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Yep, they probably have a script for every possible angle. Don't even give them a chance to get their hooks in you is my recommendation.

You don't think they've managed to stick around this long without the ability to convert even "die-hard" skeptics, do you? You might be (unpleasantly) surprised at how convincing they are. Do a search for "Best of" thread here on ET or a search for the Anekdoten thread. This should give you...

It's all well and good to shoot for the moon, but you'd probably do better with reasonable expectations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria Right now, you are basically saying: "I am getting pretty good at the batting cage, so in 5 years, I'm going to be Derek Jeter"

Do you get health benefits at Zulutrade? How long have you worked there?

I forget what they call the type of scam (I think it's "spear phishing"). Basically they blast out official looking emails to a billion different folks, and 99.99% of them immediately enter the deleted category as they don't apply at all ("MB Trading, what the hell is that?"). Of the relevant...

Wow, a $15k fine. That ought to really impact their bottom line and teach them a lesson.

The captain isn't even on the bridge a good chunk of the time, but ultimately he's responsible for whatever happens.

There is a magical button that starts with "I" that works wonders.

Yep. 3 confirmed dead. Several dozen missing. That's a good one. Ha-fucking-ha.

Based on that chart, we could either plunge to 11k or explode to 14k in the next year?

You might generate more interest if you explain what your software does that sets it apart from platforms such as TradeLink or Ninjatrader. Alternatively, I know IB has a section on their website that allows advertising for custom applications for their platform.

In sporting events, you can give 110%, so why can't I experience 120% disbelief?

That's for sure. I've had my number grabbed once overseas where they ran up about $5k and it was basically a "did you charge this? Nope, OK, how about this? Nope. Ok" In fact, I did actually buy a computer in between some of the purchases and could have pawned that off as a fraudulent charge if...

Are those things usually funny enough to warrant the time wasted on them? It's probably fun to chuckle at their stuff and if they are trying to sell it to you, they can't be suckering in some other fool, I guess (kind of like playing with the Nigerian spammers). I don't think RK is even present...

The easiest method would probably be to pick your stocks, find which major index to which they correlate the best, and then weight your ETF accordingly. For example, if you have 20 small cap and 10 big caps, put 2/3 in IWM and 1/3 in SPY (or their equivalents). There are some brokers that...

Do you have a source for this? As far as I know, there are methods to identify which material was part of the process (U-235, U-238, etc), not the origin of the material. I don't see how that would work.

None of this is too surprising. Look at what the banks were trying to pull. Unfortunately (for them), you have far more choice in where you bank than where you get your internet and it's much easier to switch. In my area I can get: Comcast (Cable), Verizon (DSL), or Clear-wire. I already...

Does this mean you are living off that account or do you have other means. $30k / year seems pretty tight to me, especially if you hit a rough patch. Just curious.

Do people normally keep a webcam on them-selves while they are at the computer just in case that make a "you-tube-worthy" video? I remember the angry german kid was a funny video that ended up being faked.

I'd say analyst forecasts are an awesome example of "survivor-ship bias"