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    Nwac

    Opinion? Well...you will probably lose it all. :( Stock holders are paid last. Don't they have so many creditors, including employees and bond holders, that there won't be anything left for common holders? Hope I'm wrong. Good luck.
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    Trading is Freaking Easy Easy Easy

    I heard, that after 8 months in rehab, FPC (Longshot) decided that most of his trading "success" came from the delusions inside a bottle. He quit trading and joined the Peace Corps and is now building mud huts in Kenya. :D
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    Google Guys Buy A 767

    Do they have a stadium yet? When they do the stadium thing...it's time to short! :p
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    Age?

    Awwwriiight! Us over-45ers RULE! (and drool) :D
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    Hey IB

    Did you?: Configure --> API --> Enable ActiveX and Socket Clients
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    SPX Credit Spread Trader

    Well, I wouldn't say this discussion about risk is out of place in this thread. True, it has been discussed at length several times, but IMHO it always needs to be remembered. Phil obviously knows what he's doing. He has the experience and the capital backup to take a big loss. But...
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    looking for good *programmatic* real-time options data feed

    With IB it should be fairly straight forward to setup 100 (max) option symbols. The market data would then be streamed to your interface. This is not tick-by-tick, but sent at the IB cycle rate. I haven't tested it, but I have heard it is plenty fast enough for most apps. There are other...
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    IB Forcing Upgrade to new TWS 851

    Uh oh... I've been using 842 and I never have problems. Hope they wring most of the bugs out b 4 I'm forced to switch.
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    Writing options for a living

    Yes. Strongly agree. What works for me is keeping it very simple and throwing in a lot of patience.
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    looking for good *programmatic* real-time options data feed

    All your requirements are met just by having an account at Interactive. Price? Free. (With $30 in commissionable trades, or $10/month otherwise) Also, using QuoteTracker with many different feeds will work. QT is free, but the feeds will cost $20/month or so...
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    New Computer- please HELP

    http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/desktops?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
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    Sucks!

    At least she wasn't accusing you...uh...I mean the trader, of grabbing her ass! :D
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    Market Calls

    Closed this today for 3.7. Might have gotten more if I waited, but I keep lettin' these get away from me...
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    Shld?

    Soon, Cramer can recommend people buy TWO shares! :p
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    Developing Trading Systems on a basket

    Here's a few thousand portfolio systems. Some of them may even work: http://www.wealth-lab.com/cgi-bin/WealthLab.DLL/browsechartscripts
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    tampa's journal

    Wecome back tamps. If you do well, maybe your dog can quit begging for food! :p ps feel free to have the mod delete any and all of my posts...
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    Newbee Needs A Good Online Trader.

    http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/main.php
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    Terry's Tips - A Cautionary Tale

    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF VERMONT SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. TERRY’S TIPS, INC., a Vermont corporation, TERRY F. ALLEN, an individual, Defendants. Civil No. 2:05-cv-188 COMPLAINT Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission...
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    Terry's Tips - A Cautionary Tale

    I came across this guy several years ago while looking at different option strategies, and he has been mentioned several times on ET. He, at first, had the persona of a kindly old gent who made all the money he needed as an options trader and, as a Harvard B School grad, was a self-styled...
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    John Henry--The Next Blow Up ??

    Go 'Surfer Boy! Heh. You have to be in the running for "Most ET Aliases!" :p C
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