Recent Content by Jym

  1. DEBT? What debt? How can the US ever theoretically have a debt problem?

    [img] Top Marginal Tax rate 70% to 90% taxes for the top tax bracket is what we saw the last time we let our debt to gdp ratio get around...
    Post by: Jym, Aug 1, 2010 in forum: Economics

  2. Is Texas the best state in which to live?

    Personally i've only lived in 2 states....Washington St. and Mississippi WA St. is clearly the winner there hah But Mississippi certainly...
    Post by: Jym, Jun 19, 2010 in forum: Chit Chat

  3. Student Loans are a Terrible Idea

    Well still smarter than credit cards But yeah I have no sympathy for the idiots who took out 80k in loans for something like business. I...
    Post by: Jym, Jun 18, 2010 in forum: Economics

  4. If you want to fail as a trader, study TA

    being able to find areas of support/resistance where people will buy/sell is extremely helpful and Bollinger Bands on a 15 minute timeframe come...
    Post by: Jym, May 2, 2010 in forum: Psychology

  5. Discount brokers and my frear of broker insolvency

    Have you looked at Interactive Brokers at all? Their rates are actually lower than a lot of the sketchier discount places and they're a legit...
    Post by: Jym, Apr 17, 2010 in forum: Retail Brokers

  6. Why 99,9% fail

    Really the only way to learn is to dive in and train yourself to keep your emotions in check. Maybe some people are smart enough to just pick...
    Post by: Jym, Jan 12, 2010 in forum: Trading

  7. Commision rates for stocks/options

    If you trade a decent bit and have over $10K, Interactive Brokers would probably be your best option. For stocks $0.005/per share and $1...
    Post by: Jym, Dec 17, 2009 in forum: Retail Brokers

  8. If you were to learn / teach someone a programming language?

    If you get the 1st one down all the rest seem to fit in pretty easily Like that C++ class I took my Freshman year of college seemed like Such...
    Post by: Jym, Nov 28, 2009 in forum: Automated Trading

  9. Americans' tax burden is lightest in developed world

    Not for long I'm afraid :S Return to the 1940s and 50s where the income tax was double or triple what it is now anyone? I nearly fell out...
    Post by: Jym, Nov 28, 2009 in forum: Wall St. News

  10. Is this SIM (see screenshot)?

    Certainly no "expert" but I'm like 99% sure that's a demo from either Mirus or Amp for Ninjatrader I've had both haha
    Post by: Jym, Nov 19, 2009 in forum: Trading Software

  11. tax sick

    This is the tax rate for just the very top richest people If we went back to the 1940s/50s level, taxes would double or triple across the...
    Post by: Jym, Nov 18, 2009 in forum: Economics

  12. Just go long both UPRO and SPXU?

    that seems true since we've basically just gone straight up the past few months since they were put out. As soon as we have a couple choppy...
    Post by: Jym, Nov 16, 2009 in forum: Trading

  13. Just go long both UPRO and SPXU?

    selling equal parts could actually work if it was just a small part of your portfolio and you had a year or 2 to wait on them. Take Fas and...
    Post by: Jym, Nov 16, 2009 in forum: Trading

  14. What *FREE* charting program can I use with Scottrade?

    try out... www.freestockcharts.com a whole hell of a lot better than the name would indicate haha. i actually really like it and it's in...
    Post by: Jym, Nov 15, 2009 in forum: Trading Software

  15. Please post good technical setups here

    saw this on another site. the dude was being serious too hahah [img]
    Post by: Jym, Nov 13, 2009 in forum: Stocks