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Thanks, that's comforting. I will come back to the market again with a new strategy once I save up some money. Any comments on my "5 simple rules" as somebody said they are just general guidelines!!?

I had margin of 3X. I had over 4k cash in my account , total buying power= $12000

AIB, KRG, SNV, AHD,HLCS, SNSS, HITK, FOE +1000 more as I watched over 1200 stock at any time. I didn't use stops because I was in front of my laptop all the time. But my big losing trades were those that I shorted, held them overnight, and the next morning they started to skyrocket...NLST as an...

Yup.

Stocks only. I live in Canada but never actually traded on Toronto's market. I only traded on US markets.

I wasn't fool, I just didn't have any trading experience, and like I said I made money, lost it, made, lost it... But I am now looking to future, if you have anything to say about that, you're welcome to!

7K was all I had saved up. i.e 7K was my 100% of net worth. In fact I shouldn't have put all that money into day-trading with zero experience. My account was margin and got 3X margin.

Hello, I started day-trading stocks 8 months ago with $7,000 and absolutely zero experience. I made some money by chance I call it and lost them a few days later..made, lost, made, lost...you know the end. I went down to $500 recently and eventually declared myself totally "bankrupt"...

I tried shorting TIV@ $3.40 on Friday, but it was rejected. Can anyone explain why? what do you think caused this sudden jump? I asked my broker(Questrade)about it, they said maybe TIV is on the threshold list, but I checked and it wasn't!!

So, except for a few, the majority believes that the stock markets are not Ponzi Schemes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This post could be offensive to many who have been told by investing in the stock market, you are going "to own a piece of the company" and as the company grows, so does your investment. But I am just a layperson and you must have heard of what Madoff did to his clients by pulling off a ponzi...

There is news out there that GFG is gonna be bought out by other companies. Currently there are around 108m shares at prices around 50 cents. GFG has got $13.5b in assets. If, say for instance, it is bought out for $400m, would that mean its shares would go up to around $3-4/share? Thanks.

Hey guys, I just linked my Google spreadsheet to Google stock quotes but I am not sure if it is real-time quotes or delayed. Anyone using this feature? Also, I just downloaded MS Excel 2003 add-ons from link below and can see stock quotes now...

Thanks guys for your inputs. I will check those brokers out. But what do you think of Saxo Bank in Switzerland, anyone has got any Asian stock trading experience with them? here are their rates: http://www.saxobank.ch/en/products/pricing_and_conditions/stocks

Can you please name a few trustworthy ones in HK? Do they have English language platforms or Chinese?

Stocks only.

I have been looking to find an online broker in Asia/Europe which opens accounts for foreigners and gives access to the above mentioned markets. I found 'Saxo Bank' in Switzerland with good prices (not for people looking for pay/share though) but good rates for pay/trade. I am based in Canada...

This question must have been posted before and answered. But I was wondering if you know of any online broker in Asia/Europe which opens accounts for foreigners and give access to the above mentioned markets. I found 'Saxo Bank' in Switzerland with good prices(not for people looking for...