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Why would a company official know anything about the mechanics of the trading of their stock? The stock being traded is in the secondary market...no longer owned or controlled by company.....delivery or failure of delivery has no effect on company.... Reason to short KKD.....it sells...

OK Another trivia question: What GREAT rule came out of the '87 crash??? Also, what did interest rates have to do with '87 crash??? SteveD

In the beginning I was down about $10,000-12,000.... But, understand I had been a fairly active investor for many years....I bought some of Compaq stock just after the IPO...in the early 80's, I think.... I did not have the usual learning curve of a newbie....the Direct Access Platform...

I would suggest taking a few months to actually learn how the financial markets work..... A good read is William O'Neill's books...read IBD newspaper... O'Neill explains the mechanics and inner workings of the process, including earnings and the resulting action of those stocks...

What caused the "87 crash??? What steps have now been installed to address that type of trading??? It will be interesting to see if anyone really knows about the actual inter-workings of the exchanges.... SteveD

Mark Twain had a very simple way to make money: Buy a stock and when it goes up, sell it... If it is not going to go up, don't buy it.... There is a lot of subtle profound knowledge in that statement.... Maybe he was the first mo-mo trader, LOL SteveD

Do not underestimate the power of a government.... If they can't get your money, they will get you.... I used to deal with wealthy Italians...they would not talk on the phone....sorry, wrong number....they would then go over to Lugano, Switzland and call me back....govt tracked their...

When the gate is pulled down, the bell is clanging and the whistle is screaming in pain..... If you stand on the tracks, ignoring the facts,... DON'T BLAME THE WRECK ON THE TRAIN... SteveD

Just a note of cold water: Most, if not all, of these countries can and will change laws by decree, over nite....your funds are frozen on Mon morning... US taxes on long term cap gains of 15% is pretty low.... Short term is viewed as a "salary", no different than operating a shoe...

Stop loss orders are NOT sent to market...they are held on your broker's servers till that price is reached and THEN it is sent to exchange for execution as a Market Order which is filled instantly....at what ever "market price" is at the time.... You may have 1000 shares and get filled at...

I think most are missing the point of the OP question: MARKET CRASH!!! Not just day to day moves.... Will you get out if DOW drops 1500 points during the day???? I believe the answer is YES...at some price...BUT only on EQUITIES...I do not know about options etc etc.... There are...

There is a difference between a "limit order" and a "stop loss" order... Limit: I will buy 1000 shares at $13.75, partial or AON... Stop: When bid hits $13.75 sell my 1000 shares at MARKET, whatever that may be.... If not enough sellers at $13.75 you may not get filled....qued...

Hydro: I read that you play video games???? This is what you actually tell people you do.....you must deliver pizza to one of the trading floors... What a clown..... Good luck to you..... SteveD

I think he is in C at about $10/share.... Also, in AAPL from several years ago.....real cheap.... SteveD

yea, the only people watching CNBC are the trading rooms, floor of NYSE, and other intelligent people.... No one watching news: who wants to know what Bernanke said, who cares about economic numbers, Just check in to ET....smartest traders in the world....information!! They don't need...

No disrespect: It is #2 on the IBD 100 list with a very small float....wouldn't it be very risky to short??? One good upgrade...one good preannouncing....bam...up 5 points over nite.... I am mad didn't get in Mon at the open.... SteveD

I believe I am correct on this sequence: A stop loss of $13.75 is placed with your broker....it is held on his server....when, and if, the BID goes to $13.75 your stop loss "limit" order is sent to the exchange as a MARKET order..now you may get filled at any price all the way down, LOL...BUT...

There is a big difference between foreclosure and bankruptcy.. There is no "one size fits all" solution for this situation... Lender will examine each borrower as to why they defaulted...loss of job..sickness....scam artist...over leverage speculator etc etc.... A speculator who...

Speculators will lease out at market price...whatever that may be....that cuts the "carrying cost" down...sit and wait it out...tax benefits also help close the gap... A lot of people don't realize that "walking away" has some unintended consequences.... Loan is for $200,000.....lender...

IBD 100 has stocks that can make you a lot of money....just have to do your OWN homework.....be smart....be careful.... If one picks up just 4 or 5 stocks a year like HANS or NTRI and trades them correctly for maximum gain.....hold and add as it increases.... My opinion is they are very...