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In order to deduct non-comission trading expenses (books, information feeds, hardware, etc.) one needs to set up a company (LLC or LP or sole propritor or corporation) right? And, if you do that, do you have to register with your broker as a pro?

On one hand, it will feel good to put a bullet in the head (and several in the chest area) of some retard that breaks into my house when I am home. On the other, I do not relish the thought of cleaning up. Yuck. And, the scum that breaks into my house probably has 8 or 9 blood born, highly...

My first brand spankin new car was only three days old when some idiot bashed in the passenger window with a baseball bat (or so the cops thought) and rifled the glove box. Nothing in there but maps and a hairbrush. Geez. And I was parked in my folks driveway in a pretty nice part area...

They have the same trouble with weather. One day I heard the weather guy say ". . . and the high today will be 72 degrees. Currently it's. . . uhm. . . . 74."

Here's a strange thing I discovered one day. Create a system in your fav tool (tradestation for example) that enters a position randomly and waits for either the profit target or the stop loss. Start with both of them even, and fairly tight. You'll get about a 50% win rate, with roughly zero...

Ahhh, I was not aware of that. Thanks.

You can get medicine over the counter for that :D.

Hey all, Any thoughts on where's the best place to trade a full Naz 100 future (the NDs)? Something like IB would be great, extra cheap prices, fast fills and zero frills. Thanks in advance.

1. Yes! The Bear is dead! Long live the Bull! 2. No way, P/Es are too high, too much debt, etc. 3. I don't know, and I don't care, I'm a daytrader by golly! 4. I have no freakin' idea, I'm strictly cash.

Ya know, if you put something in there where they could actually order this thing, I'll bet somebody would.

If Lundy comes back, that will surely spell the end of this upswing :D. Unless he calls for the markets to tank - a sure sign that the bear is dead and the bull is running.

Good grief. If I ever got a margin call, I'd close out all my positions, shut my computer off, disconnect the net and sit down with a bottle of Beam to figure out just what had happened to me. Then I'd have to figure out what to do with my life, cuz I'd also probably be too afraid to trade...

The best answer I could find is this (from the OIC web page): Q: What happens with my options contracts when a company is delisted from an options exchange? A: If a stock fails to maintain the minimum standards for price, trading volume and float prescribed by the options exchange...

Mine was fine as well. Maybe your ISP?

One easy thing to do is to use strong passwords. I'm sure that very few (if any) of us here at Elite use Sex or Password as passwords to our trading accounts. But, you should use even stronger passwords that conform to the following rules: 1. At least one upper case and one lower case...

Don't count on your cable company to tell you the truth. Mine had a gateway problem that caused amazingly bad delays during peak times. Everytime I called them, I would say "I can tracert to your network just fine, it's the gateway and beyond that is the traffic jam." So, they would always...

Bea-uty! So, all those hosers that have their computers taken over by virii and are scanning your ports looking for a weakness will be adding to your DL limit, effectively costing you money. Then if the cable company needs more revenue, or they think you'll pay more, they start scanning your...

Let's examine this ala Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame). Which is more likely, that the SEC has suddenly decided to give the shaft to the rich guys with the deep pockets (violating a long tradition of shafting average investors to favor these deep pockets and creating a fair and honest market for...

I've not had this problem - TWS stand alone rarely disconnects on my systems. One kludge way to tell if you've been disconnected is to get quotes on a high volume instrument (like the Qs or the NQs) and a timer. Then add logic that checks to see if the program has not received any quotes in...

While I agree 100% (and more :D ) with the Reduce Government thread, the fact is that we get the government we deserve. Here in Mecklenburg County (Charlotte, NC, USA) we just approved not one but three new spending initiatives. You really want to nudge the USA towards a slightly smaller...