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Yep, looks that way, for traders who do not keep up on such things, and keep open positions over time. Brokers love those margin call fees!

I recently posted a thread titled "Looking for a solid emini price alert service via email or SMS... suggestions?" There were zero responses. I found someone considering starting such a service. Specifically, a service that emailed, sent you an SMS or Yahoo Instant Message when the price of...

Glad I trade on a laptop.

Everybody turned off the damned computer and enjoy your family tomorrow. No backtesting, spreadsheet projecting or research allowed. Eat more than you should. Drink less than you can.

Have you forgotten who and what won the election last November?

"Faber: Gold won't drop below $1000 per ounce again, ever" I am waiting to double up on my current physical gold deliveries at a drop to $1100, and every $100 below that. If it never drops again, I win with the gold I already hold.

You forget that this is being pushed by government, not an international brotherhood of traders. As GS and the big boys will get exceptions written into this fiasco, retail brokers represent the bulk of individual traders, so without them fighting this with THEIR money, resistance to government...

Intraday, IB is pretty tight on margins, but there are tighter. To answer your question, there is no average among brokers. You will find futures brokers with intraday margins from $300 to $7000 per contract.

Why would you want an internship? So you could have a 9-5 job until you learn how to get rich, only to be stuck in that job because of the non-disclosure agreement you signed to get the job? Use your own money to learn, then you will have nobody to thank but God and your own invention.

And that is why it will pass. They are not asking the people.

Do you trade intraday or overnight?

This market has not yet hit 14000 again, so I say we're still in a bear market rally. It can go down faster than it came up.

The obvious answer would be to look at history to find what instruments were present during times of past similar distress, that performed well in a hedging function. Gold and silver, for starters. What kind of industries? Anything vice-related. Booze, porn, smokes, pawn shops and pizza. Why...

Liberals and moderates, for the most part. Add a few idiot conservatives that have been pussified by feminism.

Each broker deals with margin differently, so you have to do the work and ask each broker you are considering. Be specific with them about your plans, ie intraday via overnight, as this will make a world of difference to your answer.

Correct. And some idiots STILL fail to practically prepare for emergencies. I'm talking food, TP, water and protection. Amazing. Been telling folks for years to prepare and set aside a year of everything, including power. When the time comes, you eat your own meager supplies. You're not...

Well, I just hope volume stays around for one more year. I'm retiring from trading next Christmas, then out of the dollar altogether, and will be nowhere near any media device for years to come... deliberately. You will see me skipping my cel phone across the waves, as soon as I can get off the...

Well-said and emphasized.

I do not trade at closing time, but I would imagine traders who entered during the day would want to get out before the overnight margin kicks in and liquidates their position.

Some of us knew it was a scam as soon as the liberals jumped abord that train, more than 30 years ago. The outright refusal to scientifically compare objective evidence was clear evidence the movement was rigged. Only the foolish and politically motivated to the left of center believed/supported...