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It would be wonderful if we could keep this thread to hard news on the FTT issue, and post opinions elsewhere. This is the only thread on this site worth referencing, and hopefully we can keep it to a high level of important updates. Gracias.

There is an email phishing scam going around that attaches a "ticket" that you supposedly ordered, and comes from Delta Airlines. Do not open. Delete.

InvestorRT at www.linnsoft.com I/RT also interfaces with IB and will input data from IB. So no need for an additional data source.

Selling picks and axes to the miners. And it only takes one miner to strike gold - or to say he has - to keep fools lined up paying for those picks and axes. Hope springs eternal. That's what it's about.

Extremely well. He's intimidating Obama.

Further text disagrees with that headline: "Somewhat unexpectedly, Spanish authorities have tabled proposals for a Spanish Financial Transactions Tax (FTT) ..."

Finland’s Minister for Economic Affairs Jyri Häkämies says the country should only sign up to an EU financial transaction tax if Sweden does the same. A unilateral move by Finland, he believes, would give Sweden an unacceptable competitive edge. Häkämies, whose ministerial portfolio...

Golly, now we're expected to contribute to stopping global climate change with the Robin Hood tax. I thought it was world-wide poverty. Or was that childhood obesity? Oh, sorry, I forgot, it was HIV/AIDs. No, darn. It was education. Yes, that was it. Was that last week...

Exactly...don't use a shotgun when a rifle is more effective at hitting your target. IMO, this should be a central issue for traders in planning any communications offensive if and when things get serious. There is simply no way that traders are going to overcome public resolve that's...

At the top of the list of things that need to be done is for financial institutions to focus on risk management and do what it takes to avoid another 5.8 billion dollar trading loss or a stupid mistake that will make them poster boys for the cause, and a target of the press.

This thread was clearly started as a personal attack on Maverick and his credibility and professionalism, and he has been far too patient in responding to you. Because Maverick is a licensed professional, and because of the nature of your attacks in a public forum, my advice to him would be...

I've always found value in the old rule-of-thumb that a single position should never put more than 2% of capital at risk. That's as good a starting point as any, and if I'd paid more attention to that the first couple years of my trading career, I'd be a wealthier person because of it.

Many people are not aware that most of the "journalists" featured on Huffington are unpaid contributors. They aren't paid a cent. She was able to create a great business model. She capitalized on the need that some people have to see their name in print...then she packaged the whole...

Buying straight calls or puts as a directional bet is more often than not an exercise in futility. You'll generally need a major move in the underlying to overcome all the gremlins fighting you on the option side. And if there isn't a big move at the right time, you can end up with a winning...

The first place to start is in throwing out all technical indicators and chart elements. Then go back to square one and define your strategy. What is your reason for entering a trade? I don't see it here. So spell it out in plain English. Are you looking to ride momentum? Are...

IMHO, even $10. is rich for FB. The company is platform dependent. Mobile can't handle the complexity of everything FB users want to see on a page, plus the clutter of advertising. There is simply a limit as to what the users of any site will put up with on a small screen. I feel very...

Unemployment and supporting business failures in the sector resulting in a smaller tax source. If I was a French journalist I'd want to be interviewing the first financial-sector employees who lost their jobs. But the French have purposefully complicated matters trying to run any analysis...

A letter or personal contact of any kind is important. It signals that their vote - if it comes to it - may have a serious impact on some voters in their district.

Hey, I'm just sayin... WTF !!!!!!!! Feel free to vent here. It's environmentally safe.

LOL! You have a PhD from an Ivy school and can't spell Harvard (Haward)? Well, with what passes for education these days, I suppose that's to be expected.