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And another thing -- This whole idea of national healthcare is in no way allowed for in the Constitution, and if you argue that there's a lot of things that the federal gov't does that isn't in the Constitution, then that's a very cynical argument that just shows how the federal gov't has...

Uh...Yeah, no shit. A lot of us don't like the direction this very liberal government is taking us and want to at least get the Congress back to the point where it can offset this President's ambitious plans for federal expansion. So, I'll gladly support any Conservative challenger looking to...

There's now a backlash against Joe Wilson, with contributions flooding to his 2010 opponent: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125258756088899359.html#mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLETopStories I just made a $100 donation to Joe's campaign. I suggest fellow conservatives do the same...

Thanks for the tip!

Fucking imbecile.

Hey Surf. Did you attend the party as a journalist or as one of the invited traders who made at least $25M the previous year? Just curious. :)

Has anyone used/tested the new ActiveX version of IB's tws for Excel? I've used the DDE version for some time and was wondering if I should consider switching over to the ActiveX version. I'm not very techy, so I'd appreciate any input from anyone who's compared the two. Is the ActiveX...

So I called IB earlier and the guy said that because it's earnings season it could result in a lot of shorting that causes inventory to runout. Not sure how true this is, considering that I've traded through earnings seasons for the last 7yrs and have never run into this problem before. Either...

I noticed this actually after the close yesterday and thought it was just a system issue, but it seems to have carried over to today. Can anyone explain why this is the case? You can't tell me that IB all of a sudden ran out of inventory for literally hundreds of equities.

I'm sure there are a lot of people out there willing to fork over $295 for trading advice from someone whose handle is "college_trader".

I haven't read through all the posts, but seeing your progression -- through blow-ups and to where you are so much more consistent now -- has been very entertaining. Congrats and best of luck on your continued success.

I'm surprised so little blame is on the ratings agencies, who put their stamp of approval on these crappy products. Their AAA ratings made it possible for governments, municipalities, pension funds and other regulated institutional investors to buy this stuff and create the insatiable demand...

A 0.005% tax is 1/50th the 0.25% tax being pushed in DeFazio's idiotic bill. I'd rather there be no tax, but if a tax needs to be levied to get populists off our backs, I'd be much happier with Baker's 0.005% suggestion. DeFazio's 0.25%, on the other hand, would destroy my trading.

DeFazio comes off as such a fucktard. He points to 1931, as if the same circumstances apply as today. He also speaks disparagingly of active traders as "churners" -- as if people should buy and hold for 20yrs, even if it means riding through the massive destruction in wealth over the last year...

What you meant to say is "so everybody can ARE be rich".

It's true. I can't remember a single instance where I made money on a mistake, but I can pretty much remember every single mistake that cost me money, :)

Why is it that whenever I make a mistake trading, it always ends up being costly? I made a mistake this morning where I went long on a stock that I wasn't supposed to, and by the time I realized my error, I'd already lost over $6k on it. Why couldn't I have been $6k in the black by mistake...

Thanks QT12. I just submitted my email.

Hey $Cost, just wondering, is that "$5X,XXX,XXX.XX" term your account size at the end of the year or your returns for the year? Either way it's monstrous, but I just wanted to clarify.

Ha ha. Sounds like a good idea. Why can't we use that in the US?