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    Source for intraday short interest?

    http://marketrac.nyse.com/ot/ot.html
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    trading futures in IRA?

    there are, of course, restrictions on where you can put money in a qualified plan (as dumb as it is, but we are talking about the gov.)... the guidlines are buried in the IRS code, i was just going off memory however, last time i remember looking at that section of the code. the IRS code is...
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    trading futures in IRA?

    ive been in the qualifed plans biz for six years and dont think you can trade futures in an IRA and never heard of otherwise... but ive seen stranger things.
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    Test your NFL football knowledge

    stumbled on this by accident, hit wrong favorite and saw this but im in..... GLA
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    When will the volatility return?

    volatility is at its historical norm right now, so THIS is the norm, the volatile tiems are the exceptions...
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    NYSE limit fills going to the dogs

    ive noticed some real dic* moves lately, like i.e. ill put in an order when the market moves for a nickel or so over offer, specialist locks the makret fills me at the limit, but fills under my limit afterwards.... like today spoos started to move, he showing .41 x .44 1x1 i put in a .50, i get...
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    Poll: Did the market top last Friday?

    no offense to you personally, i just see a lot of guys on ET trying to pick tops and bottoms... seems like a big waste of time to me, time better spent on your trading strategy...
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    Where to "Park" a decent sum of cash?

    your goals are such that you cant really go for a good rate of return, with safety and no chance of loss your primary goal, your not going ot do much better than a 6-12 month treasury or a bank CD, anything else is putting your self at odds with the primary goal of safety.... one idea would be...
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    ETF (Sectors) swing trading

    problem ive seen with these are teh spreads, not as big of deal if you are planning on a swing, but still ive seen spreads as high as 1/2 point, and they can really eat into profit even on a swing where your profit objecticve is 1-3 points or so... you need patience and skill ot get a good...
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    Stop the crap.....

    word.
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    Power Outage

    i liek the thinking and hedging but why retail? retail just hit a 52 week high, and many retailers are hitting new highs, i would look for a different hedge if i were you
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    Power Outage

    i know isld was down but i got a fill on ARCA
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    Power Outage

    long diapers and formula!!!!
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    The death of listed stock trading

    lotta of this is old news... and lot of clueless input.... ...no offense
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    Sometimes I think that trading is a very bad job

    i think you are too green and dont see the big picture yet... as a trader you provide liquidity to the market place and sometimes bring about better prices for buyers/sellers and are rewarded for doing so... you are also rewarded and can be handsoemly b/c you are taking a risk to provide this...
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    Time and Sales as an indicator?

    i dont know about tape reading on the futures but i would also be listening ot a squawk to see whats going on in the pits. but i make mone tape reading t&s in stocks...
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    Is the party over ?

    with those guys dead though, and we are hot on saddams trail you would think its already priced into the market... look at his kids, short term pop and lost it all in no time, my guess if we get saddam same thing, a pop, granted bigger, but it will fade fast... a dead or captured saddam will not...
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    Don Bright's OO YTD Results-WOW!

    i would love to see your brothers results too, but how active is he these days?
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    how to recognize a trendday down ?

    if it keeps going down and doesnt go up, its a downtrend.... a trend is a trend until it isnt
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    "You've Insulted 10's millions workers"

    yup, 100% agree, this was a preview of the election
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