port To DVI adapter for Apple work for other Video cards ?

    My bad - newer cards will run 1920x1200
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    Would a Mini Display port To DVI adapter for Apple work for other Video cards ?

    With full size display port, passive will not run resolutions above 1600 X 1200
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    XP Pro or Windows 7 ?

    WinstonTJ, can I pick you brains re your spcialist keyboard shortcut knowledge ?I really would like to know the keyboard shortcut that would allow me to locate the cursor in the data entry box of a program so I can enter a ticker in the data entry box of a chart program I have just alt tabbed to...
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    Windows 8 Availability

    Running it on i7 2600k and i7 950. Planned for x64 w7 but the reality of it just drove me crazy - it tries to control the minutia of everything. Also no upgrade pathway for programs and settings. Swapped back on secondary machine when I became unable to launch broker apps for reasons never...
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    Windows 8 Availability

    Agree. Took Win 7 and latest office off secondary machine. It was that bad. Using XP SP3 and Office 2003 - you know, pre effing ribbon . Dear Bill & Steve, I don't have time for this sh*t. Rgs M
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