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I don't see what the problem is here. Almost every simple trading system will give you at least 2 points a day per contract on the Dow futures. :D

There is no free lunch available. Pay me now or pay me later. Both MB Trading and TradeStation clearly state that the flat rate orders are routed differently than the per share rate orders. Brokers have to make a profit one way or another.

Here is my favorite moron high yield stock - PHK (PIMCO High Income Fund). It has a yield of 12.31%. It is a leveraged CEF with a premium of 39.44%. No CEF is worth a premium, let alone 39.44%. High yield, leverage and high premium makes it a 3 time loser.

It is not total BS, just minor BS. Over the first 34 years the compound annual return was over 25%. The much flatter performance over the last 11 years brings it down to the 20% over 45 years.

IBKR is in the trading business and looks to me to be a stock for swing trading.

I very clearly stated "You need to read the IBKR financial reports." Where else would I get the relevant financial information other than the IBKR financial reports? :confused:

Other than Buffet and Munger, please list all the people that have actually held BRKA for 45 years. Please note: Dead people don't count.

You need to read the IBKR financial reports. IBKR has two businesses: market making and brokerage. The market making business has fluctuating results and hence a negative influence on the stock price. The brokerage business is doing very well. Pretax profit margin was 49% in 2009 up from...

CFTC website http://www.cftc.gov/marketreports/financialdataforfcms/index.htm And more information at the NFA website http://www.nfa.futures.org/basicnet/ And you can always ask about any FCM right here at ET .

Because the video is about something that happened 10 years ago. Here is the real story: http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/2010/03/03/fake-tungsten-gold-story/

You are missing the point. There is a tremendous difference between getting your money back through a timely well ordered process and having to pay a lawyer to represent your interests in a bankruptcy preceeding and not knowing for many months when you are getting your money back and how much...

Very, very wrong. When it comes to safety of customer funds firms with very low daytrade margins are the opposite of safe. The firms with proper risk management practices and rules and interested in the well being of their customers do not allow $500 or $1000 daytrade margins for contracts...

Very wrong. Futures accounts are not 100% safe. You are ignoring the fact that the real problem with segregated funds is that all customers funds are segregated together. You are only looking at the firm going under. What if another customer blows out their account big time? If another...

Trade FX futures if you want a real market.

There is no gap down, T Notes are up on the day. Since T Notes pay you each futures expiration is at a lower price than the previous one.

The CME charges lower fees on options than on futures, so any honest futures brokers charge lower total commissions on CME futures options than futures. I pay IB lower total commissions on ES options than I pay on ES futures. IB's own unbundled commissions, ex CME fees, are the same for...

I want a larger contract size and a smaller tick size. The S&P should go to the original $500 multiplier and use .01 increments for a $5 tick. Of course the spread will be 5 to 10 ticks wide, but what the heck, you can always hope that traders will keep putting orders in the middle of the spread.

Steve_IB, who was the genius at IB that decided to print the account number above the account holders name on the envelope? There is every reason not to have the account number printed on the envelope and it serves no useful purpose, but there it is, plain as day. This is a clear security...

What a waste of money. Here is the best part - "The most expensive path is a 2,000-foot boardwalk to be built for $10.6 million along the east bank of the Schuylkill from the end of a current trail at Locust Street to South Street. Construction could begin in a few months." $5300 a foot to...

The only proven software that is profitable in the markets is the software that implements your own profitable strategy. If you want to see trading systems for sale and how they perform take a look at Futures Truth www.futurestruth.com Always keep in mind "past performance is not...