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Yeah otherwise known as "toxic customers." If you try and please them you'll destroy your biz, so those in the know tell these folks to **ck off.

That cinema display is beautiful, but the price - Wow! Hopefully IB paid for that. Noticed most of the lcd's offered by Costco are analog only. Isn't that a reason not to buy them, or is the text just as sharp as it would be with a dvi input? I'm still trading with CRT's myself. Mine...

If dollar volumes are declining then the "enforcement" business must be declining as well, right? If this is indeed the case then the SEC might consider cutting staff like a private sector business would do, rather than raising rates for their smaller remaining contingent of customers to do...

Don't have it yet to be exact. I assume that's true for other Sterling users. Apparently its a Hyperfeed issue, but I'm about to bail on the platform if it isn't offered soon. Hard to feel like a "professional" when you don't have basic tools available to "amateurs." The constant quote...

Can't remember but as I recall he was trading an account for her, I assume not his own money. BTW, that was from her interview in the Schwager book.

LBR speaks (in The New Market Wizards I believe) of one such trader she chose to teach who fit just such an academic and idealistic mold. Despite so many strengths this individual just couldn't pull the trigger on many of the trading strategies she taught him. Many variables go into the making...

It should be better than a penny, spare us your favors vendor.

Simply due to the uncertainty of the ability to transfer nepotistic benefits to a clone. Where would the Bush clan be without an inside track?

PointDirex apparently does not credit a trader for adding liquidity. It appears that to remove liquidity via Inca on 100000 shares of a 2 buck stock is gonna cost you around half a cent a share in ECN fees, plus the $7.95, plus the SEC fee of about 6 bux. At least Interactive Brokers (I'm...

No pressure, you can sweep profits at your leisure.

Alaska in the Summer, Bahamas in the Winter. I think the Permanent Fund payout was $1500 bux this year, but I didn't apply for it because I'm out of the state so much. It fluctuates with the fortunes of the fund's various investments. No state income tax either, although every time the...

Pointdirex seems to charge bogus "ECN" fees. They're schedule dictates .005 plus .005 for NYSE for instance, what is that all about? Plus they appear to charge, but never rebate. It didn't look great to me, but maybe I don't understand their fee schedule as well as I think I do. By all...

Noticed some traders are paying fairly low price cap or ticket rate. Is this commonly offered with the per share brokers? My current rate schedule is per share, and includes all fees except SEC. No ECN fees, and no credits for adding liquidity which is fine with me since I'm not a rebate...

I'm not saying be pound foolish, but........ for many traders 2/10 of a penny is a substantial portion of their profits, and that razor thin margin can make a break some systems. I agree however that much in the way of value added services can come from a good broker, and to a certain degree...

I wouldn't let a tech virtuoso such as Nitro anywhere near my proprietary cluster. Assuming of course I owned a cluster, which I don't.

Ownership is a tough issue, although I do believe this is a difficult area for the US to pin down. Of course there is simple disclosure, but beyond that the anti-money laundering laws may or may not allow discovery of a US citizen having beneficial ownership of an offshore corporation based in...

Yeah unreal. This stock won't quit. Halted again today at 1:53, not open as of now (3:25). Let me guess, the boys at the exchange will open it with 3 minutes to the bell as a courtesy to the trading community that makes their lifestyles possible.

I was paying ECN fees for taking liquidity, receiving rebates for adding with Echo in the past. Now however they price me as an all in rate, no pay/no rebate, which is fine with me but obviously not what you would want. Depending on your volume record you should be able to find a firm which...

And apparently many are not trading but are simply lurking on the boards waiting to pounce on any post perceived to be an injustice to the vast knowledge they have to offer the trading community. I don't see how a request for the formation of a group of value oriented trader/investor types can...

Just got back from visiting "da lovely islands mon." Must say that Metooxx et al were wonderful island guides, and have an impressive developing concern in paradise. I'm seriously considering the move. For anyone considering going down, the Lucaya resorts (there are several) have good deals...