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I used to trade the contract when it was RT. It was a great instrument at that time, and really disappointed many traders when it was sold. You are correct to be somewhat suspect of any system trading only the long side of Russell 2000 derivatives since 2009. Even though you are...

I always left a cookie and glass of milk for Santa, and he always left a thank-you note. Can't say I ever tried leaving a watermelon. But who knows?

Yes, and a human piloted aircraft is less likely to be hacked. I don't think it would take a huge effort from a major power to develop the ability to electronically thwart a drone attack via impulse devices.

What is the difference? Other than wearing a robe, or a suit, not much.

Difficult to read. Not enough contrast between the text and the background.

If you think that day trading on any time frame isn't impacted by the broader market environment represented by daily, even weekly bars, then you have a rude awakening waiting for you. A common and often fatal error on the part of new traders is to forget that their strategy lives within the...

That question is impossible to answer without knowing what you are trading, and in what time frame.

As has been said so many times: Don't confuse brains with a bull market. 2 years of historical data won't give you a true sense of the market conditions you'll be likely to face going forward.

Sorry to say that your results have no value unless you've traded through at least a few market cycles. And at your age, it would seem that you haven't. Put up some good numbers during a major market correction and periods of extreme volatility, and you may get a seat at the table.

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Social Security was signed into law in 1935. Medicare and Medicaid were programs of the Johnson administration in 1965, as were many other "Great Society" programs. Neither were created or voted for by the boomer generation. The display of ignorance in this thread is truly frightening.

Very unlikely that the 50,000 who died in Vietnam would agree with you. As for me, I am still alive to point out that you are an idiot.

Yep, girls just go wild for guys who fly model airplanes. Not.

InvestorRT at www.linnsoft.com

It is a shame that this thread degenerated into a discussion of Starbucks from my focus on Obamacare. Anyone reading this who is self-employed with a decent income, and is in their 30s, 40s or 50s, is about to get a major royal screwing with your health insurance premiums.

Starbucks pays about $8.50 an hour on average. Yet they continue to produce record profits. Is that what you call having responsibility for his employees?

Just had my first encounter with the federal government on attempting to find information about Obamacare. My wife is self-employed. She has health insurance through a major carrier, effective until May of next year. I decided to call the federal information line listed on Healthcare.gov...

Math and reality are often at odds when calculating an expected return on a short options strategy. There are far too many variables to be certain of anything, except that at some point in the future the black swan is going to pay you a visit.

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A good hedge for naked options is a wife or partner who doesn't mind living in a car after you blow up your net worth.