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    IB Exposure Fee

    so if it is 125 /day for that 4 million $ account.. do u have to pay for all days. including SAT /SUN.. .thats 46K for u... like 1%. i got 8$. daliy... that 2900 annually... for my 280K. account..... i hold naked strangles on indexes . lot of them. far OTM......
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    Why is inflation so low?

    HMM.. Kind of .true..but the definition of a bubble is money chasing limited resources.. so assets are getting inflated in one way... when there is deleveraging. the reverse will occur.. give this another 18-24 months.
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    Successful traders: why don't you move to a 0% capital gains tax country?

    I hope folks know the rule.. IRS.. if you are a US citizen and live abroad.. after 365 days or 183. days or some # you become an expat.. so u dont have to pay taxes on the first 90K of your WORLD WIDE income...
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    VXX a good buy at current levels?

    YES.. its the FEAR.. .and that is what we cant really measure... also the velocity. if SPY starts drifting slowly.. ha ha.. then there wont be much rise in VXX a SURE CERTAIN TRADE is... WAIT FOR a VXX SPIKE. .say 30%. and then buy long term PUTS... u just CANT GO WRONG>> ha ha... but I...
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    VXX a good buy at current levels?

    my bad.. yes. i meant.. VXX... sorry . if SPY moves 5-6 %... wihch is like 193 to 180s.. then how much will VXX move... i doubt it will break 50 ..... also.. since VXX is now drifting to the 20s... then it will go to teens. .and then BARCLAYS will be the CLASSIC - WASH RINSE REPEAT...
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    VXX a good buy at current levels?

    20%.... SPY.. on the down side. is barely moving 1-2 percent and then shooting up... i wud say.. that max. this summer .we may see 5% or 10... how much wud SPY move?
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    Why is inflation so low?

    +1 thanks for this insight.. it is loaded with interesting facts... i do agree.. the stock market..m 401K etc.,. is for the top 10 % of the country.. 50-70% of the folks are all living hand to mouth. they dont have a clue as to what is goin on. feel sorry for them.. RICH POOR gap is gettin...
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    VXX a good buy at current levels?

    VXX.. this one. has been beaten to death here... I had a question to see if any one can take a guess.. for VXX to spike back to 65. in the next 2 months..how much should SPY have to fall.
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    Successful traders: why don't you move to a 0% capital gains tax country?

    i have to contest this... Costa rica. is relatively one of the most stable Latin America countries.. gets the most tourists from US/Canada.. the flip side is . it is expensive. i find meals in costa rica- road side to be comparable to US prices. ha ha. Crime is costa rica is far less . but...
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    Why is inflation so low?

    WALMART.. i buy shrimp from them for years. it was 5.99 a pound the scumbags pulled this on me.. SAME SHELF.. same product. .same price.. but . it was 14 OZ.. ha ha... #$#@%^ u man.. u know . we are a creature of habit.. so instead of increasing prices. .they reduce it by 2 OZ.. . .who the...
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    80% of funds underperform the market?

    best kept secret.. in a 20 yr period 90% of mutual funds cannot beat SPY buy VOO vanguard .. .0.07 % .. SPY is 0.09%... .07. is for 100K..in VOO.. only 70 Dollars.. avg mutual fund is .5 to 2%. actively managed.. my #@!$#@$%.. go figure... buy VOO and go to sleep.. my freind works...
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    Karen the "Supertrader"

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    What does Karen the Supertrader and her results say about volatility? Oversold?

    I have another angle to add here.. Karen is good- but 5-6 years and 1 credit crises (2008) is not long enough.. .. lets meet back in 2020 and see how all the short strangle traders have done.!. for her strategy- as butterfacetrader elicitly explained.. there is no hedge - period. all...
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    Do Option Sellers Have a Trading Edge?

    +1000. when will folks realise.. if there is a dollar to be made, it will be grabbed.. time decay is NOT an edge.. u will pay... how many times have u heard this phrase - ( I have a millions times on ET) OPTION SELLING (particularly far OTM)is like picking up pennies in front on a STEAM...
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    Is it possible earn 20% a year swing trading stocks.

    THIS IS SUCH AN OVER LOOKED POINT>. seriously. 90% of all the folks in ET. will not even be able to Beat SPY. .in the long term.... when 90% of the damn hedge /mutual funds cant do it, with all their tools. .mathematicans/quants/ phds, semi inside edge, (go figure) connections, yada yada...
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    AMZN, is the dream finally over?

    amzn. sales 70 b.. income 300 million aapl sales 176 b.. income 37 B. now that is what is callled a REAL COMPANY>>
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    Conservative Options Trades

    glanced thru this title.. isnt Conservative and Option in the same sentence an oxymoron. lol. .arent. .. when I think of options. its aggressive. baby.. !
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    Open Roth IRA account with IB

    why not? but I have noticed. that commissions can be a bummer.. but IB is the best..in this regard i used to keep doing some spreads... but in principle. i do agree... retirement should be .. buy and hold long term. .quality blue chips.. i am gravitating to VOO...
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    Open Roth IRA account with IB

    ok. even better.. so if u have 100K then they dont charge that 10$ fe.e. also if there is no activity..
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    for small account: 50K, what is the reasonable return?

    wait... this is from the OLDBOY movie.. Woo-jin Lee: Your gravest mistake wasn't failing to find the answer. You can't find the right answer if you ask the wrong questions. so my Question to the OP... forget what the market will give you.. what is It you expect?
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