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    Filing tax return as Trader Status and Mark to Market Election

    You can deduct all your gains for the following years though.
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    Question about option liquidity

    They are under agreement with exchange to provide liquidity. That's why you should always be able to see market bid and ask quotes.
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    Question about option liquidity

    You will be always able to sell your options - there are always money makers there who are under obligation to buy them from you. The low trading volume is reflected in wider bid/ask spread.
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    1/4% Tax on all stock trades pushed in NY Times today

    Is 0.02% tax not as catastrophic as 0.25% tax? Yes. Does it have to be like this? No.
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    Collective2

    I wonder why they don't post the statistics of how many subscribers for each system. Would be interesting to know.
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    1/4% Tax on all stock trades pushed in NY Times today

    prop firms?
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    World governments should cooperate to ensure bankers can't escape tax.

    The first issue for them is expenses, the second one is revenue. It's easier to agree on revenues than on expenses.
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    JPMorgan London plans in doubt - aftre UK bonus tax

    They survived because government couldn't do without them. Couldn't let them go.
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    New Petition Against the Financial-Transaction Tax

    Institutions will be either exempt or they pass the cost on to Main Street.
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    Question and opinion about Financial Transactions Tax or Tobin Tax

    Do you think it's conceivable to put GS out of business?
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    Question and opinion about Financial Transactions Tax or Tobin Tax

    Buy and hold investors are always fine because for the most part they don't live off the market and have other sources of income. The door is going to close for those who dream to become rich in the stock market.
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    Merry Xmas Interactive Brokers

    Me think you are falling in love.
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    Taking 320K to 3.5million by Year End 2009

    Good trader averages about 25-35% of annual return. That's based on the 12-15% average passive historical market performance.
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    1/4% Tax on all stock trades pushed in NY Times today

    What's the link?
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    1/4% Tax on all stock trades pushed in NY Times today

    TARP makes profit of at least $16 bln so far, Treasury says http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tarp-profit-at-least-16-bln-so-far-treasury-2009-12-23 Why is this TT bill even relevant?
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    1/4% Tax on all stock trades pushed in NY Times today

    You are absolutely correct.
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    1/4% Tax on all stock trades pushed in NY Times today

    http://www.marketwatch.com/story/internet-travel-firms-file-suit-against-nyc-tax-2009-12-22#comment3339363 Does anyone know what law the travel firms are referring to?
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    1/4% Tax on all stock trades pushed in NY Times today

    Do they mean that the government revenues are going to increase by 177b of what they are now? The only people who could contribute to revenue increase are the compulsive gamblers - the traders who constantly lose money in the stock market but they have other sources of income to live off. The...
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    U.S. Health Care Dies at Hands of One Angry Man

    Jesus Lieberman a savior.
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    When do you place your option trades?

    SPY,DIA and others. http://www.cboe.com/micro/SPDR/spec.aspx
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