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Will one of you more experienced traders then explain what minumum records we should printout at the end of each trading session to protect oureselves???? On my platform I just receive "alerts" from my broker saying for example (Buy 1000 rimm executed) or(Buy 1000 Rimm Cancelled). Is this...

So Kiwi: If I were to reduce my symbols on the watchlist to say 20 instead of 100 then would I be less likely to freeze up whenever there is increased market activity?................and does the number of computers I have hooked to the router make these problems more likely since I'm...

Guys : What's happening then when there's a market event like the Fed announcement and the exchange volumes suddenly escalate? My trding platform where I have 100 symbols on the watchlist completely freezes up. Is it the standard 6Mbs service from Comcast that's being overloaded by the...

Ok............so how much more of the boost it got from the awesome earnings report will it loose before the next burst up?? Any ideas?

Thanks Surdo ; I'll take the flaming if it gets me the answer. Now; in addition to those several market routes you've listed, do they have an autorouting feature where they seek out the market for you at a lesser cost and then they sell the order flow.........or don,t you know? I did...

are they out of business for lack of customers?

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Can any customer tell me if the Tradestation system is a true direct access system or are they selling their order flow? How many different ECNS or exchanges should one commonly be able to route STOCK orders with a direct access system? Will they allow you to trade stocks beginning at 7AM...

Have you ever used the "sqwuak-call" for your s+p futures trading(where you listen to the live broadcast of the trading pit action)????????

and the next trade could be a short or a long! but if before the end of the tax year comes you better have made all those losses back that you were carrying forward or else you can't deduct them in that tax year

So is trader status just a designation with the IRS? Does it require the professional trader's liscense? My understanding of wash sale is that the losses can be added right on to the next trade>>>>>so lets say I trade AAPL both shorts and longs all through 2008 and nothin else. Say I make...

Pokerg: Are you having E-trade PRO porblems also??

What is required to get "trader-status" ?? Are you guys talking about when you make more than 4 round turns in 5 days and your account is labeled as Pattern Day Trader???

So bandit77 and Algorithm: With the IB TWS platform--------does it not include any chart one can link to a watchlist with symbols of stocks on it?? Is one able to trade equities at 7AM EST assuming there were liquidity available in the market at that hour??

Does MB trading have the complete package needed for a stock trader?

So what's the position to be in? Land? Paper cash in a safety-deposit box? Stocks will lose as all the margin can no-longer support inflated stock prices. Would short positions actually be honored (or puts) in a complete U.S. financial meltdown? How far would gold skyrocket? Maybe...

If one wanted to gamble a little instead of trade............Which way would you bet it all right before the announcement??????

Did you traders meet Dec 1st??

Me also! I live in Lake County and would be interested in attending a meeting........I trade stocks only at this point

thursday After bell Yahoo finance under stocks