Robert, Great overview of the differences between retail and professional traders. Thanks for your insight!
Thanks for the inputs! I now need to talk with and visit some of the different prop offices.
"In a future release of TradeStation, the Account Manager will fully reflect any trade-related charges, such as commissions, on a per trade basis...
In Win XP, you can run a program in compatibility mode. That is, you can right click on the program, click on properties, and then click on the...
If I did not have the family obligation, it would be a no brainer. I understand that this is a career change. I am open for options that would...
Sounds to me that there is a split decision on home Vs the office; it it a matter of preference. I have worked out of the house for 3 years...
"What really bugged me about using ts to trade was that I couldn't get the exact amount of transaction on each trade until I receive the statement...
I have used TradeStation since January and had a similar accounting experience. For a period of 4 weeks, I followed-up with client services and...
I use Tradestation 6 for execution of strategies and trades. Here is the situation: 1. I can copy and paste transactions from the account...
"Tax Guide for Traders" was a good resource and good overview. There was mention on the site of a software package/service (?) that may be of use...
try http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/rate/ind_inc.html hope this helps.
unfortunately, the missing step is getting the information out of XL and into a QIF format (Intuit has not been very helpful in this area either,...
Trdrmac, I am trading with TradeStation and have only received paper copies of the transactions. Within TradeStation, one can list a history...
Thanks for the inputs! I just ordered J. K. lasser's Your Income Tax 2002 and plan to get busy once it arrives!
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