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Thanks alanm I've followed him for years. He is not only one of the most successful investors of all time, he is incredibly sensible and down to earth. I wouldn't put all of my money with him, but I would like to add his stock to my portfolio.

my fault...sorry about that... I thought Spark was here on this thread. This inference was actually to the first post on the prior thread "IB commission not cheap" which is also in the retail forum. My point was that it's customers like him (who make such arcane statements about...

I think "putting it in writing" is typical of any customer service organization that is holding your funds. This protects them from you and you from them. The written explanation means that you have no excuse not to know the rules unless you chose not to read it. The ibhelp rep may not get...

I've read the rules about 100 share lots with IB and the NYSE. I am interested in getting a few of the 'a' shares but cannot afford 100. Has anyone traded BRK.a thru IB? Does IB have an exception for this or other very high priced stocks? Thanks

You guys pushing the TMBR conspiracy theories should consider using marketable limit orders. I've never had a bad fill doing this and I don't care who's on the other side.

Are you sure you even got a 7/63 license in the first place. If I remember correctly, most of the answers to your questions were in the early chapters of your study material. I think you do need to have a "sponsor" for the exam and that sponsor holds your license. If you transfer firms, there...

You forgot to post this to two of the forums, but you hit most of the others. Maybe your prospective employer sensed something about you?

Def's right. I went through this issue (and documented it accordingly here some months ago). IBhelp calls the exchange where it was routed and the exchange says "We don't have it." Now what do you do? The order stays pink the rest of the day. I don't know that manually routing the...

tnteo, I agree. I've had the same thing happen a number of times. I have never understood the "locked" status. What I see are 5 separate exchanges, not generally linked in any way except by the quote services who put the prices in one display. Some exchanges occassionally have bids...

...and Suze is an idiot. I should call her with this question. "Suze, I have $100,000 in cash and am a conservative investor. Should I invest in a conservative portfolio or set the cash on fire?" I wish I could make millions every year giving out such basic info.

I had this happen twice yesterday as well, and other times this week. I was selling at the ask and the bid was a nickel less. The bid moved up (with autoex) to create a locked market, still no fill. I waited about 5 minutes, then cancelled the order and resubmitted using BEST - it still got...

Can anyone get into this wonderful program right now? $100 a month and I cannot log in to any server.

Baron, I would also like to commend you for your handling of the situation. It certainly is a difficult line to walk and IMO, the best position is to bring it all above board and out into the open - as you've done. I would reiterate many of ArchAngel's earlier comments as well. I don't...

Not sure where the comment from Pradhan came from...my first impression is that he is an ass.

I've got one from a few years back, but it's not a pass perfect version. Not sure if the exam is still the same or if you'd be interested in the publisher. I don't have it with me now so I can't tell you who wrote it. Let me know if you're still interested.

I can't stand the leftist crap either. I read it and it is very good. I have always said, especially on this board, that there are many, many ways to make (and lose) a lot of money in the markets. These guys prove it.

To me, that means a percentage of your company. They provide seed money and you give them "shares". They can watch it grow and decide what to do with it later. This could be good or bad depending on your success and your goals...I've seen it work both ways. Typically one buys the other out...

I don't think you could do this risk free...not easily anyway. I will sometimes buy index ETF shares and either collar the position, write outright against it or create some other type of credit transaction. While considering the collar proceeds as "interest", my position reflects a further...

Pitt's reference was part of another speech and was loosely phrased. He has to appear concerned because there has been a bit more fraud than usual and some accredited folks have been taken to the cleaners lately. Some of those have substantial pull on the Hill and the administration must...

...and Maria's eyeballs are massive - like one of those black goldfish. She gets bags under them that would hold luggage. At least Michele Caruso-Cabrera is stacked. They did a holiday spot with her in Miami last year and she had a Tshirt on, she was packin.