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    Toys R Us.....public to private?

    Look up the Merger Agreement at the SEC's website and it will tell you where you were supposed to send the certificates and what form to use. Do this before the cash escheats to the state.
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    Toys R Us.....public to private?

    I'd been wondering why the volatility on my TOY chart was near zero.
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    How I beat my broker, so they can't front run me.

    This logic assumes that the broker front running you knows you don't have accounts at other firms with offsetting hedges which give you a net loss. I happened to do this with IB for 3 straight years where most of the losses were at IB and the much larger gains elsewhere.
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    Hacking questions

    There was an unauthirzed entry into my house. Nothing was taken. The dog was locked in an upstairs bedroom. How would I find out if a: keystroke logging software has been installed and is being transmitted or 2) mu info is being remottely accessed by a device placed on the connection outsiide...
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    Mortgage rates

    Wpould like tokniw the best rates people have found on jumbos. i found a 30 yr 5.375% for 5 years, adjustin to a 5 yr treasury constant +1 % which is a 4.375% apr.
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    What is a good offer for a new trader??

    Sounds pretty reasonable if they let uo lose some before firing you.
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    What is a good offer for a new trader??

    Sounds pretty reasonable if they let uo lose some before firing you.
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    Consequences of stopping paying mortgage

    Get the bank to take a Deed In Lieu Of Foreclosure. You wont owe anynthing and its a cheap way for the bank to ge the house from you.
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    Rutgers ame

    Why do I ge tht feeling this game is fixed and ball state will cover?
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    P&L since beginnning trading

    Sorry to get back so late. My best year was $1.65 million. my worst was the drug yesr. Hard to say how much was wasted on that. Probably lost more checking the peephole on the door out of paranoia than actual losses. Glad that'sover
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    Jim Rogers: Citigroup is a buy at $5

    I can trade it a t $5 with you in the aftermarket
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    trading mortgages

    I have seen some great deals . 4.99% fixed for 10 yrs n closing costs. 5 ,75% fixed for 5 then a 5 yr adjustment to 5 yr treasury constabnt plus a 1% Margin--thats a 4.555 apr.
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    Trading Football

    Anyone with vast experience please list your ociks or top pick. I will keep track of % agaist the spread.
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    Visa

    Does anyone know when this goes down? 1 day after i cover?
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    P&L since beginnning trading

    I am curious how people have done and what they began with: ME: Started 1998 $25000 ( borrowed from credit card) 1998 $22000 1999 $450,000 2000$1,650,000 2001$1,016,000 2002$160,000 (the drug year)-"so I can work harder so i can earn more so i can buy more coke" 2003$450,000 2004...
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    MA - needs to get real

    About 100 points ago I shorted 400-800 shares figuring "how much could you lose on a small trade.?" What a friggin tapeworm in my portfolio
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    Horrific Lessons in value investing- DFC files for bankruptcy

    One of the problems with SHLD is that they suck as retailers. There is a Super Kmart in my neighborhood. I usually go to WMT's Supercenter. One day I thought the lot at Kmart looked empty so I stopped in to pick up a fewthings--I am an impluse buyer also, so I don't really know everything I...
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    MBI Halt

    Note you could have bought ABK, or the ABK senior notes--AKT and AKF
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    commissions/ etc

    What's the best deal I can get for an acct with $1 million+ in equity? Trading volume 1-3mill per month. I am looking for the total package and could go prop or retail. One of the big issues would be the interest rate differential on long / short positions since I do a lot of market neutral...
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    IB auto liquidation

    So are you saying a single trade of 100 shares away from the market pre or post could force an autoliquidation event? Or do you know? Or, would they wait for the core session?
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