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    Is this IBM option active?

    if, by your comment, u mean it would be easy money to a seller of this option, then you are correct. the problem with this great money making idea is that NO ONE is willing to buy them, hence the no bids.
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    Option-advice needed

    maybe it's just me but i get this feeling that u shouldn't be trading options just yet.
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    Question about the 15% tax on dividends

    the irs didn't miss anything, it is YOU that missed the irs regulation in pub 550. http://www.irs.gov/publications/p550/ch01.html#en_US_publink100010074 more specifically this paragraph Holding period reduced where risk of loss is diminished. When determining whether you met the...
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    I wrote 15 cash secured puts on GE (strike 13 feb)

    blackjack is 100% correct. i'm sick of all these new terms and names they come up with for different option strategies just to make them more retail friendly. they must have saw how much commish they made from naive retail custys using covered calls and figured if they paint more pretty names...
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    How are loans paid back?

    maybe i don't understand your question, but just curious how old u really are? i don't know why u think everyone borrows money, but how is this for an answer... instead of borrowing, get a real job and use your income to pay back the loan to the bank and get off the borrowing treadmill.
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    What happened? (ES trade)

    perhaps it was overlooked but those trades that u referred to, from day one and day two, for quick gains of $1250 and $5000 were paper trades. i don't care what paper trading system u were using, but almost all are very generous in their executions. in a real account, i doubt u could get...
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    How much are you worth?

    do backup copies of nintendo wii games count?
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    Determined to get their money back

    yeah, yeah, ur a deadbeat, blah blah blah... now that i got that outta the way, i don't understand what u expect. as long as that money is in ur brokerage account, it's as good as gone. that's a given. u can hope and pray they don't take it, but the odds are against u. boy if u use that...
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    I'm 18, where should I start

    see what i mean...now i don't know if that picture is real or fake!
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    I'm 18, where should I start

    and here i was, about to ask coolweb to post pics of his hot wife or girlfriend. but now i'll be wondering if they are real or fake.
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    ES Journal Archive (2006 - 2008)

    buy order at 1340.25 with a sell stop at 1330.75, target 1349.50
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    Where to begin with futures??

    take it easy on the new guy. i'll welcome him, cuz we need new players to even out the zero-sum game.
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    OECTrader realtime balance often wrong

    i'm just curious, but how much is it off by? just a few dollars or a significant %?
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    Trading e-minis with $1k starting capital

    HolyGrail nailed it on the head. it's doing the opposite. or from the link above... George discovered that by doing the opposite of what his emotions and intellect were telling him to do he could be successful.
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    Trading e-minis with $1k starting capital

    George Costanza Method
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    Trading e-minis with $1k starting capital

    after reading thru all this, i don't think indexscalper is that far off from from becoming profitable. he seems to have mastered his strategy and is somewhat consistent. and consistancy is key, else everything would just be a flip of the coin. all he needs to do is tweak it a little. he...
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    Highly Recommended Q6600 based custom build

    fyi for those looking to build, buy.com has a similar case on sale today for $59.99 after rebate with free shipping. there are some out there that think this case is even better. Antec Nine Hundred Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case...
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    IB Problem: cannot Pull up EUR futures contract (6E)

    did u type in the h8? like 6eh8?
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    U.S. Dollar 2008

    yeah, it's back up again, thx. what a lousy time for it to go down.
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    U.S. Dollar 2008

    is the euro down on globex right now? can't pull up any qoutes.
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