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    Advice with buying puts

    I would try Interactive Brokers or OptionsXpress. However, since the latter has a minimum commission of $15 per option trade($13 for active traders), and your account is likely to be small($1,000), I guess IB may be better for you($1 per contract).
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    statistical arbitrage

    Agree. Trading is an "ART". Mathematics is an efficient tool to solve problems, but NOT the only tool. It also depends on the persons, who use it. I always believe that great scientists must have great physical insights. You have to love your job to excel. Hence, the most important...
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    To the people in the Northeast US

    Yes. Just fed some swans and ducks near a lake in the morning ....... :p :p :p :) :) :)
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    notebook needs some speed

    Be careful. Some of the old Dell notebooks can only take 512 MB of memory. My Inspiron 7500 is a good example. :eek: :eek: :eek:
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    How good a track record is good enough ?

    Agree. I have been selling Put(mainly QQQ options) since October 2002, and having been doing very well. I have ten consecutive months of winning streak with a total return about 50%. Reason: I started when the stock market was near its five-year low, and now NASDAQ is near 16-month high...
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    many religious meat eaters don't care about killing animals

    And Iceland had begun hunting whales yesterday.................. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=scienceNews&storyID=3296803 :( :( :( :mad: :mad: :mad:
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    Compliance and ET

    Are there any web sites that explain abbreviations like LOL, ROFL, ect. :p :p :p :D :D :D
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    Why trade at all?

    In 1999, if you had a MBA degree, and worked at an investment bank for few years, it was very easy to get $200,000 per year. But those days have passed. 2002 was one of the worst years for investment banking business. I know one MBA, who does not have money to fix the muffler of his car...
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    Gene Weissman

    Sad news ......... :( :( :( :( :( :(
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    Sometimes I think that trading is a very bad job

    Kissing the ass of the boss, or playing office politics creates no value for the society either. :eek: :eek: :eek: :p :p :p
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    the problem of swing trading

    Let's see, whether MSFT will surprise the analysts tonight ....... :p
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    What profession did you come from?

    You caught me. :D :D :D Let's see how I get out of this one: When I worked at academia and Wall Street, I did not understand how the system worked. For ten years, I paid no attention to politics, always ready to switch jobs to seek the perfect working environment. Of course, this is...
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    Roll Call: Options traders

    Me. Only covered calls, naked puts, naked calls and credit spreads. Usually 10 contracts per trade. Rarely sell or buy more than 30 contracts in one shot. :p :p :p :cool: :cool: :cool:
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    What profession did you come from?

    Daydreaming ..... :p :p :p :D :D :D
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    Do you tell people you're a trader?

    Yes. Most of my friends and family think that TRADER == GAMBLER It takes me a long time to convince them that online trading is a business with low barriers of entry, but high rate of failure(85% ?). However, all my friends, who have started their own business, have folded their...
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    Is a mentor necessary to have success as a trader

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    anyone get a virus email from a fake IB address

    About eight months ago, I got a virus embedded in an e-mail from a company manufacturing video editing card. Two months ago, my computer was infected by a virus, although I did install Norton Anti-virus program. (I may have forgotten to update the virus definition.) I had to refresh the OS...
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    Is a mentor necessary to have success as a trader

    IMHO: It depends on the traders. Different people have different habits. For me, the answer is "NO". I am too old and stubborn to have a mentor.:D Something has to be learned; it cannot be taught............... :p :p :p :D :D :D
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    TIMES Method

    Me too. :( :( :( :( :( :(
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    Is reality concrete or abstract ?

    Are YOU concrete or abstract ? I think you need to answer this question first. :p :p :p :D :D :D
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