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You bet I blame them!! You think what they suggest to the public they are stopping naked shorting while leaving loopholes the retail folks didnt know about is not gross negligence? You think it did not lead to people making dumb trading decisions? Their duty is to protect the public, not to...

IMO, you are one of the few traders in this thread & on this forum who really know what's going on, and thus least likely to get burnt. Those that say "get real, do they really pay attention to the little retail trader?" are either referring to big stocks, OR in my opinion don't know what...

I love the shorts (if not for the abuses against inexperienced traders)--just wait for them to bring the price to below rock bottom prices, buy, then wait a bit. Just hoping to speed up the process though.

Can anyone confirm that the following statement is true: "For those buying on margin, entering a limit sale for say $60/shr prevents the shares from being lent to shorts. Keeping them in a cash account also prevents them from being lent out but prevents you from margin borrowing." I'm...

Agreed, for someone who really trades a lot, however, even if we're talking less frequent trading, it's quite clear to me the average retail trader still loses badly; he is competing against someone who is aware of his vulnerability (e.g. stop losses being hit, forced margin calls, etc.) and...

I have a hard time believing retail traders lose money primarily through big stocks; rather, I believe it is thru stocks which are easier to manipulate.

Does anyone know if IB reroutes GTC options orders each day? Or does the order continue to rest on the same exchange overnight?

Commissions of online trading are small, & spreads can sometimes be neglible, especially if you try to buy at the bid or midpoint--so this at best explains the losses of people with small accounts. For those with larger accounts, the picture should look much better. My observation: When a...

1-2 ok answers. Come on guys...

Especially for first year traders, there are shocking statistics regarding the percentage of retail traders who lose, and lose large amounts of money or everything. Who is on the other side of their trades? (I have my own belief about what happens, but would like to hear your input).

Good stuff!

I once took a very heavy loss due to the SEC who supposedly "put an end" to the naked shorting problem, hence I tried the short squeeze. No need to elaborate more.

A) In the short & intermediate terms, trading is NOT investing. B) You are often competing against people (e.g. the specialist) who are trained warriors.

Some of the smartest people lose money, not in spite of their intelligence, but "because" of their good ideas; what lesson(s) have you learned the "hard way" about trading?

Actually, you are right, there is no difference between the both, and therefore my point becomes bigger. If there are 10 million shares float, it is possible to borrow against that 10 million shares, which now means people can buy 20 million shares, which then enables another 10 million short...

Good stuff, but it doesnt answer my question.

People seem to get excited (right or wrong) when they see the short position is a high % of float, i.e. that there are so few available shares that there's bound to eventually be a short squeeze. I have a question on this assumption: if the float is 10 million shares, couldnt shorts have 2...

After a weak close, now bid is $15.33 & ask is $15.37--in spite of the liquidations from margin calls that seemingly occurred (hopefully the end of them). EDIT: 18 minutes later =$15.52 & $15.67. Important to know that it is a reasonable possibility it will dip again some time today and you...

Bid is now $15.18 & ask $15.29.

Here are the previous times I have recommended DRL, that have all been very profitable within a short period of time. I am not a great stock trader, but the difference here is the baseline set by the private equity group...