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eagle, why not buy and hold some stocks in a separate account. and trade your trading account. no need to think this black/ white imo

i did my series7 5 years ago while living in europe. can't remember all the details, the compliance officer of the brokerage set everything up. i remember that i needed a crd number. didn't need a itin or w7 chuck

Aaron, Is your fund only open to accredited investors?

I like Unilever (UN) for the longerterm they operate in a lot of countries (diversified currency risks) their portfolio consists of a lot of different brands they pay a good dividend (0.83/ share) HPQ and INTC look good too imo Why not some ETFs as well: DIA, SPY, QQQQ, VTI Chuck

try computer associates, they give 1 year free trials on antivirus software. i just switched to them from norton, because i had too many problems

check your broker. most have a $1969 initial margin for ES (mini S&P) during market hours

I don't think the potential customers are people who can't afford a computer, but those who don't want to sit at home or in an office by themselves all the time.

1.9% growth is pretty sluggish already imo.

Merrill Lynch forecasts that the U.S. economy will grow by 1.9% next year.

I would make use of a service like that, if available

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ah ok, so you don't have a strict strategy do you hold the calls until expiration? how many times a year on average are they in the money on expiration day? sorry if i ask too much. Have always been trading long calls/ puts Never put much thought into call writing. Find it interesting...

buy1sell2, when you write calls, how do you hedge? do you or have you ever written naked calls? and don't these have a higher return. Chuck

bought some oct dia 113 puts yesterday

The post from steve46 about professional training in the 'it is impossible to make money in the markets' thread struck a chord with me. So if anyone wants to share where or from whom he received his training, and how he rates this experience. This could be of interest to everyone, imo.

thanks for your help everyone, Bitstream, Hook n sinker, nononse, kiwi trader, volente. decided to trade much smaller size for a while, and trade a bit longer timeframe

Hook 'n Sinker, good point. Thanks

kiwi trader, true, nowhere in the book is mentioned to trade more relaxed. But I found that after reading the book, i was less hard on myself if i missed a set up, because I thought there'll be another one coming up soon.

Who said I didn't prepair, Cheese?

Actually been trading on and off for about 13 years. Mostly options with a time frame of about a month. Always did ok, nothing spectacular. Some good gains. Started trading futures within a shorter time frame about 4 months ago. Did really good for 3 months. Guess you're right on the...