Search results

So your firm allows you to borrow a certain amount of money and gives you a "desk" in exchange for $4k a month. How much do they let you borrow? You can borrow about USD $8 million from IB for that sum, subject to margin requirements. I think it is insane for a trader/speculator/investor to...

I read the book years ago and found it to be very valuable.

(I don't listen to talk radio.)

I am not experiencing this problem. In fact, a previous issue seems to have been solved by the latest Java update. Launching Risk Navigator after launching and quitting Mosaic used to freeze the entire TWS and peg the CPU. This no longer happens. My system: TWS 940.4 Java 1.7.0_40 Mac OS...

You misunderstand. These are not tax cheats. The law has turned the seven million Americans who live abroad into pariahs. Very few foreign banks will open accounts for them, as they don't wish to incur the cost of complying with the US's new, draconian reporting requirements.

East Memorial Christian Academy's actions against the coach are a clear violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Good call on QCOR. I was fortunate enough to buy some in January.

A more effective approach would be to make hiring an illegal immigrant a felony, with a minimum prison sentence of, say, two years.

In the US, stock trades settle three days after they are made, so yes, what you appear to have experienced is normal. In your situation, a margin account would basically eliminate the need to wait for the actual settlement of your sale before buying more stocks. If your account value is less...

Puerto Rico is of interest only to US citizens. If you are an EU citizen, you have many more options available to you than to the inmates of the Land of the Free.

One could argue that the hypothetical fire at the synagogue needs to be put out since it could become a hazard to neighbouring properties owned by tax payers, or that there might be tax payers inside who would need to be rescued. Unlike other businesses in the entertainment industry...

I have never experienced this problem. I use a Java Web Start file to run the current "browser" based version of TWS on Mac OS X 10.8.2 with Java 7 Update 13.

Since when is Bangladesh considered to be a part of the Middle East?

Cisco ASA 5515-X.

No, but it does make you a slave to the IRS.

The simple plurality voting system used in the US is deeply flawed. Under such a system, elections with more than two choices can easily lead to unrepresentative outcomes. The Republocrat duopoly has been the chief beneficiary of this system.

To answer the original question: Fidelity. They have excellent customer service, very good tax reporting, no minimum commission requirements or account maintenance fees, and $0 commissions on US Treasuries.

Actually, Iran still exports 60% less than they did before the revolution. In the early '80s, Saudi Arabia had much excess capacity and was able to flood the market to compensate for Iran. The resulting low oil prices had the added benefit of hurting both Iran and the Soviet Union.

I requested this feature almost 11 years ago, when I had an account with IB. At the time, their customer service people reacted like I was insane. IB could always digitally <i>sign</i> their statements for everyone, without necessarily encrypting them. This would not impose any technical...

As a matter of fact the people of the countries in question have shown little interest in Islamic banking.