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    Bear Stearns is looking for bagholders

    http://www.businessweek.com/print/bwdaily/dnflash/content/may2007/db20070511_093244.htm Bear Stearns' Subprime IPO Everquest Financial is going public with risky mortgage bets purchased from its underwriter’s hedge funds by Matthew Goldstein Never underestimate the ability of a Wall...
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    Shorted WM

    Listen to the conference call for more details.
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    IB Trouble Ticket Over 1 Month Old

    It appears that they will respond to anything that is easy to handle. If it is a "difficult" situation, I found that they will not respond to the trouble ticket. Maybe they hope that the problem will "go away."
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    NEWC (Used to be NEW) - Up 125% today

    I am sure it is the options market makers trying to pin the stock at 2.50 (which makes the Mar 2.50 calls and puts worthless).
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    L E N D on fire

    Maybe to $12.50 today (so that the $12.50 calls and puts would expire worthless)?
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    daytrader loses it all.

    Or maybe he should contact Brian Hunter for a job.
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    A system that cannot have any losing trades..

    Sure. Trade on insider information.
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    Greenlight could own 19% of New Century

    Greenlight = next blowup? Great lesson in never averaging down a losing position.
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    IB: MRBK after merger still on account

    It totally depends on when the transfer agent gives IB the merger consideration. Sometimes it is one day. Other times it takes a week or more (usually in between).
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    The IB tabs really suck

    I also have problems with this build with the tabs. I emailed tac@interactivebrokers.com and told them about this problem. They replied that you could move them around (like in the old build). LOL. Maybe more people should email tac@interactivebrokers.com and tell them that this is a...
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    Something bad to happen in NY in March '07...

    Must have been those rats at the KFC in Greenwich Village. That was the tipping point.:D
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    Can I buy QQQQ option at the open

    You would want to be very careful doing this. Some of the options exchanges have wide bid ask spreads during the opening rotation and you could really get ripped off. You would be better off either using a limit order or waiting for a few market centers to post quotes after the open. This...
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    CFA? Im considering taking

    go to www(dot)analystforum(dot)com
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    Assignment risk for CC and stock going ex-dividend?

    Nope. The holder of the call would be better off buying the stock in the open market at a price less than the strike price if he really wanted the dividend.
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    following option weeklys

    People need to be compensated for being short gamma. That is probably why the options are priced "expensively".
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    Lowest President job approval rating ever?

    Not US though, but Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has a current approval rating in the low double digits.
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    Interactive Brokers Files To Go Ipo

    "Our high degree of automation enables us to process approximately 500,000 trades per day with approximately 500 employees. During 2005 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, we generated pretax income in each period at a rate of more than $1 million per employee. Publicly available...
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    Interactive Brokers Files To Go Ipo

    Link to the registration statement: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1381197/000104746906014485/a2174744zs-1.htm
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    Email attachment help & free internet storage place

    www.dliveo.com to send big attachments
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    Amaranth Says Losses Rise to $6 Billion After Transfer, Sales

    Dear Investor: As communicated to you earlier today, the Amaranth Multi-Strategy Funds concluded a transaction to transfer our energy portfolio to a third party. Having achieved this important step, we wanted to share additional information on the status of the Multi-Strategy Funds. During...
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