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You are right about Boiler Room, but in Wall Street the trading was in the details. You just had to be paying attention. I don't think anyone mentioned another Michael Douglas flick, "A Perfect Murder". Not directly about trading, however, he does plan to have his rich wife killed........to...

I agree, Trade Ideas would do that perfectly and if you have a Scottrade account it is included in Scttrade Elite.

IYR is the symbol for the real estate ETF. No uptick required.

May I suggest Reminiscences of a Stock Operator Chapter XX Page 220 Third paragraph. I'll paraphrase; "I can't have much sympathy for the man who blames others for his own failure to make easy money." The rest of the book is good too.

Nice suggestions. Someone mentioned Romeo & Julieta, I think I tried one before. Does it have a "sweet" flavor to it? I liked it and forgot about that one. Thanks.

Well, It is called Elite Trader.......not Elite Investor. :D

Anyone here enjoy a good cigar while trading? Can you suggest a nice smooth Cigar for someone who enjoys only 4 or 5 Cigars a year. I've had a craving for one and since I don't smoke often I'd like to make it worth while.

Here is a similar thread that may help. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=71598&highlight=PC+or+Mac

I know there are a lot of ET traders trading the S&P futures, but do many traders bother trading the OEX or SPX options? And how about the weeklys? Any use for them? I only ask as I consider myself a student of options and wonder if there is any advantage to trading the index options instead...

I found an answer right under my nose. It's a good one too. http://biz.yahoo.com/opt/stat2.html Thanks for the replies.

dcv, Perfect! I bookmarked it. Thanks!

There are plenty of sources for finding stocks trading on above average volume, investors.com, msn money.com, barchart.com and my Trade Ideas software to name a few. Are there any sites that post options trading (or traded) on above average volume? PS: Some may remember that I am starting...

Love That Screen Name Nick! Let me guess your account #....88888?:D

Thanks for the concern. I have no intentions of diving straight into the abyss. Paper trading only with Options for now. Got my nose buried in McMillian on Options and when I am ready to test the waters it will be nothing fancy at all. I'll probably practice my swing trade strategy using 1...

Had a cup of coffe and watched Squak Box on CNBC :D Actually I still do what I did before trading....but not for much longer.

That was exactly my plan, thanks for the info. scriabinop23, thanks for the answer to my previous question.

If I could ask one more dumb question. Why would one prefer to sell a call as opposed to buying a put?

Great Info guys, thanks. I suppose I am thinking more like a stock trader than an options trader. In other words, I am not considering the value of the options day by day, instead I am considering holding the options (instead of the stock) as a swing trade. Allowing the swing time to work...

Let me preface this with the fact that I am not an Options guy which is why I am asking you Options guys this question. But be forewarned, this strategy, if implemented, will be considered extremely non aggressive and tame to the typical Options trader. If I had to put a label on myself I’d...

As the previous guy wrote, you have to fine tune the screening requirements until you start seeing only the results you want. As for the pre-post market screen, it's pretty good. The day Apple announced that they were gonna be Windows compatable the alert window went nuts and I was able to...