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It's actually not a "big problem". 99% of farmers pay no estate tax. Farms and businesses are almost NEVER sold to pay estate taxes. In fact, in 1999, only 2% of all estates nationwide paid estate tax. The anti-estate tax lobby is well spun, and loose with the facts, imho. -Sub

With high volume stocks, the spread is usually a penny or less, so that shouldn't be a problem. If you use limit orders for entry you get no slippage. (Although you run the risk of not being filled in your trade time window) If you market order out for an exit, you'll see slippage. I like...

Weird, nq is open, es isn't. Looks like they are rolling them out one at a time.

Finally...

CME GLOBEX Markets will not re-open for today's trade date May 1. All day and session orders will be canceled prior to the opening of the next trading session May 2.

I wonder how big the spike will be when they reopen. /shudder/ SubEtha

Linux will never beat microsoft. If it ever came close, I'm sure you'd see a Microsoft Linux Distribution. Linux might make inroads on the server end, but as far as home use, it has never come close to catching on. Hard core programmers love linux, but they are an extreme minority. Like...

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The Weekly World News is a totally bogus newspaper. You will notice that its in yahoo's entertainment section. I'm sure you've seen the paper in your supermarket's checkout aisles. I bought one about 10 years ago, with the famous "BAT BOY FOUND!" cover. A hilarious read...

I don't think that her father would respect a man who suggested that we should hang his daughter.

your mind is twisted... welcome to my ignore list.

Hmmm, I've had short term trades turn into long term trades AND vice versa... Events and time horizons can change... What's the problem? Please drop the "holier than thou" attitude, unless you're prepared to post your trades and p&l. [/b] Guess what? MANY professionals are positioned long...

There are rare times when the herd will run together en masse. One of those times is coming up, and it's called the War Effect. The market should pop hard. (at least until the first terrorist attack.. imho) There's nothing wrong with getting long early, I start averaging in this week. My...

Yes. Testing with multiple years of intraday shouldn't be a problem either. -SubEtha

vanilla2, Personally I love Tradestation and it works as advertised. Its fairly robust, and I've gained quite a bit from backtesting/system analysis. Easy language is good. And there are free programs that interface IB into TradeStation so you don't necessarily have to have an account with...

What?? It's obviously about freedoms. What's your point?

This book was a real eye-opener to me. The Silent Takeover: Global Capitalism and the Death of Democracy by Noreena Hertz -SubEtha

Wooot! Thanks for the tip! :) :) :) :) :) -SubEtha (had to backup my old TS6 folders and uninstall it first)

amex volume (anyone know how to post multiple attachments in one post?) :)

nasdaq volume