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I think you were plenty clear about your intentions. Great piece of software. I'm going to try the demo mode for a while and see if it works for me. Thanks, ges

You can be a part-time trader and use MTM accounting. At least that is what my tax preparer has said (and done). g

I'd like to be able to set up intraday indicators for stuff like the Thrust Oscillator. Still haven't been able to do it. gs

:mad: frivolous.

What did I miss? What article? g

hehehehe :D :D Fox and News shouldn't really be uttered in the same breath. What a lame POS. g

The State of AK. When I lived in AK, it was about 1000 per person per year. gs

I lived in Alasaka for several years and loved it. The trading hours would be wierd, but that wouldn't bother me. No state tax. No sales tax. And you still get a nice annual dividend check. gs

lescor, Are you a Canadian citizen? I really like Canada and even looked into immigrating, but I don't think I would score very high on their priority ranking. What is it like to live in Canada if you are a US citizen. Do you pay double taxes? gs

I really appreciate your presence here, Def. Happy Holidays to you. Glenn

I looked at this site...very interesting. BUT, it does look like a LOT of work to put together all the info. Surely there is a source somewhere for a complete database that contain all the stocks that have traded over the last n years, even defunct symbols? gs

Now THAT looks like a nifty database, but it is pricey for me. I'm also mainly interested in EOD data. Is there anything similar to TAQ, but with just EOD data? gs

The system I'm working on buys stocks that are at extreme oversold levels. Needless to say, I really worried about the effects of survivorship bias on this kind of system. If you come up with something, could you let the rest of us know? I continue my search... gs

You better be ready for some really ugly drawdowns, too. Because these WILL happen with this kind of system...no way around it. gs

I'm also looking for a complete historical stock database. I've been doing systems develpment and testing for several years, but have begun to worry about the test results because the database I use (QuotesPlus) does not include symbols that disappear for various reasons. Does anyone know...

trader.net.... what is your product and where can I take a look at it? I tried www.trader.net, but that is obviously something else. gs You can PM me if you would. I'm looking for something to help me trade my system.

Bernie Schaeffer is one of the great self-promoters in the vendor business (of course, the succesful one's have to be great self-promoters. And it seems to have little to do with their real abilities.) I tried one of Bernie's options services and was lucky to get out without losing too much...

I think you're right. Think of all the testing that is being done on incomplete databases. Almost all the data vendors out there supply only currently active symbols. Does anyone know of a data source that has price/vol info for all the symbols that have gone by the way? gs

I've tried a lot of filters for other purposes, but, of course, without the data for symbols that have disappeared, it's going to be hard to draw any conclusions. This system bought ENE on a limit order 10% below the previous close. Unfortunately, the buy was on the day of the collapse, so...

Thanks for the kind offer. You got me thinking and I checked back through some of my old data files and found ENE. Ouch! It was a huge loser with this system, which now makes me suspect that survivorship is going to be a factor. :( gs