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    chair question (embody, others?)

    wondering if anyone has actually sat in / used the embody chair? if so, how is it? and on a similar note... i'm looking for a new chair, but the condition is the back has to be somewhat solid. when i'm trading, i'm sitting a bit upright...so a concave back isn't good for me. in fact, what...
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    Kathy Lien and Boris Schlossberg

    millionaire traders is a really good book - i reviewed it on here, and think it's top notch. btw, bear trap is a terrible book for anyone who's read bear stearns' headlines..
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    TD Ameritrade...

    i've seen several times orders which i placed, limit, priced BELOW my limit. in other words, buy @.68, and it would only show up as a buy @.67. when i contacted their c.s., i was told something about if i had size, and cheaper price, they had no guarantee or obligation, i forget which, to...
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    Citigroup Lobbying SEC to Reinstate Short Selling Ban....Breaking

    WRONG. maybe *you* can't short a stock under $5. i, and anyone who uses a halfway decent broker, can.
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    Beginner with lots of time on her hands

    i'd recommend several books. they are: nicholas darvas, _how i made 2 million_ william o'neil, how to make money in stocks. edwin lefevre, reminiscences of a stock operator. darvas and o'neil's books work great in bull markets. i *know* we're not in a bull market, but so many people...
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    Why is this journalist picking stocks?

    is that cramer's action alerts portfolio - you know, his charitable trust, the one he always refers people to when he says "wrong company in the sector, dump it and buy THIS stock" - is down HUGE this year, it's DOWN since its inception, and for that privilege, people only had to pay <b>$350...
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    Citigroup Lobbying SEC to Reinstate Short Selling Ban....Breaking

    that is wrong. you can short any stock at any price as long as: 1) your clearing firm can get a locate 2) your brokerage allows it and you have sufficient margin per share. some places require $5/margin/share if the stock is valued at $3, some would require $3/margin/share.
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    Russia Is Only Down 75 Percent YTD

    if i'm reading correctly, that was a take-off on yakov smirnov's jokes..
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    Marketsurfer Declares STOCK BOTTOM IN!

    i never thought i'd see those words. kudos. does this mean your "adios" will be followed as well?
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    Who has started out with nothing, learned how to trade on their own, and now makes $?

    will try to post tomorrow, but i am.
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    Mitt Romney Says, "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt"...

    yes, romney promised to help detroit: http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/01/romney_gives_pr.html "Washington, he said, should give the auto companies flexibility on higher fuel efficiency standards for vehicle, as well as increase funding for research from $4...
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    How did Anek make a 100 grand today?

    i'm quoting the whole thing below because much of it echoes my sentiments. i read the thread, did my own research, and have been incorporating parts of it into my trading strategies, expanding my world of what i can trade, feel comfortable trading, etc. i do well enough, but i want to do...
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    New York is Dead

    tell that to niederhoffer's twice-blown-up investors, i'm sure they'll sympathize.
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    The "Maria" Bottom - "no reason to buy"

    heh heh! i went short the SDS (double SPY short) the minute she said that...no joke. i'm out, thanks maria! i just knew that symbol fast because i've been trading it, forgot what the double SPY long was... i remember 6 years ago or so when she marked the bottom almost to the day with a...
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    New York is Dead

    well, to get this back on track: headline: Wilting hedge funds shed trophy building space http://www.crainsnewyork.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081116/FREE/311169952/1008/TOC
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    Mark Cuban - Fry his ass or let him walk

    my first post on the subject was an "if he did it..." he posted on his blog, in 2005, that he sold because of the PIPE. (#25 in the government's complaint) the government's case has the mama CEO saying he told cuban about the PIPE, the PIPE salesman saying he talked with cuban about the...
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    saw Mark cuban charged with insider trading

    if he did insider trading, he should not be supported. i don't like the transaction tax suggestion either.
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    GS may not be able to attract top talent going forward

    no offense...but this should have been immediately obvious the minute GS said "we want to be a regular bank, not an IB" at that moment, they no longer have the huge leverage, thus the bonuses will be cut severely, thus (good) people won't want to work the long hours..etc. and that's not...
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    New York is Dead

    thanks arb...oh, one other thing which is NOT evident to the person making a casual view-over, and i haven't seen anyone talk about this: check to see if you'll get a discount paying in cash, as opposed to credit. this is NOT something publicly stated, and it is NOT to avoid paying...
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    New York is Dead

    not that what i'll say will change anyone's mind, BUT.. of my friends, second-hand rumors, and talking with a few other people across several industries.... there's exactly ONE of them that's in a company that's expanding. they're in finance. every other one is at best seeing a drawdown...
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