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    TWS time and sales

    some other day i was trying to collect the data for some nasdaq stocks from TWS via API and i notice a lot of double transactions as well. in TWS T&S they represented as one transaction... go figure...when i'm working on this project , few times i visually notice difference in quotes between...
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    Just show me one mechanical technical analysis that has been profitably backtested?

    +1 :D :D :D imo bwolinsky is one of those super smart geeks with all those fancy words and terms but without any capital and balls to actually try it... hey B...what's on your 1040 for 2008?:D i'm undergraduate school drop out from some foreign country,but uncle sam got some nice six...
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    Pictures of your trading stations

    how was the temperature in that room by end of the day?
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    build your own composites

    there is no strings attached..try P2P and you probably find it for free
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    For all the crybabies: Why not say "FU IRS" and leave the US?

    how much in profits did you make? how about tax in % to your profits? i can repeat it once again,but i did not found any benefits of being incorporated in US and just file taxes as regular individual. talking about incorporate for trading purposes only
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    build your own composites

    wealth lab's index lab + QP2 as data base http://www.wealth-lab.com/Products/WL4Addons/IndexLab.aspx?id=rPnI1LsJK6yRzK23suJQBizYbPpvWwOlq3yVSaIZvu9AC8LJg7UGp0obFM1uVSEH http://quotes-plus.com/joomla/index.php
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    Trying to figure out bonds

    yahoo is ok,but they are pretty much useless,because they did not provide key info-CUSIP.not sure how often they update ratings
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    Trying to figure out bonds

    here is the screen short from TWS for this bond(but remember-it's matured in 2037(!). they may call it of course,but..you don't want to hold it,if inflation kicks in.. YTM on ask is 8.9%, plenty to buy
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    Trying to figure out bonds

    Bloomberg should have ALL info about bonds.FINRA is not bad also. moodys also have some good info, but you have to register (free). i would stay away from subordinated..they can go to zero in blink..look for senior unsecured at least..
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    Trying to figure out bonds

    this stuff from link above(at least on first page)-it's not even a bonds(i don't know what a f* this is) ssue Description: MTN EXCH SER B Amount Outstanding* $5,000.00 yes..5K Issue Description: PERP NORMAL AUTOMATIC PFD ENHANCED CAP SECS FLTG RT (APEX) Issue Description...
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    Trying to figure out bonds

    the prices and yields you see on that website doesn't mean that you will get same thing t same price. they may post all bunch of transactions that have absolutely nothing to do with current bid\ask. and sometimes there is no bid ask for weeks.. transactions between two houses,some "arranged"...
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    Any idea why usd stronger towards end of 2008?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar#The_dollar_as_international_reserve_currency
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    Madoff's fraud $100 billion

    SEC official: agency did not detect Madoff fraud http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090127/bs_nm/us_madoff_congress_richards
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    API Brokers - Reviews and Ratings

    http://www.gndt.com/
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    Day trade broker

    there is not much of interest, if you buy and sell 1 hour later..in fact there is probably no interest at all to pay..it is typical for me to use all buying power on my margin account,where all positions are closed EOD and at the end off the month there is few pennies of interest... probably...
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    Is it over yet?

    SSDD
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    $5000 to 0 in 2 days!

    ES suck for it..it's too hard...options on stocks are way to go!:D
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    Best place to build a retirement home.

    i would add taxes to that list..you don't want to pay 15-20K property tax every year on 300K house, aren't you?
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    Filing taxes as a retail trader

    one more time-you have no idea,what you are talking about.. good luck with that..so far i was unable to find any evidence, that trade while incorporated is better\less complex or let you save on taxes.. one more time-you have no idea,what you are talking about..
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    Filing taxes as a retail trader

    quote from link you provide-
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