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    Snake oil marketing on Elitetrader

    But the topic may still be valid, or it may start interest in a related topic, no?
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    Trading for a family member

    You need to be authorized by them to trade their own separate account. Don't lump their monies with yours. Then, depending on your State's regulations, make sure you're not over the number of accounts you're permitted to manage without being licensed, as well as the SEC's. And very importantly...
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    Snake oil marketing on Elitetrader

    I had a friend who worked in a sports handicapping advisory service. Basically, if they advised half their customers that Team A was going to win, and the other half that Team B was going to win, then with every game, half of their customers would be winners, happy, and looking to pay them again...
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    Commission-free

    The probable reason is that they own inventory of whatever stock they're touting each month and knowing it's easier to market to their customer base, and wishing to have their customers supply them with profits, they have given you an incentive to do so.
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    my last 8 trades

    This is too funny. GG laments for over a year about losing, now he's had just a taste of a few winning days, and buoyed by that, he lashes out at people like Volume and Lindq. Oh, oh, oh, man... better make sure you never go into a slump again and need advice from anyone, now that it's evident...
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    If a company declares bankruptcy.

    Isn't that a home run? Yes, shares can become worthless, though no one trades them at 0. They'll go to bulletin boards first. They get delisted if under $1 for 6 months, I think. Then at any point, their worth will be determined by the outcomes of bankruptcy court. Usually if given a new...
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    personal money skills

    Nassim Taleb had a few words about how that book was misleading. The gist of it was that the people profiled became millionaires in spite of themselves, such as simply being in the right instrument at the right time, and not necessarily through prudent and expert financial machinations and that...
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    Black Box

    Have you thought about contacting one of those firms that make informercials for a cut of the profits? How about even one of those companies that make 60 minute commercials (like K-Tel used to). Stay up tonight and watch for them on your TV, and make a note of the name of the marketing co. and...
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    Wait until they audit you and then pay a 10% fine?

    Call your local IRS office and ask them. Just don't offer any SS numbers. Better yet, ask a good accountant. A good accountant will know more or less what triggers off the IRS.
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    HTML to auto update webpage AND SCROLL ?

    Might as well simply use a web query in excel to download the same data and have that refresh at whatever rate you deem. Plus, the excel query can download data for multiple tickers in one query.
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    Should we have targets in swing trading?

    I did, I did read your first post. Thanks for elaborating on it.
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    Should we have targets in swing trading?

    Harris, fib extensions/resistance levels allow for equities to get to be tenbaggers?
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    Should we have targets in swing trading?

    How do you reconcile the above answers (not saying they're wrong) with the adage "let your winners run"?
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    Illegal to buy and sell stock to yourself?

    You too? I also once shot a man just to watch him die. But then I got distracted and missed the whole thing.
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    My "Hijack This" log...

    To stop browser hijackers and their popups from getting into your system in the first place, get: http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html To run a virus scan from outside of your cpu (in case your anti-virus program got corrupted) go to...
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    Illegal to buy and sell stock to yourself?

    Good news! My application as a part time Securities Fraud Investigator just got approved and I start tomorrow! Wish me luck! :p
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    Will State Of The Union lift market tomorrow?

    Anytime Bush has spoken nationally, the markets suffer.
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    Martha Stewart

    My point exactly. Making a public example of her with the threat of prison helps keep the rest of the population towing the line. Besides, people love a hanging. If there were more of a focus on the best thing to do and less on satisfying other criteria, Grasso would've been kept on at...
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    Cutting losses - not the best idea

    hmmm...
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    Martha Stewart

    They're nailing her because she tried to cover up whatever it was she had done, even though what she had done, tell her broker to sell when he told her waxell was selling, was not illegal. But in her anxiouty or nervousness or stupidity or naivete, she didn't know that. Bottom line, she lied to...
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