Search results

Sounds like you were looking in the wrong place. Good luck being a broker.

Fantastic points.

I agree 100%, just curious what their rationale for this crap is.

The NYTimes link appears to be down. I haven't read the proposal, but if they are trying to protect the "small investor", wouldnt' this tax still have a large effect on Mutual Funds? The tax/expenses would be very large. No one would ever have an investment that produced tax efficient growth...

+1

My advice is the same as heiasafari. Look at it as a new position? Would you still do it then? There is nothing wrong with a losing trade.

What was your exit/management before you entered the trade in case this happened?

The book you linked is the one I'm talking about. I think Natenberg is great when it comes to Volatility/Pricing/etc. I think there are many others on this board that would agree Natenberg's work on Volatility is excellent. Perhaps there are some that would strongly disagree too - I find that...

http://www.amazon.com/Trading-Option-Greeks-Volatility-Pricing/dp/157660246X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247254467&sr=8-1 Not sure if Strangles and Straddles are in there....it's been a while since i've read it.

The first 2 are favorites of mine. I highly reccomend them. Natenberg is also a must. There are many strategies covered including straddles, strangles, and ratios (among others).

I have not read the first two. Ron knows his stuff though. Jeff Augen's books are fantastic. I highly reccomend them (and did earllier today on another thread). S

The Natenberg Vol book is very good. Check out Jeff Augen's work. You won't be dissapointed. S

Out of those, I would probably go with the 435 as well. I have no experience with Vista (nor do I want any). ATI HD - I have no idea about this one. Before I started trading a few years back, I used ATI and it was fine for what I needed. My needs are just different now. NewEgg is my site...

http://www.motherboardpro.com/Biostar-TForce-TF7025-M2-Micro-ATX-Mainboard-Socket-AM2-Onboard-Video-p-401.html DVI (digital) and Analog VGA onboard. S

Personally, I had issues with ATI cards. I've always built my own computers. Currently I'm running with a motherboard that has built in video ( 2 ports) and I have a second NVIDIA card for another 2 monitors. Works like a dream for me. S

I second that. S

Kedwards, Good luck in your journey. TOS has some fantastic tools to help you learn. My advice to you is make sure your approach/method (I don't like the term 'system') is solid and ordered. Don't get caught "peaking" into the future on the platform and start telling yourself "I would have...

Fantastic post. "The Alchemy of Finance" by Soros is a great read if you want insight into the daily grind of a TRADER. Take a look at the top earning traders the last few years: Simons, Arnold,PTJ, Shaw. I'm pretty sure they dont' "Invest". S

There is a comedian out there named Daniel Tosh. He has a reallly funny bit about this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V61U6kT9Qbo Start at 1:33. S

Vespian, There are a couple concepts of MP that I use in my trading (POC and HV/LV). I have adapted them to fit my needs. IMHO, MP has a lot of discretionary & unclear concepts to be used as a stand alone method. Datlon's book is OK. You will find some useful information in there. I...