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does tc2000 have advanced fundamentals screening capabilities?

i can't find one where you can customize (they're all pretty basic.)

What's the best stock screener where i can customize my inputs? (i've looked at yahoo's but it doesn't quite have everything i want to filter) Any other ones?

What are some of the better message/chat boards for various stocks? i know yahoo finance is pretty decent ... any other ones? And what i mean by decent is that it has tons of messages posted .. not necessarily good ones, but many messages nonetheless.

ok for the more serious folks around ... i was wondering what the research groups at some of the specialist firms are like? Do they supply research and news to the specialists? Why would any of the floor the traders need research ... don't they already know what's happening with the stock...

Any specialists on this board?

any other opinions on various specialist firms? what about positions at these firms that aren't on the floor (as a specialist?) ... maybe working in "upstairs" trading, or in research or something like that? any comments?

Btw, VT what prop firm were you at? You sound like you learned a bit (maybe more since you left) and i'm sure you can find another firm that can take you in ... Good luck trading!

there's a Shoney thread going on somewhere around here ... might help. From what i understand, they are self-clearing.

pythagoras, are you in that field?

can someone comment on Heartland Securities as well? If you were to compare it with Schony (i've always heard/read the two prop. firms in the same context ... along with FNYS) I guess those three firms are tops? (in other words, i hear they offer salary and have a decent training program...

Can someone give an example of a typical month (this past Oct. for example) and explain the rates, commissions, etc. with specific trades they did this month ... I'm trying to get a better understanding of how one makes a living by trading (without salary that is) at prop. firms...

so you had a good experience? learned a ton? any negatives?

i personally think it's sort of a catch22 ... if you're doing well day trading (or porp. trading) then there's really no need for an MBA. An MBA will provide value if you're chaning your careers, or want to start something on your own, or join a hedge fund or something (you'll definitely gain...

I've done some research and have been reading many posts regarding Schonfeld and other prop. firms, and wanted to get a better feel of that company. There was this thread (back in May) about Schonfeld closing a bunch of offices, losing a lot of money and traders, and is...

Hey Slumpey, I remember you were looking for a job the past couple of months or so ... you were looking to get into prop. trading. What was the outcome? What did you find ... your likes/dislikes, how'd your interviews go ... where did you end up going?

wow i didn't know they were so hated here! I was actually wondering if it was worth going through one of those "training programs" - which pays peanuts btw? Who's good? Who's not? The only major specialist firm i've heard of is SLK, but when i visited NYSE's website, there are ton!

How does one become a specialist? and how can one tell which are the reputable firms? and what is the career path like ... do most do this until they retire/burn out?

I was just curious as to reputation of people working there. If it's a well-known firm as whole and as a trading institution, etc.

Anyone hear of them? From what I understand they are affiliated with Societe General? Any clue on who they are, reputation, trading, etc.?