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    Yahoo Finance Data: Symbol question

    He also said Yahoo in the title; quit nitpicking.
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    India Stocks

    I don't usually trade stocks I don't know but it was one of those what the heck kind of moments. Up somewhere around 20% on a single June 09 $25 put on IBN. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/A8J421LnsFQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param...
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    India Stocks

    I got some puts on IBN.
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    cnbc idiot, libyan stock mkt, shorting.

    Yeah he was such a big idiot that he fooled people into voting him as the most powerful person in the world twice.
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    'The Story of Stuff' - Prove Her Wrong

    Nope, more like "we lost 192,500 instead of 600,000" if you ratio the numbers. Sounds much better right? Or are your rose color glasses are fogging up again?
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    'The Story of Stuff' - Prove Her Wrong

    In her planned obsolescence segment I quote "I opened up a big desktop computer to see what's inside and I found out that the piece that changes each year is just a tiny little piece in the corner. But you can't just change that one piece because each new version is a new shape so you gotta...
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    'The Story of Stuff' - Prove Her Wrong

    Lots of fear mongering and haft truths in that one.
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    Say you got 30 k, Say you can trade too, you won't be making money with IB

    Whats the difference between trading 1 contract on 7500 margin and trading 1 contract on $500 margin? Your mother.
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    MSFT dumb question

    Over 100 billion in dividends have been paid out so far and their dividend increase each year by like 40%+. And over 30 billion in share buy backs are scheduled through 2011 and I can't keep track of how much they bought back so far. About 40% of my portfolio is in MSFT, at least it was...
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    Short Wells Fargo Wtc

    Even if the stock heads down near the top you won't get any glory. Ballsy maybe but no glory on ET.
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    The Recession Is Over

    Whew I was sweating a little bit. I was wondering when the over-bullish sentiment came back to ET. Time to short.
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    Can you help me with this leading indicator of the economy?

    You should look at the employment situation summary from the bureau of labor statistics. The report comes out along with non-farm employment report so the next one will be out on May 8.
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    Why be in cash now?

    I took profits on MSFT and AXP on my long term portfolio on Friday because I think we are at a short term turning point in the market that every one has been expecting. I'm 33% cash now and looking to buy use all the free cash up at around Dow 7400. Thats around 50% retracement of the current...
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    Your Markets Vision (This week and Beyond)

    If you look at the 2% drop in a wider scope it's not that bad considering we closed at the top range of Friday's range.
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    What are some reasons to trade ETFs instead of futures?

    If you wanted to trade oil couple of times a year it's better to do it in etfs because other wise with futures you'll have to buy the data feed and the contract size might be too big for an everyday trader/investor.
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    SPY, XLF, IYT - charts indicate that the Bottom is IN!

    It's like these noobs are are trying anymore. I blame the internet generation. Bottom pickers are gonna get raped. Back in 03 you could be late to the bull party by more than haft a year and you could have still captured 75% of the upside.
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    ETFs killing futures

    Quite a few ETFs are treated as 60/40; depending on what type of vehicle it is.
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    Say goodbye to Berkshire Hathaway

    LOL, a log chart. When the lines don't fit, modify it.
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    Bac

    They need to pay the TARP back and raise the dividend to make it an investment. Just capital appreciation is not enough for smart long term investors that are willing to take a risk on this bank.
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    IP is that a boring stock

    It doesn't get any more boring then International Paper. It's like an old friend you never haven't talk to in a while. "How are you doing these days? So what's new since you been delisted from the Dow 30?"
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