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    Reducing Eyestrain

    Make sure you have a good lighting in your room.
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    Modified Uptick Rule

    What is the logic behind the regulator's efforts to dampen the market's volatility? Volatility creates opportunity for the traders as well as for the investors. There is very simple remedy for those who are afraid of volatility: they should stay away from the volatile markets and invest into...
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    Modified Uptick Rule

    Will the uptick rule affect the SPY etf?
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    backtest for 3 years, blow up in 3 days,

    There is only one reason that might cause this - leverage.
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    IB hard to borrow short rates

    Go to Tools in account manager. It should be one of it's links.
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    Bull by Night, Bear by Day Is Best Strategy, Goldman Sachs Says

    If I buy a highly traded stock at open and sell it at close or vice versa why the slippage should be big? Maybe just few pennies.
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    Bull by Night, Bear by Day Is Best Strategy, Goldman Sachs Says

    How big is the slippage?
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    Will I be assigned?

    You will have 100 shares of GOOG short on Monday which you will have to buy back.
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    Odds Czar: Simple Biases In the Futures Market: 2009

    Wow, strong buy! I like it.
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    How do I protect myself from getting sued?

    Not for me. She is my best friend. :)
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    Naked Short Sales Hint Fraud in Bringing Down Lehman

    I guess only brokers themselves can do that because they would never let retail customers short a stock without locating the borrowers first.
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    $Trin is below 1 while S&P declining--Bullish?

    Is it your intuition or you can back it up by some of your previous observations?
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    How do I protect myself from getting sued?

    Can it be your spouse?
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    Naked Short Sales Hint Fraud in Bringing Down Lehman

    What is the difference between naked short selling and short selling?
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    $Trin is below 1 while S&P declining--Bullish?

    I see only selling.
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    $Trin is below 1 while S&P declining--Bullish?

    Selling off by closing.
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    Will interest rates ever go up again?

    They are buying the long term treasuries in an attempt to lower the long term mortgage rates. Once the housing market stabilizes the long-term rates will go up.
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    If you had to put your capital into...

    ETFs like DBC for example.
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    Taxes on ETF's options

    ETF's options are taxed at regular rate as their underlying etfs. Index options are taxed at 60/40 rate. http://www.greencompany.com/EducationCenter/GTTRecTaxTreatmentTraders.shtml http://www.smartmoney.com/personal-finance/taxes/invest-in-broad-based-equity-options-and-reduce-your-tax-hit/
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    The best post by ET long term trader

    This thread clearly belongs to politics and religion.
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