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erie, pa, is a shithole. the loan is probably more than the home value

have these people no shame? this is begging 21st century style. how about going out and getting a 2nd job? if you have so little pride as to beg online, you can put aside your pride and flip burgers or something. and what if the classmates of their kids see this? they're gonna get teased.

you left out option "none", because there is no account regardless of size where you can consistently double your money year in, year out. sorry, that's the fantasy of newbies.

well since i have pm accounts at both ib and tos, i am qualified when saying that tos' provides more leverage. this thread is about options not stocks, and for options, tos' pm gives better leverage for most positions. the only options position that's comparable between them would be a...

re: being a 6. this is generally true but there's an exception. some girls are late bloomers. they were average for much of their life but for whatever reason became hot later. those types of chicks didn't develop the "me-first" spoiled mentality and they'll let you wear the pants. but...

ummmm... if you're a desirable guy who's tall, above average looking, funny and has good job, it doesn't matter where you go. if you're short, obese, balding and with unstable finances, it won't matter either. sometimes i think these threads should read, "where can a guy who's a 5 (but who...

if you go for an mba, only go for one at a top business school. i know people with mba's from lesser schools and the job opportunities are barely better than a b.a. in business. i also know a couple of companies that won't even look at you for certain positions unless you have an mba from...

anyone with over 125-150k shouldn't think twice. portfolio margin at tos is way better than at ib.

i have a 600k loc for this purpose. as others have stated, you won't be able to get a significant loc unless it's secured by some asset such as real estate. the only unsecured loans available are credit card or personal loans but they'll be too small for your purpose. the one problem with...

i can't believe anyone would wanna live in the south. if you wanna be surrounded by fat people galore munching on fried chicken 24/7, move there. calif is still the best place if you can afford it. those who don't like calif simply can't afford it. it has the best weather and slim, hot...

the life expectancy of people in the usa has gone from 49 in 1900, to 64 in 1935, to 77 now. that's the problem. at some point congress will need to adjust for this. i see them creating a formula by which they take the average life expectancy from the cdc, then adding 2 years to it, as an...

ib does have pit futures options (spx and ndx on cme are the two i've traded before). but i don't know why you want to trade them. the liquidity absolutely sucks and you have to guess the bid/ask because most contracts aren't quoted. you can guestimate the b/a by looking at comparable...

bb.com is to weight training as et is to trading. in other words, you'll spend a lot of time weeding out the good from the trash.

but how do they know if your dti ratio is high if they don't verify income?

it already passed. Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 3648 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income. http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-142.html

getting nervous yet?

for you f/t traders out there who get most of their money from trading... have you ever applied for credit? what do you put down as your profession and income, and how does the lender verify income? in particular, i'm considering leasing a car.

sorry your analysis is way too simplistic. for rates to hit 15%, there would have to be massive inflation, which means assets would generally increase and wages would skyrocket. that could easily prop up home prices.

not necessarily. it's possible to have nearly full planes but still too many carriers. that's what we're seeing now. planes are usually filled up but companies still lose money because they're in price wars with too many competitors. once capacity decreases, they can raise their prices and...

how often do you fly? i've flown 30~40 times since sept 11, and i've never seen a plane that was near empty. every one was nearly full. i've flown several times this year and each one was packed to the gill. there might have been 3 empty seats on each. you must be speculating based on...