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**************************************************** yeah true, it took about 3 weeks for my check to clear when I first opened the account.. now it's worth the $25 wire fee to transfer funds if necessary. **************************************************** I had the same experience with...

If you find that disconnecting from the net or have any other indication that it's a trojan, ZoneAlarm will detect any outgoing port connections and give you the opportunity to stop it. It can mess with your high speed connection connectivity though, so after you use it and test a few times...

Let's assume for a second that there is a "conspiracy". Here is an article that outlines it: the administration and the Fed want a weak currency in order to bolster our manufacturing sector. Maybe the powers-to-be believe that w/o a vibrant manufacturing sector (arguably weakened severely by...

Interesting link on Soros' loss of influence in currency: http://politics.slate.msn.com/id/2083401/

And if you meant splits, I'd be curious if yahoo is really adjusting for splits. I haven't checked lately but it used to be yahoo did not adjust for splits. Amibroker, which is what I use, has a tool option to handle the splits that come in from data sources such as yahoo.

Thx for the quotes and advice - I love some of them! (I just noticed that someone had reposted to this.) It is interesting to me how few individuals (apparently) have made it by swing trading alone into early retirement. But I'm not going to let that bother me...

You are almost for sure dealing with a subject that has been dealt with on several different threads. One of the best is IB TWS & Firewalls Just do a search on the above and you should get a lot of good ideas.

You might also check in the Documents and Settings\YourUser\Start Menu\Programs. When I had 98, there were some malicious web sites that loaded executables into this folder somehow. And you'll be glad you got rid of ME. I can think of no code more universally hated.

Two ways to handle that: 1. I've heard good things about adaware. Here's a review: http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,97429,pg,4,00.asp 2. ZoneAlarm. If a port is opened on your computer, you must give it permission, i.e. it will ask if you want so-and-so app to connect to...

************************************************ "You can be free. You can live and work anywhere in the world. You can be independent from routine and not answer to anybody. This is the life of a successful trader." ************************************************ Thx for the post. That...

Here's the real question: "is life really about happiness"? In other words, if a poor guy can make himself happier by making himself rich, what does it matter? Happiness is a peculiarly American idea. Most other cultures are concerned about things like honor and leaving behind a lasting...

starts with an "M"??

I think you're right about that one. :p

Thx - I knew that but I've heard so often "the biggest mistake traders make is not letting their winners ride." But in this case I had.

candle: thanks for the great link to rdpd. i've got a preschooler and it looks fantastico! triple j: issues? are you talking financial? social? you got me curious...

Crapola! I almost had a heart attach. I bought T 2 days ago at 14.19 and just looked at my IB screen when I got to work and it was at 16.23!! That's 14+% in 2 days. I panicked. My system says to get out so I got out. But was that stupid? From what I've seen big runners usually keep...

I do love it - probably a little too much. I find it addictive. I'm one of these kids that loved baseball stats and astronomical charts when I was growing up. Now I find I can play with charts and numbers and make some money at it too. S-W-E-E-T ! !

I'll have to read rich dad, po' dad. It keeps coming up. And, yes, when I talked about retiring I meant from my day job. I love trading, so I don't think I'll ever retire from it. But I want to get to a place where I can continue trading part-time and do other things with the rest of my time...

Again, not to mention the fact that he shows up at the mexican border with 10k on his person, a false id and his hair dyed. I would also call that circumstantial evidence. What I don't know if they have is a motive. But this guy was (assuming he was guilty) a monster and probably would have...

I've got a full-time non-trading job and do swing/position trading on the side. And so I think my goal is a little different than most: early retirement. From posts I've read on et there are a few of you out there who have achieved this holy grail and I'd like to know how you did it. 1...