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    Very hard time taking loss:(

    Next time you don't take the loss when you should, stick your hand on a hot burner. Or give yourself 100 paper cuts on your forehead. I guarantee you that you will be more eager to stop yourself out next time.
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    Explorer vs Firefox

    If you still want to use the IE engine but add some nice features such as tabbed browsing, popup blocker, etc., try something like Avant Browser.
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    IB Suggestions & Improvements

    Seems like you don't have to update your TWS until you find it appropriate to do so. There have been a few times where there have been forced upgrades, but mostly they are optional.
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    estimated taxes penalty

    The penalty would be applied on the previous year's tax plus maybe something like 10%+ (because you made more than 150k you have to pay more). So the penalty would be applied to something like 44k. The penalty would be due on April 15th.
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    IB's Trouble tickets

    You can reopen old tickets for a certain amount of time after they have been closed. It seems to be a few days, maybe a week.
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    IB's Trouble tickets

    The trouble tickets have been great for me. All of my tickets have been replied to quickly (ranging from a few minutes to a few hours), unlike previous e-mail correspondence.
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    120k for a picture of greenie.

    Is free shipping though.
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    Cramer at Harvard...

    Sorry, just noticed the bidding, not whether there were actual prints before the action happened. I don't have the capability of going back and posting the bids that were on ISLD or ARCA at the time.
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    Cramer at Harvard...

    Actually it was being bid up 5 minutes before he said anything about it. Somebody needs to look into who was doing the bidding and how they know before Cramer even says a word on TV. Is the show live? If it is, then that means someone is able to find out the picks beforehand. Via Cramer or...
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    Trying to hide my strategy from software vendors

    Trade through a reputable broker.
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    Feds seek Google records in pornography probe

    Ooops, already has.
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    Feds seek Google records in pornography probe

    You do not know that the information released cannot be tracked to individuals. As the MSN article states: A link to the history of the Child Online Protection act: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Online_Protection_Act So it appears the government wants to pry into the private...
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    Feds seek Google records in pornography probe

    The ends do not justify the means. The current administration is going down a slippery slope in terms of abusing civil rights - where does it stop?
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    Feds seek Google records in pornography probe

    The only thing you can do is write your senators and your congressional representative. Tell them how displeased you are with how the current federal government doesn't seem to care about civil rights. Then vote the GOP out of office every chance you get.
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    An unbelievable story about the NASDAQ today:

    Because that trader must have had friends in high places.
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    An unbelievable story about the NASDAQ today:

    So I am curious. When you say you bought 100 at $150 and then 100 at $151, does that imply you entered two separate orders at those prices? Come on, fess up if you did. If you did, then it is doubly bad. Did you think you got filled at $150 and then you said "GREAT! LET'S TRY...
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    An unbelievable story about the NASDAQ today:

    As someone else said, why are you trying to trade WBPRK in the first place? So you are trying to sell at $150/share? Do you really feel like you would have been filled at that price? If you had been filled, would you have busted? Maybe they didn't bust initially to teach you a lesson (on...
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    IB Great at catching erroneous trades

    I have never dealt with the CME, only through ECNs. They show clear busting policies on their websites but hedge these rules by saying that the final ruling comes down to discretion by the ECN. It is my experience that it is random whether they decide to follow the stated rules or not.
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    IB Great at catching erroneous trades

    Am I the only one who double checks their orders? Make sure an order says "BUY" or "SELL" before you submit it in the first place? Even if you had a confirmation dialog, who is to say that you would give the right response to that dialog? Just condition yourself to get it right the first time.
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    IB Great at catching erroneous trades

    I think you are crediting the busting process too much. In my experience, exchange discretion, in contrast to explicit busting rules, opens the process up to favoritism and abuse.
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