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    If my power/internet goes out, how good is IB at closing positions over the phone?

    I was looking at that too... its for the "secure device" thing, I think its like a special made USB memory card type of thing that you must have plugged in to access your account. also... I found this on another site, its from some guy bitching about a fill on a market order... from the...
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    If my power/internet goes out, how good is IB at closing positions over the phone?

    If the power or internet goes out at my house, how good is IB at closing positions over the phone? Ive already gathered that their customer service is considered poor, but what about this specific type of request?
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    screen capture

    You dont need a program... just push the "print screen" button next to the F12 key, and then "paste" where ever you can paste an image...
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    Share insights on how to sleep well...

    Sleeping well and being alert is a big part of trading... i think it might be useful if we at ET, as a community, share our insights on how to get a good night sleep. I am a bit of an insomniac myself, so I take melatonin and try not to eat anything too late... and theres something very...
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    buy 200, sell 100, keep 100 over night…is it a PTD?

    BINGO! Thanks for the help BSAM
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    buy 200, sell 100, keep 100 over night…is it a PTD?

    ive been doing some research on this, cant find good answers though, the material is too dry and vague... if you were to buy 200 shares, and then sell 100 of them the same day, and keep the second 100 overnight, does that qualify as a pattern day trade? Or what about if you buy 200, then...
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    wrong state of legal residence on IB application, am i screwed?

    I was opening/moving an account to IB tonight, I used the scroll wheel on my mouse to scroll the page, but I think it scrolled through the states instead, and I didnt notice... is this BAD? I cant really access anything until my funds are received, does anyone else have any experience with...
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    How do you define “Tape Reading”

    Is tape reading what people are talking about when they say they only use Price to trade as opposed to using indicators… or does it mean something more, like time & sales or level 2?
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    a big mac now costs a grand in france

    My restaurant is doing fine, but we use all locally grown produce and meats… others aren’t so lucky, my produce supplier who rounds up all the stuff and ships it to me has told me that orders are slowing, getting smaller, and some are even falling behind. Lots of new restaurants have...
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    recognize “SUPER BOOK DLS TRADERS” from Bank/CC statements?

    Yo thanks Daal, it was super book deals... but it was actually traderslibrary.com, I’ve been told they are the same company. I bought a bundle pack of books and videos from them a long time ago... I think the only reason I bought it all was because it was a ton of stuff bundled up for a...
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    recognize “SUPER BOOK DLS TRADERS” from Bank/CC statements?

    it sounds about right, but i've never bought anything from them...? maybe i bought something from someone else who goes through them like a proxy dealer or something... i've emailed their customer service... still dont know why they would be charging me monthly like i'm on a program or...
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    recognize “SUPER BOOK DLS TRADERS” from Bank/CC statements?

    "SUPER BOOK DLS TRADERS” i dont know what the hell this is, it has been showing up on my bank statement every month for a really long time. I don’t even know who to contact to get my money back or cancel it, and my bank wont/cant give me contact info for the vendor. anyone recognize it?
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    bad ticks and stop market orders

    damn this job just keeps getting harder... oh well, thanks for the input.
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    Enough already! It's not random

    While we are on this subject, we might as well get into the same old fundamental analysis versus technical analysis thing too, or any of the other typical go-nowhere discussions... everything you're going to say about this topic has already been said by some other trader, in some other place, at...
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    bad ticks and stop market orders

    as i am sure you have all experienced yourself... i get a bad tick or two every now and then in my charting software. they tell me that the bad ticks are broadcast that way from the exchange and theres nothing they can do about it, which is fine, i dont have a problem with it as far as charting...
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    Looking for a list of Stocks by Industry and Sector

    yeah i second that... thanks risktaker, ive been looking for something like this too
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    compounding position size, when would it flat-line?

    i see, that clears it up, thank you.
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    Fair tax

    this might be a good place to start if you really want to know: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/friv_tax.pdf
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    compounding position size, when would it flat-line?

    thats for the input guys, i really appreciate it... but im not quite following what you mean by "huge market impact". is it really possible to move in and out of positions at these lot sizes easily throughout the day?
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