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    Market activity after Nixon resignation and Clinton impeachment?

    Forget about impeachment. That is just a bunch of BS.
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    Broker Charged With Defrauding Customers

    What's new? Brokerages push their sales people, and that is what they are, to generate commission. If you don't produce, you will be looking for another job. This happens from the largest brokerages to the smallest.
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    How do I turn a $1000 trade to $100,000 within a year instead of 10 years?

    It takes a lot longer to turn $1000 into $100,000 than it takes to turn $100,000 into $1000.
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    Closing a Long Position and Then Shorting It Right After?

    It appears you are new at trading so you need to be aware of the wash sale rule since it is doubtful if all of your transactions will be profitable.
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    What's the most counter-intuitive thing you learned in trading?

    To each his own thinking. I would rather trade with my major adversary instead of against him. I know he will be here tomorrow taking the contra position of the masses.
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    What's the most counter-intuitive thing you learned in trading?

    You are forgetting about a major player in the market that is always one of the contra parties to your position when you are trading following price movements.
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    Its so True...

    You have hit the nail on the head with a sledgehammer!
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    What's the most counter-intuitive thing you learned in trading?

    Have you ever thought about who the contra party is when you are buying on price increases and selling on price decreases?
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    Reality for an Individual Trader

    You must have been working for a marketmaker/specialist.
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    Reality for an Individual Trader

    A prime example of the people that the public should avoid. A person with knowledge of the markets couldn't spend the interest on the money he would be making, and would have no reason to try and sell books and instructions. Beware!!
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    Reality for an Individual Trader

    UNLESS THEY HAVE BOOK OR SURE TO MAKE MONEY COURSE TO SELL!!!
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    Reality for an Individual Trader

    There is one truism that you need to be aware of from the start of your trading. Don't expect some one to give you advice that will make you a successful trader. If they know anything worthwhile you can be assured you will be the very last person on earth they will share it with.
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    GlobalPrimeTrader

    Does anyone know anything about this Global Prime Trader company?
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    brokers who allow under 1000$ deposits?

    Day Trade? The Day Trading Rules would only allow a few trades per week.
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    Credit Cards

    Thanks for the information. I use to on the Board of Directors of a financial institution and that was a problem with merchants wanting to offer cash discounts or charge a surcharge. Since I have retired I was not aware of the lawsuit and change.
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    Credit Cards

    It is a violation of the CC agreement for a merchant to either offer a "cash" discount or charge a "surcharge" for the usage of a credit card. They can offer a discount but it must apply to all purchases regardless of payment method. Since the majority of the customers do not realize there is a...
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    How is it possible that most traders burn their money so fast when buying stocks is a coinflip?

    My posting was pertaining to securities not futures. I don't know how you read futures into the discussion. I have traded both futures and securities for over fifty years and have been a futures exchange member. I think I know what I am talking about. Market makers and specialist can trade/quote...
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    Credit Cards

    Why have a CC where you are paying interest and service charges? Again, you are paying the CC merchant fee for your purchases whether you use a CC or not since the cost is added into the price you are paying.
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    Credit Cards

    The most important data is the card stores, especially grocery stores, use to record every item you purchase. They know more about you and your life style by this data, and there are no laws concerning their usage.
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    Trading will be dead in next 10-20 years

    " or do you only see it moving up and down randomly?" H. Nothing ever happens in the market until someone makes it happen.
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