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    Tool to figure average price of position?

    Ummm: N*X + N1*X1 + N2*X2 + ............ / Z where: N= number of shares purchased X= purchase price of shares Z= number of distinct purchases shouldn't take more than 10 seconds to make a tool in excel for that.
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    Muni bonds selling a full 100 bps above 5 year treasuries

    Imagine all the people out there who would love to buy munis right now but can't because of "liquid" holding in corporate paper. I mean.... ouch!
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    Beaten down Sectors/Stocks/Industries/etc.

    I wanted to post a reply here about how it would be easier to compose a shorter list of sectors that aren't getting creamed, but seeing as how no one has listed much, I guess it sort of goes without saying.
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    Is the Nasdaq toast?

    buying at a discount. thats what there is.
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    How's everyone doing in 2008 so far?

    I'm having a good year so far. But mostly because of january. I made a killing january when leap puts that I purchased on the q's quadrupled in value. Otherwise, trading has been eratic. Trying to stay heavy cash now, but still got slammed pretty hard on friday. Its still sure to be a very green...
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    Building Wealth

    yeah. If's are great, aren't they.... If your confident in your abilities and you perform well, and you don't think that increased position sizes will be a detriment to your trading then it is a good idea to start scaling up. That being said one would be a fool to ignore the long term...
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    who owns the Moon?

    In economics? Is there some value to the moon that I am unaware of? (maybe later, sure.... i mean you can't just grow land) but seriously, isn't this a political question? The answer, by the way, is.............
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    Backtesting - What is the minimum return per share

    10% per trade? Just how many trades do you log in a year?
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    Anyone else having trouble today ?

    I stuck with QID. Stupid nasdaq in performin better than the other index's. blasphemous!@
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    IMPORT PRICES INCREASE. shocked ?

    I understand how that could sound bad to someone who doesn't have any idea what they are talking about. It would if you understood economic theory. The devaluation of the dollar v. Chineese currency ends up decreasing American imports. You don't actually think Americans would consume less do...
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    IMPORT PRICES INCREASE. shocked ?

    But the value of the dollar hasn't weakened significantly against china. This is because of the chineese pegging their currency to ours so as to keep their currency low and promote exportation. Brentenwoods anybody?
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    Just profit taking?

    I'm glad you remain unconviced its not a new bull market. Who on earth was trying to convince you of such in the first place?!? (politicians don't count - they lie for a living and so everything said by them must be discounted)
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    SOL (Renesola, NYSE) - solar stock has started to run

    Strong start, but its faltering pretty bad right now. Maybe i'll pick up a little if it drops an extra quarter to 12.45
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    Locating Data

    Bump. C'mon people. Lots of you ought to have info on where I can find this sort of information. I mean, there are professionals on this board aren't there?
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    Rally in the AM, puke in the PM thats how it goes

    I bought some dxd's yesterday during the early afternoon DJIA spike in accordance with the aformentioned strategy of fading. I decided to hold it overnight (stupid) because I was feeling confident that we were going to see an early downturn in light of the last 25 minutes of trading yesterday...
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    Locating Data

    Thanks Alex. This site will deffinately be helpful as I move forward. Unfortunately I still need historical data so that I can backtest. I really appreciate the help though.
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    Locating Data

    I was hoping someone might be able to give me a heads up on where I might be able to find a majority of the data points listed below in a consolidated format. Extra points if historical figures are also available. 1) 5yr EPS growth 2) Book value 3) Debt (per share prefferable) 4) P/CF (or...
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    T3 Capital

    Anyone familiar with this Firm? Any information would be appreciated. Thanks
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    is first new york securities a good firm?

    What is S.A.C.?
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    is first new york securities a good firm?

    What were your credentials that you feel initiated their offer? I've heard that they give out a lot of money to start up funds as a way of using excess capital without falling into the trap of diworsification. Can't vouch for that info though.
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