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Another way to avoid problems is to divert attention to others...nice try TB. I had not seen those posts, so I went back and read that thread. In context it gives a different view. Samson's claim of making money was in response to people saying he was retarded for buying $40k worth of bad...

I was watching CNBC today (pretty sad on a holiday I know...) and just saw a partner with Earnst and Young field a question about daytrader transaction reporting. The question was "is there an accounting firm that specializes in daytrading and what is an easy way to track each transaction for...

Samson, Sadly, that is VERY typical of chat rooms that call trades. There are so many ways to change the outcome that its impossible without audited brokerage statements (which the EPA has recently added to the endangered species list, so good luck ever seeing one) to verify. Throughout the...

TB, I thought I had heard just about every reason for not giving a refund, but yours is pretty creative. Hasn't tried it long enough? Can a person not know immediately that something is not for them? Are you implying that if Samson hangs around your room a few weeks longer that you will...

Before he gets wind of your investigation, make sure you save copies of his website in their current state in case he changes anything. Also, even if the CFTC only slaps his wrist, having a ruling against him will hurt business. At least that way, people can search for and find complaints...

I had virtually no programming knowledge (outside of stuff like TradeStation) when I first started looking to use VBA. A friend of mine recommended the books by John Walchenbach, specifically "Excel 2002 Power Programming with VBA". With that book I have taught myself enough to do all the...

Parkinson's? Wow, for a French guy you sure are insensitive... That is a conspiracy theory site...if you believe everything you read there, then it is you that have the problem. I know the French hate us for whatever reason, but you are letting that hatred cloud your judgement. Anyway...

LOL, that website should be called devoidofreality.com Harry, surely you know not to believe everything you read on the internet...

$4 million on the coast of CA is hardly palatial these days. But I think BuffeTT's got it backwards...its Nebraska that seems to have a tax problem...$14k on a 500k residence? My wife if from Minnesota, land of 10,000 regulations and taxes, and there its not even half that.

Does that really matter? How many of us have compounded our way to $42 billion? I don't care for his politics, but the man is a genius when it comes to making money in the financial markets, missed bull market not withstanding. He is winning in the only category that counts in this game.

Yep, from buying their stocks low and selling them high. He just buys enough shares to also have a say in their operations. But any way you slice it, its his investing that made him a billionaire.

Buffet is a billionaire from his market exploits, "NV" blew up his fund at the expense of his investors. No rocket science needed in this debate...

I agree that the SA government is corrupt, but I am shocked at the criminal minds on this board! :p If you want to risk losing ALL of it, then charter midnight flights and all that. It only takes one honest customs official to put you in the poor house for good. But if you plan to keep what is...

Kicking, I guess depressing is too strong a word. I just meant that when I read how long it took him to be successful I was down a bit, but it helped me change my planning for the long run. Just like you, its helped me when I go through rough spells to stick it out.

First of all I want to say thanks to Gary for participating on ET. Like some of the others here, I found your book (How I Trade for a Living) to be one of the best on my bookshelf (not that that is hard to do, lol, but its truely one of the rare honest gems). The comment about how your book...

Rod, I can't get 1 min data prior to 1/25, but I can get 2 min data for that time frame. Not sure why that is, but if you want the 2 min, let me know.

Ok, thanks! Kind of a pain to have to switch contracts every month. Hard to get decent data streams for back testing.

NM, I found it...its G Thanks again. Oh, btw, can anyone explain the rollover for these contracts?

What is the month code for February (for charting symbols)? Thanks for the info roberk.

Does anyone know what the active contract in the HSI and MHI contracts are? I just subscribed to the data to test some ideas in those markets, but the March contract is extremely thin, even on a daily chart (very "gappy"). Intraday looks untradable, so I am assuming I am not looking at the...