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    Tax ?

    It has to be set up properly, you need a CPA. The trading income is normally capital gains, unless you are a MTM trader or trading under an LLC. You can capture the business loss as a NOL, and deduct it against ordinary income, and that can be carried forward. DO NOT use the tax advice of...
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    Where is their money? ))

    You lost me, try the Russian Fx forums...better yet get a nice Russian Escort for a little symbiosis!
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    Where is their money? ))

    Clearing firms make money clearing trades as do prop firms. There is risk involved giving some schmuck credit with $5 Grand to his name, hence the haircut. Office space is not free, neither is technology. Take a look at the number of "prop firms" today vs 1999, if it was such a gold mine, why...
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    Anybody else short US 30 Bond

    I rarely waste my time in ZB, way too erratic, unless I positon them. Made a few Rubles in ES earlier. Have a good weekend. suds'
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    Anybody else short US 30 Bond

    Take a dip, the water is still warm! Like my magic? :D
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    PDT rule

    They are domiciled in Jamaica mon, not Finra members.
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    Real Tick or Trade Station?????????

    Wait until you are in a position and the platform shuts down, only happens once or twice a year, but good luck getting them on the phone. Make sure you have a "Plan B"!
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    Do you change your contract for next month on Thursday or Friday, or other day?

    Just trade the month with more volume, not rocket science, if you are holding a position open JUNE! Most are trading one lots here, so it really does not matter.
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    Converting dollars to CHF

    This is probably not your answer. http://www.ubs.com/1/e/services/service_finder/individual/usa_canada?typeId=1&countryId=62
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    How to convince wife to let me trade full time?

    I like your style.
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    When am I going to be recognized on ET for my vast contributions

    Post a picture of your girlfriend's ass or your work station!
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    TradeStation 2000i and Windows 7

    TradeStation 8.8, runs fine on WIN7, not sure about TradeStation2000i, not exactly the same thing, and 10 years old.
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    $3,000 Capital Loss Deduction after MTM election

    If you have a large capital loss carryover, it really DOES NOT make sense to switch to MTM accounting.
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    /QM or /CL which is better to trade?

    Don't you have live charts?
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    How liquid is the Euro FX on the CME?

    I strongly doubt anybody on this thread is trading $10mm notional, in Fx or futures!
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    Was anyone here trading in the late 90s?

    It was license to steal from the MMer's until everybody figured out what was really going on, don't forget some of these Tech/Biotech names moved in points at a clip. R.I.P. SOES Bandits
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    Was anyone here trading in the late 90s?

    Anybody here a succesful SOES bandit from back in the day? I knocked the cover off for about a year until the NASDAQ started clamping down on how many times you could SOES a MM!
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    $3,000 Capital Loss Deduction after MTM election

    If you have capital loss carryover from previous years, up to $3,000 may still be deducted vs ordinary income, in addition to the "ordinary income" from MTM trading. If you have no income and both types of losses, you have a NOL! ***Talk to a CPA and DO NOT depend on this website for tax...
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    After Hours Mini-Gold

    EURUSD futures, EC on some platorms, 6E on others.
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    Was anyone here trading in the late 90s?

    I used REDI, part of SLK before GS buyout.
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