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    Some commision realities about IB and Tradestation

    Excellent response...although the choice of security is irrelevant as it was used for illustrative purposes only. Had I said a slow NYSE stock like GE the outcome would be the same and more likely than not you would have to change your limit order as well. Of couse had I chosen GE someone like...
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    Some commision realities about IB and Tradestation

    Your read this compeltely wrong. I am not blaming the broker for a stocks liquidity. I am simply stating the true cost of trading at Tradestation and at IB, period. Would I complain if its free...no however just as Tradestaion and IB go out of there way...especially tradestation, to...
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    Some commision realities about IB and Tradestation

    Listen we all know that IB advertise their commission structure for U.S.stocks as .01 for the first 500 and .005 for everything above that per order. Now we also know that as of right now tradestation is .012 for the first 500 then .006 for everything there after as well for U.S. Stocks...
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    Important Question about Retail B/D's

    Spyderman I thought that the problems people trading at WorldCo had was because they were basically Sub LLC's of the broker dealer (Essentialy they are independent contractors for a broker dealer) Thus their money was not in an account of their own name it was under WorldCo's name and thus it...
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    Important Question about Retail B/D's

    This question is open to anybody who has any information or knowledge of such situations. This is a completely hypothetical scenario thus I am not using any broker's name. Here is the scenario: If a retail at home trader has over 100,000 dollars in one account with a retail broker/dealer...
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    666...the Devils Moving Average

    This is a test
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    Why actively trade ETFs?

    Deron you a common sense guy when it comes to trading and that is a rarity out there. This is the method that often works best. One thing I would like to make known to you is that you discuss convergence of the 200 week ma on the DIA with the 50 month MA on the DIA as yet another reason to be...
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    Trading with $500,000.00

    I can assure you that I am a regualar at home trader if you will...with no other motive than to hear the thoughts of others regarding the topic. There is no salesman pitch coming nothing more than a simple thank you for those who reply. For those who ask why would one ask another for...
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    Trading with $500,000.00

    Hi Hary123...Let me see if I can shed some light on this issue. First of all your correct in stating that it is an issue that is almost never discussed. I no of many beginning traders that lets say start out with 25k in their accounts and they run a spreadsheet projections that if they keep...
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    Retirement for Traders

    Interesting thought...here is my answer. I have been trading now for 9 years...been at home trading now for over 6 of those years. I have made over 3 million gross over those last 9 years. It is something that I enjoy to do and honestly I don't care if I'm 80 years old I will continue to...
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