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    bay area - any successful traders out there?

    Tired of talking to newbies trading 50k accounts. Looking to make friends with guys who have been in the business for at least 5 years and are successful. I fit that category. If you do too, leave me a message.
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    need help doing my taxes (1st year MTM)

    yeah reported as a trader last year and asked for an election starting this year, no prob with that. i'm unfamiliar with some finer details of the MTM process.
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    need help doing my taxes (1st year MTM)

    Did you use his sample tax returns? Does it have any individual MTM trader tax returns?
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    need help doing my taxes (1st year MTM)

    I plan to do the taxes by myself as a MTM trader. This is my 1st year and I have a few specific questions. Anyone has a good recommendation for a service that understands traders taxes?
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    Mark-To-Market

    Can anyone else confirm this. MTM traders can carry forward their losses to future years and pay less taxes in future years.
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    Mark-To-Market

    I see, so mark to market does not carry forward.
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    Mark-To-Market

    Does mark to market accounting carry forward? IE if in 2008 you have a loss of $200,000 and other income of $50,000, will you be accredited with a loss of $150,000 going forward to 2009? IE If in 2009 you make $150,000 from trading, does the net loss from 08 carryover and cancel it out?
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    today has not been good for breakout traders

    hey im not saying im a breakout trader. im just saying today looks more liek a range day than a trend day.. i hope im wrong because i do have some long positions.
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    today has not been good for breakout traders

    too many headfakes, wont be surprised if we close around 0
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    short all pops - this one different?

    comments?
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    anyone buying this morning?

    looks like this morning was the greatest buying opp of this year too bad i was too scared to long the open
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    anyone buying this morning?

    ??
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    does it feel like a 10%+ 1-day crash is near

    anyone?
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    IS a bottom near???

    Your "slow" drop, at a rate of 5% a day, will take the dow below 5000 in less than 2 weeks. This sir, is not a slow drop.
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    dow going to 7500

    by the end of this week, guaranteed.
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    i found the holy grail

    -This system trades liquid stocks exclusively. -The strategy has a both long and short component. It is designed to be market neutral. -The strategy uses only one technical indicator, along with price action. -Stocks are held from one to five days. -Results are not adjusted for...
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    i found the holy grail

    If a system makes 1 trade per week, then its results could be attributed to randomness and good luck. If you had a system that bought POT in 2003 and told you to sell and go short in july 2008, does that mean your system is good or maybe you got lucky and your system doesn't work? More trades...
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    i found the holy grail

    returns: 2001 (last 9 month): 100% 2002: 107% 2003: 105% 2004: 167% 2005: 148% 2006: 219% 2007: 135% 2008 YTD: 220% max drawdown: 13% # of drawdowns over 8%: 2 # of stocks held each day: 20 how did i do?
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    POLL tomorrow, what will the market do?

    it would be helpful if you remain truthful
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    POLL tomorrow, what will the market do?

    Please vote!
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