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You can trade whayever you want as long as no margin is required, an Ira is a cash account, therefore nothing short and only covered options.

Joe Fatapaglia! :D

Kevin Bacon was the trader turned bicycle messenger, don't remember the name of the movie

Yes, unless your form of accounting is Mark to Market.

I think the question should be " What is the average age of successful traders", and that you will never know.

I just can't believe there are 65 pages on this, however I will continue to wear my lucky underwear! :-)

If I Had A Nickle for every time the morning of 9/11 when Mark Haines spouted off saying "this is not Osama Ben Laden, he is not sophisticated enough to do this". He kept saying it. Why not just keep your mouth SHUT, especially when you don't know what is going on. TIS BETTER TO KEEP YOUR...

darkhorse, I will certainly 2nd the nomination for Greenspan! (aka. Greenie The Weenie).

WCOM gets my vote too!

Hi all, My name describes my driving abilities or lack there of while attending the Skip Barber Racing School. I was quite the earlyapexer entering turns. As for motorcycles, I have a Yamaha Virago 750, which I like very much and yes that is me, the petite female, astride the racehorse in...

T. Lo is the real deal. Will not churn and explains the techniques she uses and why. Will probably let you sit in on her room for a few days if you contact her. Highly recommended.

Hi All, Baron, sorry I didn't get to meet you at NY expo. Sometimes I don't say to much but, Love the site. Maybe the next time you're in NY. I'm the one in the blue and yellow silks!

no, you don't pay SE tax.

Here is a useful link for the trader declaring a business on IRS website. http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/tax_edu/faq/faq-kw45.html

The Night Before Christmas By earlyapexer T'was the night before Christmas, When all thru the house, Not a specialist was stirring, or even a mouse; The order books were hung by their posts with care, In hopes that Mr. Market soon would be there. The analysts were nestled all...

The Night Before Christmas By earlyapexer T'was the night before Christmas, When all thru the house, Not a specialist was stirring, or even a mouse; The order books were hung by their posts with care, In hopes that Mr. Market soon would be there. The...

Would love to meet all at NY Expo. :-)

In response to Fast's post on the issues of health isurance, accounting, taxes etc, maybe a category for the self-employed trader, as these issues are very important when running a busines for oneself. If this is your only source of income or you file trading as a business, and I know from my...

No matter what system you use, as everyone has different time frames and personalities, you must manage your positions wisely. Market conditions are constantly changing, therefore it is not just using stop losses, but managing the size of your positions in relation to your exposure to risk.

In refering to the VIX, I used it in a different manner. If volatility is high and the market closes positive, expect a break to the up side, with high volatility and a negative close, expect a break to the down side. If volatility is low means not much going on. Any thoughts?