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    Day Trading Canadian Stocks

    first, you need to confirm with your brokerage's RSP dept. when the fee is calculated. it almost certainly will be month end. the once a month calc is to simplify the admin of the 1%/month rule. next, the 20% foreign rule was raised to 30% several years ago (scaled in over 2 year period). as...
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    Metastock vs Tradestation

    MS 8 is very good. one weak area was the system tester. this new version offers lots of flexibility and can do much, if not all of what TS does, but MS is easier to set up and program. also has nice layout and UI. some improvements could be made in programming area, however, only most...
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    How to become a stock broker

    it's how you open account that matters. just in case anyone reading this is really interested in a serious answer, then the best route may be to start as a producing assistant. this will help you to develop sales skills, and product knowledge. offer to do presentations, etc. to prepare for...
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    Day Trading Canadian Stocks

    RRSP are like US IRAs, RRSPs allow no margin, and no US options. only CDN call options OK, but buying and covered writing only. as for Cdn options, have you ever seen negative time value? check out the offerings. what a joke. i remember putting in an order to buy some calls. i split the...
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    Day Trading Canadian Stocks

    um, the rules allow you to trade all you want in eligible foreign content (US stocks). at the end of each month your plan administrator will add up the foreign amount over 30% (cost basis) and levy a 1% penalty, payable at end of year. it is a cost of doing this business, and becasue of the...
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    collecting links to automated TA sites

    so far have found a couple: www.equitytrader.com www.blackboxinvesting.com any others? these are sites that use *automated* system to produce ideas or rankings. please do not post links to site providing charting and simple TA only, or community/chat rooms type. thanks
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    easy language question

    thanks very much, have tried HHV function is MS and seems to work (graphs look the same)
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    easy language question

    i'm trying to convert easy language code to metastock. only getting stuck with one function, "highest(x,y)" what is this function? i think it is old easy language. i downloaded a manual for new e-l and couldn't find.
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    feedback req'd on a users group idea

    we are in process of putting up a PHP-Nike site. vendors will be able to upload info. there will be directories, and chat group for organizing ourselves. we don't want to duplicate anything found here or in yahoo groups, etc. what you see now on the site is just some explanatory info, not...
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    feedback req'd on a users group idea

    please visit www.tasug.com (and associated Yahoo!group) and reply with comments. there seems to a need to start and organize TA software users groups. this idea comes from running a club here in Toronto. after trying to find other clubs anywhere else in the world, i came up empty...
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    what is the function of the markets

    72 years ago and 100 years ago is a big difference. what is the mean? that is part of the question.
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    what is the function of the markets

    it is easy to believe an important function of the commodities markets is price discovery, there is a simple relationship between a hard asset and its' price. now with the stock markets, i have troubles believing there is a similar relationship. from reading about how the markets operated 100...
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