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    2006 US Housing Market and Foreclosures.

    That's great news, this will make housing more affordable. I am expecting (hoping) housing price will drop about 33 to 50 percent for the next three years or so.
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    How safe is it to be online without a firewall/antivirus

    If you are the only one using the computer and only visiting trusted site, I don't think you need to use av or firewall. But if there are other people using it or you visiting all kind of sites, then you need them. I have Nod32 AV, MS Antispyware, and firefox, no problem. They caught and...
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    Why do politicians run for president? It pays well....

    The president doesn't get a hugh salary, I think it's about 250k a year. As indicated in the article, their other income were from investment. It's more of power than money. But power means money. Who know how much is unreported and how much is hiding in their cayman island account.
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    Does options spreads allow in IB IRA?

    It doesn't answer my question. I know IRA account aren't allow to short. I want to know does it allow spreads.
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    Does options spreads allow in IB IRA?

    Does options spreads allow in IB IRA? Thanks
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    Nasdaq is at a top

    Tech is lagging behind S&P 500. Yes, it hasn't go anywhere for the past few months, but it does not mean it's dead.
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    Spread get wider as option approaching expiration?

    I am fairly new to option. Is spread usually get wider as option approach expiration? Especially on in the money options? Thanks
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    housing not bubbling

    There could be other reasons why the sign was out any more. I read it from recent issue of Forbe, or maybe fortune about R/E, a guy from Boston put out his 4 bedrooms house for sell at 1.2 mil, and the best over he received was merely over 900k so he withdrew his for sales and wait for a better...
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    good low-cost option broker

    Their cancelation fee is not even funny. So expensive just to cancel and modify an option order.
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    Tax cuts for the rich passes again

    All tax cut are for the riches. The middle and low income class only get "tax", no "tax cut" for us.
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    s and p excluding oil

    I read it from a yahoo acticle yesterday, and it mention energy only account about 3% in the S&P 500. Finance accounts for like 25%+.
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    Anthony Robbins - Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)

    Or Emule. I have to say, this is some pretty motivated stuff.
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    BRCM is killing me

    I was trying to buy some PUT yesterday morning, and my order never execute. I would have a nice profit if it did executed. I put out 3 PUT order, RIMM, BRCM, and PCP, only PCP got executed and I ended up with a lost :mad:
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    Why does Ameritrade allow long/short

    IB is the only broker I have used that only use BUY/SELL for stocks. Other brokers I used always have 4 buttoms. BUY/Cover Sell/Short. If you happen to short, and then click buy instead of cover, you will ended up with a long and short position.
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    IB - Options quote error on Monday?

    I am watching the options quote on Google this morning, and most of the time the bid is higher than the ask. I am looking at the in the money are near money call and put. What's going on?
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    how to invest $500k

    30% annual return? He will be replacing Warrent Buffet in the short future.
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    WJO Cup and Handle

    You can get most of these informations and more from prophet.net. Just use it's industry ranking and filter out those thin stocks, you will have a much better list. And it's free.
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    The Single-Family Home Tax Shelter Myth

    I don't understand this thread. What's the argument here? If renting and owning is about the same, by all mean, owning it. Consider part of your "renting" money go back to your own pocket when you own a house. That is not include any duduction you might get from the interest payment. This is...
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    WJO Cup and Handle

    Most stocks feature in IBD are small caps, and most of them have average verage of 150k or less. If you don't mind having a wide bid-ask and you don't mind run away stop, then buy these stocks. The reward is big, but so as the risk. I was one of his following when I first begin...
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    Iran oil minister: See you at $100 crude

    Great, another war. Our president will fix Iran the way he fix Iraq. The world is a much better place.
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