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    UAL declares chapter 11

    Couldn't he hold it even after it gets delisted and goes to pink sheets? enron is a dead duck altogether (no reorganization) and it still has value doesn't it? I'd rather get out at .0001 per share rather than .80 something. :)
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    what did you first learn, what are you using now

    Then: I learned with a mix of TA and FA using discretionary trading. Now: Proprietary systems that use TA only.
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    Radiation Detectors, Cat Poo, and you.

    For many cancers, chemo works really well. (saves/extends lives) Granted, there will be better solutions in the future, but I wouldn't label it a bad thing. We get radiation from all kinds of strange places, which when you add it up over the span of years probably equals a chemo treatment...
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    Radiation Detectors, Cat Poo, and you.

    [/b] I like that last quote about "choosing" to not use public transportation to avoid the "inconvenience". And on the lighter side.... [/b]
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    Double-Take

    Woke up this morning and fired up my dow components TradeStation workspace.... Wet dream for the bulls? :)
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    Mentors

    He was trying to make up for 2 really bad weeks, and got greedy. His words. Btw, it was 30g's. $6 x 5000 shares. I think he was left with 400 or so in his account. He was well over 2x margin and didn't arrive until after the market opened. (maybe he could have bailed on an ecn in...
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    Mentors

    Learning to lose did have some valuable lessons, but I'm not sure I'd recommend my route. We lost it Faaaaast, too! "How to learn from utter failure" Available at amazon before Xmas!
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    What to do when you get a margin call?

    Hehe p2, I've been doing exactly that for the past several days. :) Ping-Pong-Ping-Pong.
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    Mentors

    My mentor blew his account before I went out on my own. We were going long on tyc in the afternoon. He bought 5000 shares, I did not feel that bold margin-wise and only bought 2500. (My account was twice his size) After whipping around all afternoon, I decided that holding overnight would be...
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    What to do when you get a margin call?

    Agreed. He wanted to hear from successful traders who have been margined in the past. How they dealt with it account wise, and maybe emotionally. I still think the best thing to do is strive to never do it again. :)
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    What to do when you get a margin call?

    Plenty of successful traders have blown out their accounts on their way to greatness.
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    Mentors

    Good and bad. Mostly bad. I learned what NOT to do though trading wise. side by side A mix of both. He didn't get to cash in the second leg though... Too costly. If I could do it over again, I'd go the self taught route first to see what you've got. If you don't have the knack, then...
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    What to do when you get a margin call?

    Successful traders aren't immune to mistakes.. Re: how to best deal with it: Don't get overmargined again. :) I suppose stocks are easier to take a margin haircut than with eminis. A hundred shares, here and there vs. a contract... Ouch! A futures haircut could lop your head off...
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    6-Monitor w/P4 motherboard - ideas?

    I've used many combinations of the following: The AGP: Geforce 4 Ti 4600 (dual outputs) Radeon 8500 Radeon 7800 (dual outputs) The PCI: Geforce 4 MX 440 Inno3d Tnt-2 Ultras For Tradestation, the Tnt's do really well and they are cheap. I only have one of the Geforce 4 mx PCI...
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    6-Monitor w/P4 motherboard - ideas?

    I have 2 intel p4 1.8ghz, with 5 monitors each and they run fine. 1 agp card and 4 pci cards each. The board's model is an Intel D850MV. Runs like a dream. Hope this helps, SubEtha
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    Cable companies capping service

    If they cap you, don't ever un-cap it... http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/22/013226&mode=thread&tid=123
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    3D charting?

    www.3dstockcharts.com
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    Big Brother would be proud

    We'd solve the world's energy problems if we could just harness the rotational energy coming from Orwell's grave..
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    Gazing at the entrails

    LOL Babak! I love that one... I'm currently sitting on an investment, I guess. :) SubEtha
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    ADFN and INCA

    I see what you're saying Marc, I didn't notice it earlier. That is weird. INCA and ADFN are mirroring share size, not at the exact same time either. It takes a half second for one to catch up with the other. Is this real? Or is this just how the L2 is displaying a merged quote? Or are...
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