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Perhaps he should look more at the details, then he'd see what a shit hole China really is.

Why do I have to be as wealthy to be able to criticize them?

Do you really think you get to the level the Buffet or Rogers are at without using insider information? The more they push this "nice guy" public image, the more I wonder. And no Rogers is not a smart guy. He praised the Chinese CB for their "holding rates steady" policy. Guess what...

Is it possible to deposit real cash with IB? I have several EUR notes that I'd like to deposit and convert to USD, however, it is impossible to find a US bank that handles foreign currency. Any ideas?

If you have more in an IB account than the FDIC will cover (100,000 USD) but you don't want to invest all of it in stocks to get full SPIC protection, what low risk security would you recommend, so that an account is technically fully insured?

Most traders advise that one should only risk 1-2% of one's account per trade. My questions: 1) Does that figure in leverage? i.e. do you take 1% (of let say 10,000 USD account) which is 100 USD and then leverage that amount, or does the 1-2% figure already account for leverage used...

You know, slot machines are much more fun and the girls are prettier. :cool:

Sixflags is at $2 and you want to short??? :eek:

IB isn't a bucketshop

Oh yes it is!

lets talk capital gains here!

He is thinking: Where is the next Bud Fox that will get the next hottest insider information for me.

It seems to me that in applying the Buffet style, fundamental value investing, a lot can go wrong. This type of analysis is very complex and the odds of over looking an oddity related to a specific sector/company are great. Also, there is the burden of long term risk. A lot can change in the...

I have absolutely no idea why people are chasing after these potential value traps! You don't have to pick bottoms to get rich. In fact, you will end up losing your shirt doing it. Think long term folks. Think slow and steady. Financial engineering has its best days behind it (same goes for...

You need to look more carefully and extend your scope beyond those intra-day 10 baggers. This one defines bullish and slow and steady: MATW

This stock in in the 100s and shows a strong trend, however the volume is incredibly low! This doesn't make much sense at all. Any explanation...

Interestingly some of these have the strongest long term trends: Take MATW for example. Strong, mega trend, but very lightly traded on an intra-day level.

I know that it happens. My question pertained to who it can be done. This is a very different issue than charting. I was basically asking if there is a technique to manipulating thinly traded stocks, i.e. causing rallies than last, etc.

I have noticed that if the order size is large enough (250,000USD) on a thinly traded stock (intraday), the stock will actually move quite a bit in the direction of your position due to increased demand of a stock with a small float (simple stuff). Is it possible, however, to create turning...