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    The Uptick Rule - Your Thoughts

    People who caused the market to plunge are the 'long sellers' not the 'short sellers' because the long sellers don't produce any buying pressure. No wonder that so much cash had accumulated on the sidelines during the latest market collapse. SEC should be considering banning 'long selling'...
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    The Uptick Rule - Your Thoughts

    Define 'abusive short-sellers' with some specific example of an 'abuse' so I know what you are talking about.
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    The Uptick Rule - Your Thoughts

    Leave short-sellers alone. They are innocent scapegoats. They were just riding the bus. If you want to reinstate the rule count the market makers in and we'll see how it goes.
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    The Uptick Rule - Your Thoughts

    Markets go down not because sellers sell the stocks short but because the earnings of the companies deteriorate and consequently they cut their dividends. It's politically beneficial to make short sellers a scapegoat for the current recession and financial crisis. Politicians who have,by and...
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    Morgan Stanley Says Sell Best S&P 500 Rally Since ’38

    What trend? The rally is running out of steam.
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    Obama wants the ability to shut down the internet at will

    Once unthinkable now unstoppable.
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    SEC may Reinstate Uptick Rule

    First off, the margin requirements that would trigger position liquidation are much lower for the futures than for the stocks. Secondly, the naked short selling should be banned for all participants including market makers.
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    Obama wants the ability to shut down the internet at will

    Those fanatics from TorontoTrader2 post.
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    Obama wants the ability to shut down the internet at will

    Whatever they say don't trust those fanatical liars.They are not trustworthy.
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    Obama wants the ability to shut down the internet at will

    Right, because they may well shut down ET forum.
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    Filing tax return as Trader Status and Mark to Market Election

    Why is it a requirement? One is type of business, another one is type of accounting.
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    Site where I can quickly compare historical daily percentages gains?

    Easy to do with a little bit of programming skills.
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    ECONOMICS - If you were benevolent dictator, what rules would you impose?

    Outlaw taxing money that's already after-taxed and that didn't earn any new profits yet ( like transaction tax ).
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    Is this a November type rally or what?

    The higher it goes the more I am to going to short it. Added to my short position on Friday.
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    Hey IB: Please Display Borrow Rates on TWS

    One is required to pay about 0.8% annual borrowing rate for holding it overnight. That's my definition of a hard to borrow stock. Check Account Management/Tools.
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    All Eyes on VIX

    It's not easy to figure out that 40 is a magic number.
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    Hey IB: Please Display Borrow Rates on TWS

    Even highly liquidate stocks like SPY or IVV are hard to borrow at IB.
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    1/4% Tax on all stock trades pushed in NY Times today

    Yes, they are. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=acPp9IKTqph0&refer=home “This is an opportunity to send a clear message that there is a new sheriff in town, that things have changed and that you can once again have faith in investing,” U.S. Senator Ted Kaufman, a...
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    1/4% Tax on all stock trades pushed in NY Times today

    Of course they are stupid. Otherwise they would be geniuses.
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    Everything Is Roses, Jobs Report Will Be Great Tomorrow

    Vix is down less than 1%. Short the sucker.
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