How to trade your entire account?

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zook

Ok, so I trade with TDAmeritrade. I have a small problem.

I want to trade my entire account. I have 30k, and I do the max 4 to 1 intraday about 120k.

I put all my money into one stock, however TDAmeritrade doesn't calculate the amount of shares I can purchase automatically. It takes me about 25 seconds, to switch from one screen to another then to calculate how much I can buy. That's a ton of wasted time. Is there any broker or way I can set this up faster? The amount of money I have in my account is constantly changing because I am always in and out.
 
I would HIGHLY advise against trading this way. I've never been one for leverage, but I frequently used to put with my entire account in a position or two--very, very, very dangerous, you are asking for trouble
 
Quote from Moderate:

120000 / share price = shares

use a handy calculator

^ that is a pain in the !@#$
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Ha, it's not that easy. I might have made $500 in the last position. I want to able to apply this instantly. However the way its all set up the margin is instantly increased as well, so then you calculate that, plus I want to use the max; not one share possible left on the table.
 
Don't play on margin or put all your eggs in one basket. Lucrative yes when it works and you scalp a .10 move and make a few g's in 5 minutes but it can burn you.

But maybe it works for you so go for it. I'm a loser trader anyway.
 
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