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DEF, I am completely happy with IB...they have been good to me...I really don't have any complaints at all. It is my hope that you do not grow silent as regards this matter and also IB. Silence brings about suspicion and false statement by uninformed people. I think IB should step up to...

Yep....the things you mentioned are part of a zillion different reasons why we fail or succeed. Those pesky little demons seem to haunt us every time we go to pull the trigger. It would be nice if we just had an exorcism just for Traders. You know...while you are sitting there in your trading...

Darkhorse, Good post bud....makes sense to me:)

rtharp, Evolution is the key here...I think that its both ways ...some strategies that are shared will no longer be effective over time, while others will become even more effective. Next, the adaptability of the particular trader; his experiences, his trading methods and the...

Trade form home...no other source of income. Do have plenty of sources for loss of income....ie golf, golf and golf....also wife, kids and grandkids.:D :D :D

Bullfight, If you get into IB web site you will find info on how there algorithms tackle execution of orders. As for their speed from my own personal experiences....I am happy. You are right you can't assign to specifically target market makers and...

Turn your monitor upside downd...thats funny:D :D :D AS with everything else with trading, the school of hard knocks always seems to take care of the problem one way or another. To get you started you have to pull the trigger....to help you with this, start with a small amount of shares...

Yep, you are right the issue is buying power and trade support. I can't deny that. I don't make a lot of money working for myself, but I do make enough to make me happy...and the only person I have to worry about ....is me. Yes you are going to have much more buying power with a firm and all...

EQUITRADER, Ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad: .....its the sign of the times bud....many firms of all types are going under with the market so bad....only a few will come thru with their nose above water.... why don't you just work for yourself?....how do you know that Bright, Echo or...

TRDRMAC, Good work and good report...thanks for taking the time to do all of that ...I am sure we all will benefit from your efforts. I found Turbo Tax to be pretty similar to your experiences with kiplinger. I am going to start a new thread just for Taxes for...

Well there seems to be plenty of warnings from you guys concerning Fair Value and its complexities...its not that important to me right now for my particular style of trading....think I will fool around with it though for quite some time on the side lines to see what kind of conclusions I will...

I took a look at form 4797 on Turbo Tax Deluxe....not much help here...looks like everything would have to be manually done. Also not much help from Quicken home and business either. They only help when it comes to downloading into your schedule D. If your a Mark to Market trader then this is of...

Try yahoo:)

Mine comes from the family always trying to pull me away from my interests in trading. Whenever they wanted me to go somewhere or do something and I wouldn't go or do it they would call me an old sourpuss. My granddaughter said, " grandpa your just like vinigar, an ole sourpuss". I laughed, I...

I kind of think of sharing like this....you can drive a car well and you are licensed. Someone taught you how to drive your car. Because of this both you and I and many others can safely drive on the public roads. Therefore, if people are taught to trade well and effectively it makes it a better...

Don, Thanks for sticking your neck out to give me a hand... I appreciate it. Maybe some of the piranha in here will leave you alone. I know that this is a effective technique used by many pro traders. However, like you say, if you must spend a lot of time understanding and learning to...

Don, Thanks for your reply. Next question...hows it all fit in with equities? Nasdaq etc.?:)

How is Fair value and the futures used to trade effectively for premarket? Is there some fancy set of calculations? Or, is this not necessary....do you just need to know what the fair value is and what its relationship is with premarket indicators? Where do you get this information? How is it...

Nebeno, You asked for suggestions on money management...I suggest you check out Tony OZ, his book and his web site. I am sure you will find sound advice there...although geared towards swing trading, the lessons he provides in money management are good ones. In his book he...

I use the Linksys: Model BEFSR41 V.2 EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 10/100 4-Port Switch. Its more on the expensive side but worth it. Why ? 1.) It fools people like RoadRunner into thinking that you are running only one computer, therefore you only have to pay for just one feed...