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Which retail broker makes it easy and quick for someone to juggle money between a high interest cash account (5%) and a trading account. Etrade is one. I think Fidelity has some kind of cash management account but thats only 3.87% or so. Any others that make it quick/easy to transfer...

Help, IRS is reporting my 1099 doesn't match with what I report. I figured out its due to a short I put on in Dec 04, but bought back in Jan 05, for a small profit. So what do I tell the IRS? They say I owe the proceeds from the sale. But for 2004, I never closed the short so there was no...

Ok, maybe the commission are not that bad, but IB with QT has bad backfills on the charts. Sometimes I get no data on the chart, even after trying to manually backfill. Never had that problem with PowerEtrade.

Hi, I tried to switch from Etrade to IB, but now realize IB is not good when you trade a medium-high amount of shares. The commision for 3000 shares at $30 is $180 (90000*.005, but .002% max limit) whereas at powerEtrade it'd be $10. Is that right $180 commisions for just 3000 shares...

Anyone have sample code for an automated system? Or technical design details? I checked some open source but it seems many of those projects have died and didn't get very far or aren't what I'm looking for. I'd like to develop my own preferably in java but if I could get some help with java...

So what if you have a highly fragmented disk partition c:drive. You create an image of that partition. Do a quick re-format. Then restore the image. Would you now have a defragmented partition? Not sure exactly how Acronis works. That might even be a faster and better way to defragment your...

Get a VTBOOK laptop video card if you want to run 3 or 4 monitors on your laptop. Works great for me.

I now have 4 monitors on my laptop! I used a pcmcia card called VTBOOK. With that I have 2 19" monitors hooked up, then I have my 1600x1080 laptop screen, plus another 19" monitor on the laptop monitor port. How's that for leveraging a laptop for daytrading?

I have a Radeon X600 that can do 2 monitors. But I want 2 more monitors and also a dual TV Tuner card. Anyone else in my situation and have recommendations on what to get? So if I can either add a combo 2-monitor/dual-tv tuner card or both a video card and a tv tuner card to my current...

For trading and most regular use.

I'm pretty handy with Java and can do a lot of things with it. But I've noticed that 2 of my favorite programs are written in Delphi (WealthLab and QuoteTracker). Too bad there's not a good compiled language that has the libraries and ease of programming like Java, and all the libraries of...

That's what I'm thinking as the best compromise. I got a 20" 1600x1200, and its big more than big enough. Yet maybe not that much more for the price. My old 17"s have a 2" border, but if there's newer 17"ers with no border, then 3 of them might be a good setup. Or I could go to 19", but I...

What I mean is you sorta feel it'll go up higher, but who knows it could chop around and go back even. And if it goes up to where you think, it could be another month or so!!

Would You Take a 4% gain in 3 days?

There's lots of free websites where you can trade an imaginary portfolio of stocks. Anything similar for options, it'd be a good way to learn about how options trade. Thanks.

I guess ideally I'd like to have 1 monitor straight right in front of me, rather than 2 on the side or 1 in front and 1 on one side, it seems non-symmetrical. 8 monitors! I dont think I could handle that much exercise moving my head around! I guess I'm lazy. Maybe I should get 3 monitors...

Which would you prefer and why? 1 1600x1200 20" or 2 1280x1078 (either 17" or 19")? I have a laptop 15.4" wide screen 1680x1000 and its almost all that I need I can fit in Quotetracker a watchlist, plus charts in 3 timeframes ok. Sure I'd like a little more space, but it seems unless you get...

For you traders that emphasis fundamental analysis, what tools do you use to get company info? Short of having to pay for stock-specific research reports, are there web sites or tools that can help me do research and find promising companies? Should I go to the library and read those...

I want to do more swing trading, making only about 2-3 trades a week. Do swing traders qualify as "trader" for tax purposes? I'd still be scanning and analyzing stocks every day, just not executing trades unless I feel very confident in taking a position. Thanks.

Is it worth it for someone whose typical trade size is from $20k to $80k worth of stocks? What software do you recommend, why do you like it, and how much is it. Thanks.