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    I just opened an account at ThinkorSwim. Moving from OptionsXpress

    TOS is a good place to trade equity options, especially if you're new the game. RedOption is TOS' own advisory firm, with or without autotrading. Their calls are pretty decent. You won't get rich, but it's a good learning experience for $20/mo per strategy. They have a basket strategy now...
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    J L Lord's collar strategy book

    If you're buying puts for protection aren't you already bearish?
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    SPX Credit Spread Trader

    www.washingtonbusinessradio.com
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    How do you backup your system?

    Can I clone to a partitioned usb drive (have three partitions on it, one for each computer and another for separate backups)? Not much documentation with TI9 for the uninitiated.
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    How do you backup your system?

    Anybody having trouble recovering from DVD in True Image 9? I can backup and recover off my usb drive fine. I burn this same image to DVD. I check the image with Acronis and all's well. But when I boot into Acronis (from the bootable CD) I can't recover from the DVD. I get a "not the...
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    newbie CC question

    The little smiley face was intended to project my comment was in jest and not to be taken literally. There was some kind of hoopla with riskarb getting banned. There was even a funeral thread on Chit Chat. My comment was in line with that. I believe highfreq, who also got kicked off, was a...
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    MOC access

    Perhaps most are like me and aren't quite sure what you're asking?
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    newbie CC question

    may he rest in peace :D
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    Windows XP

    Some of the PC's you buy now are loaded with junk. I've bought a couple of Dell's in the last year. They were loaded with all kinds of crap right out of the box. I did a clean install from the Windows CD (BTW: they charge $10 extra for the XP CD) and been running like a champ for months now...
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    newbie CC question

    Never even though of that. thx.
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    newbie CC question

    vhen; you've been here awhile and certainly don't qualify as a beginner, toward whom my remarks were made. In clarification, I've personally seen two beginners sell covered calls on their beloved stocks, have the stock run well through their strike, buy the calls back at a big loss to keep...
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    newbie CC question

    In my opinion only an expert should consider buying back a covered call. A beginner who starts doing this is in essence a "closet naked writer" and will take a small money making strategy and turn it into a loser. Don't sell the call if you don't want to part with the stock. Again, if you...
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    how can I learn ?

    In addition to the sources Coach mentioned; www.888options.com www.optionplanet.com Also, once you're done there - Natenburg's Option Pricing and Volatility. Look for free or almost free sources, such as these sites, seminars, and learning materials. Don't go and spend $3000. When...
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    SPX Credit Spread Trader

    One good rating in Barron's and it goes to h*ll... ...just kidding. They were having problems in the first 1/2 hour and again into the last 1/2 hour or so. I was logged in all day in between those times.
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    Help on entering Option trades in Quicken

    First, back up your tax file. Don't want to screw up what you've already worked to get. Try uninstalling and then reinstalling TurboTax. I'm guessing it'll see Quicken is installed. That might clear up the problem. OR Look for a way to export to a .txf from Quicken. TurboTax can import...
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    IB retail pit access or not ???

    IB's web site says they simulate stop, stop limit, and GTC orders on CME floor orders. Better call them back and get them to read their own web page. Good luck.
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    Replacement Computer Speakers

    I usually go to www.newegg.com and read the reviews. If I stay away from the products with really bad reviews it's worked out okay.
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    SPX Credit Spread Trader

    I'm setting a reminder. I enjoyed your thirty minute show, although I just found it a short time ago. Looking forward to an hour of it. Good luck with it.
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    On line option's brokers

    I believe ISE does as well, likely others.
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    iceman's options trading journal

    Sorry for the hit on APOL. At least with options you know the max damage coming in. How about the poor folks holding shares? Ditto on the CEO/CFO resignation red flag. As Monty Python would say "Run away! Run away!"
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