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    Setting Up Corporations

    Thanks to all ... I rather thought the bringing in investors part would be tricky. Thanks again, good places to start.
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    Setting Up Corporations

    What's the most cost effective way to set up a corporation (one that I could legally sell shares to investors)? Is Limited Liability Corporation the best way to go or which? I'm thinking along the lines of bringing investors in on my various web projects (have several websites). Perhaps...
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    Selling a system?

    I enjoy developing websites as well as trading ... You can do this ... 1. Hire a good web designer to build you a good site. You can select one at elance.com (I can do it all for you if you want to pm me) I'll be glad to give you a quote. I ain't cheap and I'm busy, but I enjoy...
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    Fast and cheap >1000 shares ??

    Wow - sounds great ... perhaps the few bad reports I heard were exceptions ... plus you will always have a few grumpy unhappy clients with ANY LEVEL of service. :)
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    Fast and cheap >1000 shares ??

    You may want to consider AB Watley http://www.abwatley.com They have two or three different kinds of accounts, their basic Watley Trader, will allow you to trade 5000 shares for $9.95 - no additional charge for partial fills (even over multiple market days) I don't personally use Watley, I...
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    How you guys do it?

    One reason I like it is it's easy ... the other is because it works for me. On my day job (of 21 years) I work for Intenational Paper (a component of the DOW) IP is the largest paper maker in the world and they are not very exciting ... but few surprises means few negative as well as...
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    Playing the market Long-Only.

    Def, Please elaborate on single stock futures as compared with simple call & put options. I see the advantage of bypassing the daytrading rule (for accounts under 25g). Apart from that advantage, how do options and single stock futures compare. Example IBM: How will the volume and...
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    How Can It Be That The Spreads Are So Wide on OEX Options?

    These were free option quotes supplied by http://bigcharts.com Just enter a symbol (OEX) draw a chart Then Click Options Chain I made two post mentioning different contracts ... here's the skinny: My original post was ... OEX closed the day 3/20/03 at $449.92 and at the close, $445 March...
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    How Can It Be That The Spreads Are So Wide on OEX Options?

    I doubt the quotes were incorrect, but anythings possible. They were supplied by clicking Options Chain at Big Charts. (after drawing a chart of course) Maybe that was a rarity. Market commentators are calling this rally the biggest in two decades ... maybe it's time for rarities. Yes they...
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    How Can It Be That The Spreads Are So Wide on OEX Options?

    I'm new to following index options ... at the close of day 3/20/03 OEX was trading at $449.92 In the money call options at strike price $445. were bid at $3.30 while the Ask was $8.10 I must be missing something ... How can this be? Why such a huge spread? How do OEX option traders make...
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    OEX vs SPX vs NDX ... Likes / Dislikes about each index for your trading style

    Which index do you prefer to trade options on and why? Don't forget to mention if you day or swing trade? What are the key characteristics to remember about each index? Thanks for your participation:)
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    What's Your Average Hold Time on Stock Option Positions?

    So if you average holding a simple call / put (intending to resell for a profit) say 5 or 6 weeks ... that effectively rules out buying front month options ... so do you you usually buy options with a minimum of 45 days til expiration ... 60 days ... 75 days or where? Thanks:)
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    What's Your Average Hold Time on Stock Option Positions?

    I appreciate the chance to ask you veterans some questions ... Here's one ... For Stock Option Positions ... (simple calls & puts) What's your average hold time for all positions (# of days) ? Average Hold For Winners? Average Hold For Losers? Community is Cool :D
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    What's Your Favorite Underlying Stocks To Trade Options On?

    Also anyone trading one thing exclusively ... Maybe just QQQ alone? Many Thanks:)
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    What's Your Favorite Underlying Stocks To Trade Options On?

    If your strategy allows you to have a core group of companies you trade options on ... What are your top 10? Top 20 if you care? (some find it hard to narrow to 10) Mine would have to be: IBM MSFT EBAY BBH GS LEH FNM FRE WMT IP WY LOW HD BBY KO CDWC AZO TGT COST XLNX
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    Anyone Try Options Hotline?

    ooopps ... should have known I'd get pegged for a company rep ad man for the option service. being the first post and all... can't say as I blame ya. I frequent the forum at webhostingtalk.com (no that's not mine either) for my hosting biz (which you can't even find as my homepage) and...
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    Anyone Try Options Hotline?

    Has anyone tried Steve Sarnoff's Option Hotline advisory service? Is he half as good as he claims? I got his promo in the mail ... like everyone else I suppose ... anyway I often look them over ... and many sound good ... course the proof of the pudding is in the eating of it Anybody...
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