Well, I've been trading futures at IB for some years now, and I don't think I've ever paid a data fee. It does, however, depend on what you're...
Yes, you are quite right. It is monopoly pricing. Perhaps it should be regulated as such. I was thinking of another argument. Traders could...
It's probably a little more clear if you realize that in the view of the exchanges, data is what they are selling; or at least it is one of their...
Well, your question is a little unclear. Usually you would have either a cash or a margin account at your broker. You set this up at the time...
Well, I didn't mean to say that the taxpayer is the one and only provider of the data to the IRS. The broker will also provide the data to the...
Last year everything changed. You MUST report individual trades, and it really doesn't matter whether it is or is not more trustworthy. It's a...
A couple of years ago, a huge number of bad quality electrolytic capacitors got into the market (it's a story all by itself), and they still cause...
Absolutely none. It's all quite simple (after Pascal and Fermat got involved); and you don't need to build intuition, though I've found it useful...
I also studied philosophy, and I don't know nothing about nothing else, except a little about trading. I did, though, spend a lot of time...
The main reason you can't get an IRA margin account with IB or anyone else is that the IRS says so. According to IRS regulations, if any part...
How on earth can you get from my statement that it is narrow minded to value education solely by calculating economic return to the conclusion...
Strictly speaking, there is no logical inference involved in my post. I make a statement of fact ("I've never seen any sign...."), and that's...
Well, I have to respectfully disagree. I've spent a lot of time around people who work for colleges and universities, and I've never seen any...
It's interesting that so many people think that the criterion by which to judge the value of a college education is whether it will get you a job....
Well, that's true. :) But the thing is, I didn't say Hitler was irrelevant. I said Hitler was, in my opinion, not as influential as other...
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