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    Average ObamaCare price: $328 per month.

    Don't forget the bevy of new taxes added to the monthly premium. Got a letter from my insurance company explaining ACA and on the last page they mentioned the new taxes due to ACA: Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute tax (PCORI): $2 per member per year Health Insurer Tax...
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    Options trading approval at Ameritrade

    I think #10 is your problem. Most regular folks would probably write covered calls for "income" using options and you only need level one. Change #10 to Speculation. That way if you blow out the account on a lotto type option (buying a way out of the money call like the FB August 35...
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    Was trade execution illegal or just unethical?

    Sounds like you placed a stop loss order. The spread was probably a little wider that morning and your order price was hit and then executed as a market order.
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    Police Using Cell Phones To Track American Citizens NO WARRANT

    At least ATT, Verizon and Sprint make money off the practice... http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/04/03/these-are-the-prices-att-verizon-and-sprint-charge-for-cellphone-wiretaps/
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    Came into $23 million... suggestions?

    +1 Jack's system is the best. His followers swear by it. With his system you'll be printing money with just a little effort. :D
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    Is this computer ok?

    The Dell Outlet has 3 categories of machines: New, Certified Refurbished and Scratch & Dent. S&D machines can have a dead pixel(s) in the screen. Bargains can be found if you keep your eye open. Dell has several Outlet coupons offering various % off on certain product lines. Some of the...
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    What is RICH?

    RICH is having excellent health. No amount of money is going to help you if your health is failing... Having a good exercise routine before/after the trading day is a good way to keep your body and mind in excellent shape for the next trading day.
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    Las Vegas 2 bedrooms won't sell at 25k

    The price might be super low because you cannot rent out the unit. Some existing condo complexes are FHA, Fannie, Freddie loan approved provided that a minimum of 50% of the units are owner occupied. This is to reduce the loan risk to these agencies. It could very well be that the complex...
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    Steve Jobs does not look good

    It looks like the image has been photoshopped. Take a close look at the neck area and his left eyeglass area... In addition, it appears that the garment "Steve" is wearing is a black dress. Could this have originally been a photo of an elderly woman and "Steves" head got pasted on???
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    Elite Trader seems quieter than usual today

    "Elite Trader seems quieter than usual today " Peeps are busy taking advantage of the volatility and are trading and not posting here on ET.:D
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    A vertical call debit spread triggers a margin call. Does that shound right?

    The OP has finally confirmed his account was liquidated by IB by writing a negative review of the firm. (See review on ET homepage under Broker reviews) The OP must have violated an IB in-house rule to get his account auto-liquidated. I'm still curious why the OP will not give any details...
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    A vertical call debit spread triggers a margin call. Does that shound right?

    If that's the case, then the OP is out of luck.
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    A vertical call debit spread triggers a margin call. Does that shound right?

    Even though the OP does not want to mention the broker's name, I think it is obvious to most folks here who the broker is...
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    USPS needs a bailout too!!!!!!!

    Back to the topic on hand. The most interesting idea I heard is to reduce mail delivery to twice a week. There would be 3 categories, Monday and Thursday delivery, Tuesday and Friday delivery and finally Wednesday and Saturday delivery. You could then fire about 66% of the letter carriers...
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    Largest municipality bankruptcy in the US looms...

    Holy crap! That's about $5k of debt for every man, woman and child who lives in that county. Something stinks to high heaven and its not the sewage! :D
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    S&P will downgrade USA anyway even if there is a deal?

    The USA does not warrant a AAA rating, more like A. Just for fun, here are my ratings: Canada AA USA A Japan A Mexico B Venezuela CCC Ireland CC Greece D :)
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    Market Outlook - Is there a limit to Scams ?

    You shouldn't have said that! We will now have a wave of ET members/moderators stepping forward claiming to be trillionaires! :D
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    1040 tax form Occupation?

    I use "Retired". Never had a problem or question about it for the last 8 years.
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    Which Republican Candidate will be best for our economy?

    New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, but he is not interested... Otherwise it is more of the same, from either party, so might as well have Bush/Cheney for a third term...:D
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