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Are you StockTrad3r's brother?

An observation I would make regarding the stockbrokers is that what they're doing is practically dead. They're not attempting to "manage" portfolios - just recommend a few "good ideas" each year. These days the sales credits are not what they used to be - how much credit could you make on a...

I'm not following your premise. Are you saying that if you have less than 10k, you will automatically "lose" on most of your trades and therefore blow up your account? No offense, but that doesn't make sense.

NYU Stern graduation was the 1st week of May and SNDK was trading somewhere in the low 40s and eventually went up to about 60. So, overall, I can't fault them, that was a good call.

Longhorns, how do you know Alex from season 1 is not a real trader? Also, SNDK actually did well - up over 40% after the shoot. I don't know if they scaled out of their positions, but it was a decent call. As a former FA, I don't believe in only having a few "good ideas" a year and banking...

I'm assuming your "max std lots" is a typo.

I learned the hard way a long time ago not to have an active trading account at one of the larger brokers that does not "cater" to active investors. By active, I don't mean a few trades a week or month, I mean numerous trades throughout the course of the day. Some of the smaller firms that...

Had she been a republican - you would have heard about it on the network news and Comedy Central. I knew it wouldn't get coverage.

Had she been a republican - you would have heard about it on the network news and Comedy Central.

I used RT in 2001 and as recently as 2006 - too many problems with screen freezes for me - prefer e-signal.

His credentials are more "academic" in nature as opposed to practical "business" experience: this explains a lot of his Keynesian beliefs. Personally, I think the rebate checks are a gimmick - however, he seems to support them. Also, the IRS and Treasury disagree with him on tax cuts not...

CostAverage, how long have you been using the MFI?

Speaking of Obama, maybe one of his supporters can help clarify something. He commented that he would be willing to send troops into Pakistan to fight Al Qaeda. So if I understand him correctly, he's willing to fight Al Qaeda anywhere in the world - as long as it's not Iraq.

Reaver, I've read some of your posts and agree with some things that you say - just not so much this topic. When I say there's a "terror premium" in the current price of oil, I'm not saying that if that one component didn't exist, we would return to $25/barrel. If anything, I think the reason...

All right, back to my original question to the poster who began this thread. Isn't tuna cheaper than cat food? Why don't they just buy tuna?

By the way, there is a "terror based" premium in the price of oil - we all know that. We disagree on who the terrorists are: I believe it's the ones who have attacked us and our interests since the 80s. They all seem to have a common thread.

Here are a few reasons why I don't believe the "conspiracy theories." Let me tell you a quick story. Back in 1990, I was in the field artillery and got deployed to Saudi Arabia. I was told (by some on the "left") that the reason for Operation Desert Shield/Storm was so we could "steal"...

3 questions: 1) Shouldn't the terrorists bear some of the blame for high oil prices? 2) What is the name of Bush's oil company that he owns which is benefitting from higher oil prices? 3) Since one of the basic tenants of economic theory is the concept of "supply and demand", if we...

Isn't a can of tuna less expensive than a can of cat food? Why not just eat the tuna?