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Nemo, At Datek the stop order would indeed be executed, leaving you short the stock. This happened to me a few weeks ago because I foolishly forgot to cancel it. Wouldn't you know it, in order to close out the (now unfavorable) position, it put me over the limit of # of round-trip day...

Praetorian--I don't know what my husband would think of that particular idea...:D

:) A fine example of irony.:) Seriously, though, we all have different styles. Not everyone has the same goals, either.

Uptik2000--whichever card you decide to go with, don't forget to look on eBay to see if you can get a better price. I just won a eVGA Geforce2 MX TwinView Pro brand new dual monitor for about $50, which should be fine for my purposes. Look here for all the dual monitor cards...

I have under 10k thanks to this month :( . I was looking for another way to get it if possible, otherwise I will have to wait until I get enough $$$ to sign on w/Echo. I have been wanting to take the exam even before I started trading, but I didn't finish my degree, which I think traditional...

I have been considering trading pro for awhile, but I am not finding any info on firms that will sponsor someone to take the 7. I have emailed a few random firms to no avail. Maybe I am looking in the wrong places. What kind of experience or credentials are they looking for? BTW I live in...

I'm a bit confused over one aspect of this?: Assume I use only cash, but do round-trip trades several times a week, will my account be marked as "daytrading" and I will be unable to use margin at all until I have $25k? Would I still be able to short? It sounds as if I would have to swing...