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The index does what most stocks in that index do... take the DOW30. It doesnt take the whole 30 issues to be going up in order for the YM to go up... it will follow the mayority {averaged by each company´s weight on the index of course} In the case of the SP500, just take the companies with...

do they listen to the squack box via headphones? is there a program that lets you broadcast the squackbox in the intranet, to pay only one subscription?

Hi ppl. I've been talking with some friends of mine that trade at several different countries regarding the general environment on their trading floors. I was surprised to hear that there is a wide variety of approaches as to what the right atmosphere must be when trading. For example, there...

Trying to get back to the topic of this thread... and leaving behind the flame war... In the event that Iran did set up an oil exchange in Euros, will it have a negative impact on the agregated demand of the dollar. I think it would. Would it be enough to bring down the whole US economy? I...

and we can all celebrate with a bottle of tequila... !! who is this jack?

It doesnt sount to me like he made the 400k trading, but rather gambled his retirement funds... Moral of the story, NY isn´t Vegas... so dont gamble in the markets.

Back in college one of my economics teachers used to say... It is hard to get two economists to agree about how things are. But it is imposible to get two economists to agree on things are going to be.

here´s a psych disorder... the tendency to pick fights with strangers in the middle of virtual conversations... aka flame...

I agree with you mnx. Besides how can it be a scam if they provide all the money? The traders risk 0.

2 good things about swfit... commision per trade is cheap. You dont have to risk your own money.

good effort! that learning/humbling curve can be a killer...

There is always a risk in any investment vehicle {currencies, futures, stocks, commodities} from a crash in price. The risk however is greater in some of this vehicles than others, gold for instance has historically been the safest commodity to turn to when things go sour... stocks are usually...

Good post Steve. It´s amazing how many people come here to ET just to flame...

hey good effort. Happy trading. :D

I think the problem is that trading puts you inside an environment where every weakness of yours is going to affect you. The psychological profile of a sucesfull trader is very rare.

I rather short google... to see it drop back to $1 per share...

Thanks a lot Don. :D & dont. :D

Where can I find a list of companies that have been announced to be acquire by another company along with the date on which the acquisition is going to take place and the price.

that's right, I read an article on the local news paper yesterday about two kids with asperger's and I though to my self... what would happen if you give this guys a live account...?

I think that one qualifies as schizo... ...and what about autism... I´ve always wondered if rainman could trade...