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    The secretive company ending privacy as we know it

    could get interesting if they could embed that into google glass
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    Trump’s SALT Cap Fuels a Wealth Exodus from High-Tax States

    Never does governor Cuomo mention the need to lower the crushing (and ever rising) taxes. He just gripes about how the SALT provision is the root of all evils. Meanwhile, top of his current agenda is to make some aesthetic tweaks to the State flag.
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    Is there a limit type order that takes into account ex-dividends?

    it should automatically adjust unless you specify DNR (do not reduce)
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    IBKR reserves the right to reject any IBKR Lite order

    Nope Fidelity does not have any such restrictions for on Open and on Close. And they don't differentiate between "retail" and "non-retail" customers. Everybody gets the same deal - Commission Free. Pretty sure Schwab, TDA, ETrade, Merrill and everybody else is that way too. I'm sure IBKR...
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    In Disappointing Year, Bridgewater’s Flagship Fund Returns 0.5%

    happy they cannot traffic in midcap and small caps. More inefficiencies for retail guys to exploit.
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    Odey Hedge Fund Slips to Fourth Annual Loss in Five Years

    Still running $4B in assets. Amazing.
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    In Disappointing Year, Bridgewater’s Flagship Fund Returns 0.5%

    The world of hedge funds is a paradoxical business where more PHDs and brainpower does not necessarily equate to a better product.
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    IBKR Lite now has access to TWS

    I'm forced into using PRO because I have an entity account. Most of my trading is done MOC which I'm paying a per share commission. I can trade MOC anywhere now for free. Just moved a large chunk money to Fidelity. Likely move out all of it in early 2020.
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    if you have a holy grail, what would you do when you are too old to trade?

    Funny, I have been pondering this question more and more as I am now in my late 40s. I've had a creative burst in the past 5 years and have come up with a collection of 'holy grail-ish' systems that I continue to expand and build out. With all the countless hours I've spent designing/coding this...
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    Best strategies to start trading

    Forget about trading. When your business is this good why bother with market speculation? If I were you I'd re-invest the profits and scale the crap out of the business, whatever it might be.
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    SPY/GLD/TLT optimized portfolio balance

    In the futures version you could replace ZB with ZF. It behaves like sort of a mini ZB because of the smaller duration and the notional value is around 120k per contract.
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    Beware of the ‘toxic concoction’ that could finally crush the U.S. economy

    and I would argue that the mentioned structural problems are more complex and intractable than ever before in US history. I believe the buildup of these imbalances will eventually climax with a USD meltdown followed by a market crash that will exceed the 2008 GFC and will be more like the bear...
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    The drug giant under attack

    An example of how most types of insurance are completely worthless. They'll happily take your premiums but when it comes to getting a payout you have to sue them for it. This includes health insurance.
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    The Theory of Edge Diminishing

    My commission free broker is Fidelity which does not offer any automation or API trading. You might want to look into Schwab which is commission free and acquired TDAmeritrade. Assuming Schwab does not scrap the ThinkOrSwim platform, it comes with auto-trading and scripting capabilities. I've...
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    The Theory of Edge Diminishing

    One of my strategies in the past involved trading a class of illiquid equities. I analyzed its performance a few weeks after going live. The real results were nothing like the backtesting. It ended up that I moved those markets by trading too big. So in effect I arbed out my own edge. On a side...
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    Ross Cameron Small Account Challenge: up 100% in 4 days

    I've been thinking of doing my own small account challenge. Fund a 'gambling account' and see how much I can grow it, and have low enough starting balance in it where I don't care if it goes to zero. Was thinking of trading big moving things in that account such as UGAZ/DGAZ, NUGT/DUST.
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    Withdraw every month or leave it to grow?

    Depends on your age. My 80 year old parents have bonds and dividend stocks where they use the monthly income for their living expenses. But if you are a younger person in your wealth accumulation stage, why not use the power of compounding in your favor? Let your day job pay for the day to day...
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    anyone tried to reverse engineer strategies on collective2?

    I checked out that Darvas system on C2. What about it appeals to you? Its basically been in a drawdown for more than a year now and up just 2% so far this year. And it looks like there are 24 people autotrading it right now. Just curious as to what C2 subscribers base their system picks on.
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    Stock position conflicts

    manually
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