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Apparently DST is adjusted on the loacal computer. So in windows somewhere it has the change date, and my computer still think it's April 1. This whole thing is just crap.

I think this DST will cause more problem on Monday than most people think. For now I just set my time zone 1 zone ahead, and change it back April 1.

I don't have the latest update. My OS is XP Home. Do I have to get XP pro?

The NIST time server does not change. DST is adjusted on the local computer. So if your computer still thinks the date to change is April 1, it won't change now.

Even when I manually change the time on my computer, it still goes back to the old time once it updates with the NIST time server. Does anyone have the same problem?

What is a ripping stock?

Where can you see Dow futures?

Does e-signal have Excel real time?

I have never paid interest on intraday margin loan. I thought it is industry standard.

I am equally happy when the market drops 1.5% and I only lose $100.

Market efficiency or not, a question a good trader should always ask himself is: am I just being lucky? Your confidence in the future is based on it. A better question is: what is the probability that I am just being lucky? This can be calculated. For me, if the probability is less than 5%, my...

Do you pay tax to US or Russia?

Does this apply to a foreign company?

You mean they pay more than $5-$8 per trade as I do? Somehow I have a hard time believing that.

Does anyone know how much institutional traders pay for commisions, fees, etc.? I want to get an idea how big of an advantage there they have over us retail guys.

Money does not get "spent", it just change hands. In the case of Iraq, it's just a massive tranfer of public wealth to private sectors. Most of the $360B now are parked various private accounts.

Be very careful using the open price. It's almost impossible to capture (easily off by 0.3%). On the other hand, the close price is fairly achievable.

I thought #1 is North Korea, and before that it was Iraq... wait, it's gonna be Iran next week... Your best chance is to leave China alone.

What worries me is that my record keeping is substandard although I know how much I made (or lost). What makes it hard is that I have over 4000 trades for 2006, and it's a lot of work to keep all list accurate (I spend most of my time developing system, not book keeping). Can I just show them...

Any day traders here ever been audited by IRS? What is involved in an audit?