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    mortgage mess solution

    An easier solution to open the floodgates to LEGAL immigration. America on a per capita basis lets in half the number of immigrants as say Canada, or Australia. Change the law so that America has a points system. Those immigrants will then buy houses and live the American dream. Now before...
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    How do large firms and pros place orders?

    You know that is a really good point. It is the automation of that concept. Never thought of it in that context.
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    How do large firms and pros place orders?

    Exactly...
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    Help on bracket orders using IB

    You mean the football coach? Nope not him. Though I have a long and funny story regarding that... Otherwise, why not post it? Because it would be advertisement for a piece of custom software. I implement solutions for clients and a common request are adjustable bracket orders...
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    Help on bracket orders using IB

    BracketTrader is NOT is a bracket order... From BracketTrader itself: Bracket Trader is a powerful API (application programming interface) front-end to control Interactive Broker's Trader Workstation (TWS). Exit orders are automatically sent the moment a trade entry is filled. The exit...
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    Help on bracket orders using IB

    Send me an email... I think I can help you... christianhgross at gmail.com
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    How do large firms and pros place orders?

    Do a google search for guerilla, sniper, etc... In the context of algo trading... From my recollections dark pools are only for those people with BIG orders. Recently somebody told me to get an order cleared in a dark pool you need to be trading in the millions. The reason you have dark...
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    no shares available to short?

    You know every now and then you are in the forest, don't see the trees and somebody points out the obvious... I had not thought of the option where you have deep in the money puts. Good for the theta... BTW I had been struggling with this for quite a while. I am also very unhappy with the...
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    The bear is back - but how deep?

    I am going to be the contrarian here. The S&P may, may hit 1200 again, but that is about it. I actually don't believe we are in a Bear market. Ok Ok yes the numbers show it. BUT there is something new here. People are shorting the f**k out of everything. Companies like GM had no more...
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    Which countries have low taxes and have balanced budgets?

    Funny you mention Canada... My wife and I left Canada because of the collapse when we graduated (1992). I think Canada has succeeded due to 2 reasons: 1) Paul Martin putting the brakes on spending. He deserves oodles of credit for this. 2) Commodity prices going up. I am sure you...
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    Which countries have low taxes and have balanced budgets?

    Is Switzerland balanced? For the most part yes. The Germanic part yes, the Italian part mostly yes. The French part? Heck no! Go Figure... ;) The reason why Switzerland has balanced budgets for the most part is because of the unique way they solve problems. Let me illustrate... I live...
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    Blame oil speculators, then blame naked short sellers = the bottom is far away?

    The SEC is not targeting short selling. The SEC is targeting those that are short selling without pre-allocating the shares ahead of time. That is not allowed, and the SEC should have stomped all over that...
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    What is the theoretical fair value of a stock with negative Earnings Per Share?

    One of my measures is sales. It is rather important for me. With sales you cannot hide, tweak or twiddle the number. Either you sold this or not. Yes you can defer, but at the end of the day you either sold something or not. A company that has increasing sales, but decreasing profits...
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