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Somehow NorthWestern Trading and DirectNet Trading are related -- possibly even run by the same guy. Both companies are in the Washington (Redmond/Issaquah) area. I have been talking to them for awhile trying to get an account setup. I just faxed them the final docs tonight and waiting to see...

Perhaps, a bit off topic, but where are good places to get a leveraged account (4:1 overnight or more) for equity and/or option trading for a non-licensed day/swing trader?

I tested this on various stocks the beginning of this year using www.wealth-lab.com (software for writing strategies and backtesting). There is a user community with many public strategies to use, test, and modify. You might be able to find this exact strategy or one similar to it. Anyway...

So anyone sign-up with Directnet? I am interested, but it sounds more geared for daytraders. But my day job limits me to swing trading as well as some other short-term (vs. day) strategies. I'm really wanting to know if any swing traders have been accepted by Directnet and gained access to...

Re: Personal advisor, trader for a friend??? Thanks, vhehn, I do have, and I'm planning to use, an IB Friends & Family account as it does sound like it will be perfect to use. I was more concerned with the legality -- federal, SEC, state regulations -- of performing as an Investment...

I am a part-time individual "trader" (not quite meeting the IRS trader status) and am looking for other ways to branch out and make additional trading capital. I have no financial licenses (Series 7, etc.), but I have a friend that is interested in letting me help him invest his money. We want...

Did you find out more about Options Hotline (http://www.options-hotline.com/)? I get the flyers also and was first intrigued (ever wonder how much these people make selling these scripts???). However, if you read the fine print on his trade log it states that the returns are showing the...

Also, I just heard about tradelog (http://www.armencomp.com/) and it supports many different brokers, including IB and oX. However, I am unsure if it recognizes and accurately calculates returns for option strategies. Anyone have experience with this?

Any suggestions on trade performance software to track various option strategies (covered calls, calendar spreads, straddles, etc.) in multiple Interactive Broker and optionsXpress accounts. I really would like a tool that will match my trades and recognize the strategies to give me accurate...

"Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the suspected mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and a senior operative in Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network, was captured Saturday in a joint raid by CIA and Pakistani agents." :D How is this/will this great news affect the market on Monday morning? I've got...

Who is "Nite"?