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well anything that is done under a background check, is all public information. i just dont know if its legal or not for investing purposes. What if you found out that your ceo was arrested for drunk driving a few times a couple of weeks before earnings. It woudlnt be big news reported in...

the street insight has been making comments on a recent expose on biotech insider trading from hedgefunds who pay doctors to spill the beans and using other tactics learned by the fbi and interragotors to gather information. Is the former legal, where you pick up hidden thoughts, and ideas from...

like doing criminal background checks. My idea was that if a person that is your ceo has a drinking problem, and marital problems at home, maybe the company hes touting isnt as good as he is saying. I read that kenneth lay had a big drinking problem and so did the ceo of worldcom

I was wondering if it were legal todo background checks on ceols and management. And use it for investment purposes. For example if you found out that a ceo was having money problems throught a background, or like he was arrested recently for drunkdriving or marital disputes.

oh marketwatch.com part of dowjones reported that csco is in a deal to buy nokia for its wireless business. If thats true, doesnt this give a feel of late 99 when you had a whole bunch of stocks jumping 10, 20 points on earnings, and culminated with the aol/warner merger. It feels like a mini...

I would think after all these years they would make notebooks more ergomatic and more comfortable to use. They are getting way more powerful then the ones I use in the late 90's but they arent any more comfortable in fact its the opposite. I use an external mouse, whenever possible.

Ok Im not the only ones thinking it, but first Bidu, then CSCO/Nok , ok doesnt this remind you like its a mini late 99 situation going on.

I get my warranty throught compusmart, and they do all of the repairs inhouse, no shipping. They are the biggest canadian computerstore, and the best quality. I had a heatsink problem, and they gave me a new high quality heatsink for free. They are very good.

I use both personally, I really like the mobility of notebooks, I really dont like the keyboards on notebooks. With desktops, I like the larger screens, but I hate that it takes so much space. My brother made my notebooks so that it works like screens,integreted. I compeletly agree with you...

So what do people prefer, notebooks or desktops for trading?

lol, well if you live near ubc, you will see some cute college girls that will change your mind. What do you think the new US daylight savings times will do between the 2 countries. canada hasnt decided to follow the us lead yet.

Hey I was wondering if any of you west coast traders find it hard to sleep or having wierd sleeping habits because you wake up so early.

like you guys my costs are mostly research related, I pay 35 cdn for extreme cable *part of a home package* another 35 for dsl homenetworking telus 20 us for ib level II nasdaq about 200 month for esignal including exhange fees 2750 a year prepaid for 3 years for streetinsight...

how much bandwith is just too much, some cable is now surpassing t1 speeds, well for the download side, not updload, how much is just too much and you just dont need it

lol in alberta I heard it wa 10.95 cdn for extreme cable, thats like 8mbs, or about 8 bucks canadian, I dont know how these guys could charge so diffrent rates around canada and us

I think canada has the lowest broadband in northamerica right now, especially if you get prepaid packages

I get my internet throught a home bundle, so its like 35$cdn or about 27.50 US for extreme cable.

its pretty exciting, I was wondering now that its getting so high up, how does a t1 line compare now. If like 5 years from now they get cable up to 100mbs, how does t1 line compete against cable, how does dsl compete, they are still stuck at 2.5mbs

Hi I was wondering if anybody here except us western canadians got the new extreme cable yet. Our new cable speeds are now 8Mbs and by early next year the new new shaw cable extreme will be over 10mbs. I got the new shaw extreme and loving it, I was wondering if you americans got the extreme...

I was wondering what are your guys monthly expenses for trading and investing, including research, data, software, websites, and everything else excluding commissions.