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    HP-Compaq Widescreen Presario POS

    I was having a problem with Vista crashing with IB's TWS on my backup computer (My primary I reverted back to XPpro), Dell suggested the following and it has been working for two days now... Right click on the programs or trading software icons which you are running during system crash...
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    Doesn't anyone remember 2000?

    I believe you have that reversed, fear is the more powerful emotion.
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    Books FS: Beyond Candlesticks by Steve Nison

    I'll take them off your hands. Do you have a paypal account?
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    InvesTools anyone?

    Some additional thoughts. ET Forum is an excellent resource to educate yourself. There are many generous, intelligent and experienced traders here who are willing to help, however, they are in the minority. Unfortunately you will find many hateful, negative posters as well. To follow are my...
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    InvesTools anyone?

    Yes, the reasoning is valid, but it is only one of many and is dependant on market conditions. The stock market is dynamic, always changing. And you must be prepared to adapt instinctively. My issue is that you must have a thorough understanding of WHY and not because a program arbitrarily rated...
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    InvesTools anyone?

    Yes and no... There is really no website that has all the tools Investools has assembled... but my point is this... after diligent study you will find other sources more appropriate and better suited to your chosen style and personality, but this you will know only after some serious study...
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    Big Screen vs Multi Screen

    If you spend any serious time in front of your screen, do your eyes a favor and invest in larger screen(s). If I had to choose, I would opt for the larger monitor, 30" over dual 20's, even at the sake of less real estate.... if you consider the 24 the "large" monitor, I would choose dual 20-22's...
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    Do You Think A Crash Is Coming?

    The poll is flawed, there is no option for a greater than 10% correction and the question rather long or short tech is off subject. Wouldn't a "crash" be somewhat in the magnitude of 30-50% or greater decline? Additionally, a crash can occur in a larger time period than 1-day, markets could...
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    Best time of year to BUY a new PC?

    good advice
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    Best time of year to BUY a new PC?

    The best time to purchase a computer should be based on need. If you need a computer now, why wait? If you do not need a computer now, why buy? If you are looking at Dell, you can always save 20% by buying from their outlet. Try to avoid Vista, many compatibility issues with drivers...
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    Taxes for newbie traders.

    Chances are that those items you WANT to deduct are not qualified, very few items are. You may consider yourself a business, however, the IRS may not. A CPA will prevent you from serious mistakes and penalties. Simple question, simple answer.
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    Taxes for newbie traders.

    Seek out professional advice... i.e. CPA... for a couple of hundred dollars, It will be the best $200 you will ever spend...
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    InvesTools anyone?

    SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!! The tools investools promises to offer are a joke green arrow=buy, red arrow=sell... Start your educational journey through books. To follow are a few examples: How to trade in stocks, Jessie Livermore Reminiscences of a stock operator, Edwin LeFevre Technical...
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    $100M liquid - how can I make $10M a year?

    optionetics of course!!! :)
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    Averaging Down the real Holy Grail

    Sincere inquiry... I am Curios why you say AHG does not work on stocks... perhaps not in a scalping environment... but imho, I believe many of the basic principles in risk management, entry/exit, pattern recognition can be applied to most instruments. Anek shared many ideas and a simple...
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    Who to Chose?????

    100% agree Both are good platforms, each have their strengths and weakness. IB receives many undeserved negative reviews by those who did not fully read the users manual and familiarize themselves sufficiently and are unwilling to take responsibility for their own inadequacies. IB has the...
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    $1MM liquid -- how difficult to achieve 15% annual ROI with option writing?

    As I stated, different strategies for different skill sets. My post was intended for the OP. Trading options requires an extensive understanding of underlying securities in addition to a thorough understanding of option strategies, considering the OP is retired and has no experience to date...
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    How do you automatically download monthly statement from IB?

    I believe you can just export to quicken from the statement... not confirmed still looking into it...
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    $1MM liquid -- how difficult to achieve 15% annual ROI with option writing?

    I agree 100% on the advice of obtaining education, however, I do not believe that the education can be achieved solely by attending a seminar. It requires diligent study, various books on the many facets involved in the market. Understanding the difference between investing and trading, risk and...
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    IB Secure Device

    If unable to opt out, you may consider www.usglobalmail.com an excellent mail forwarding service. $10/$15 month and low forwarding mail expense... it filters junk mail, provides e-mail notification of mail and allows online viewing of sender, size and instructions for disposition... I live...
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