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    Line in the sand

    I heard the ignore function works well!
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    Anyone use NinjaTrader for trading equities?

    It's a lot faster and more accurate than some of the call center support that you get elsewhere. pollo ps: there or their?
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    CNBC says Madoff may never go to jail - LA. man gets 15 yrs for $100 theft

    Do you think Andy and Mark Madoff ever have to work another day in their lives? (Don't get me wrong, Bernie is a SCUMBAG to the Nth degree!)
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    To all those who only trade the SPY/ES

    I assume you have not watched the tape very much the past 2 months to ask if "there is enough action!"
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    ES Large Size

    Where would you like to start? They aggregate the ticks, so both T&S, and your charts are only a snapshot of the real picture. Besides the intermmittent data interruptions, I do like the charts! el pollo
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    NYSE not open tomorrow right?

    It's closed for MLK Day! Is your Google broken?
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    CNBC says Madoff may never go to jail - LA. man gets 15 yrs for $100 theft

    Stay in Canada then douche! You are certainly a master cut and paste journalist...gimme a break, WIKI.!
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    Questions about "day trader" status

    http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/marginRequirements/margin.php?p=d&ib_entity=llc It specifically says, (in the FAQ link in the above link), you may CLOSE a positon, after violating the PDT rule.
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    Questions about "day trader" status

    I said I agree in my first post. If you went below the $25K, and then traded they can and will "Freeze" the account. I get the feeling you have not posted all of the details. Call a the Compliance dept. @ your broker for the exact answer, I DO NOT work in compliance. p
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    Questions about "day trader" status

    You are correct! Once the account has been "coded" as a PDT account, you need to have $25K in the account to trade. If your equity falls below the required $25K, this does not mean you can't trade, you need one of the numbnuts in the back office to change the "code" to a either a NON PDT...
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    Is GFT worth a chance??? ( Mini Spot Forex Account)

    That's almost as good as an MT4 broker e mail I got from Cyprus! Windsor Brokers Ltd, they almost look legit.......NOT! p
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    ES Large Size

    I would not feed my dog with a TradeStation feed! p
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    Who buys the crap on trader monthly?

    I would rather plop and peruse Power & MotorYacht or Playboy dude! Seriously, if I want to look at watches I go to 47th street. p
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    Who buys the crap on trader monthly?

    I usually leave that magazine on the shelf in the mailroom for others. Unless it lists the top 50 under 50 making under 50, I discard the rag! p
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    Leveraged Short ETFs... something wrong?

    Perhaps you should be a tad more low key marketing your firm's ETF's on the internet? Your advice on 3X leveraged ETF's is certainly appreciated on here, but be careful of your approach. el pollo
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    Filing taxes as a retail trader

    The IRS has a total number reported to them of your GROSS proceeds, that is ALL they get, one number on a 1099b for each account. It is your job as the taxpayer, to reconcile your return on the schedule D, to the number reported to the IRS by your broker. I will give you the phone number...
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    Filing taxes as a retail trader

    The broker sends a 1099B which only reports your sales, it's up to you to provide the IRS with the purchase/sale on the schedule D. If you don't file, The IRS assumes a zero cost basis and sends you a bill for tax on your total sales for the year. Hasn't anybody on this site ever filed a...
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    Best Forex Charts???????????

    I spend 6 hours a day actually trading and another 4 studying chart patterns and writing code. If I am lucky I can afford an expensive bottle of Cab with my juicy steak. Otherwise I am drinking a 40 oz with my BBQ burger. Why the fuck should anybody help your lazy ass when anything you need...
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    Forex Prop Firms

    A reliable source told me Felix Homogratus is actively recruiting a few good men for his Forex Peace Army.
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    Trading and Frugality.

    Neither...great story, what does it have to do with the OP's question?
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