Recent Content by stevebec

  1. Atlernative energy stocks

    The preferred source for solar cells is wafers that failed the QC from the semiconductor industry. Once demand exceeds that supply, you have to...
    Post by: stevebec, May 12, 2004 in forum: Trading

  2. cheapest long distance

    We've had good luck using http://www.callingcards.com when calling the in-laws.
    Post by: stevebec, Apr 19, 2004 in forum: Educational Resources

  3. Telemarketers...begone!!

    I'll third the do not call list. I signed up for the Texas version a couple of years ago, and despite loopholes big enough to drive a truck...
    Post by: stevebec, Mar 27, 2004 in forum: Hardware

  4. My next motherboard

    For interrupt sharing, it doesn't matter what busses the slots are on, only how many slots the board has and how many inputs the I/O APIC has....
    Post by: stevebec, Mar 27, 2004 in forum: Hardware

  5. Ameritrade - Downhill?

    One thing I have noticed is that "day only" stop orders that are open at the close are stuck open for a good 20-30 minutes after the close. I've...
    Post by: stevebec, Mar 11, 2004 in forum: Retail Brokers

  6. Ameritrade - Downhill?

    Do you mean hours literally, or just a long time. I trade through Freetrade (Ameritrade on the cheap), and listed orders have usually taken...
    Post by: stevebec, Mar 10, 2004 in forum: Retail Brokers

  7. Can i SUE a Brokerage for refusing me because of my citizenship?

    My guess is that this has little to nothing to do with the Patriot Act or an Arabic surname, and everything to do with longstanding US trade...
    Post by: stevebec, Mar 8, 2004 in forum: Professional Trading

  8. A country with a GDP of US$630,000 :D

    While you're at it, check out (slightly) larger Tuvalu's domain at http://www.tv . Buy a domain name and help build a new road to my in-law's...
    Post by: stevebec, Feb 18, 2004 in forum: Economics

  9. Choices for low cost brokers for newbies?

    I've been trading with them for about a year and have been quite happy with them. They obviously sell their order flow, but I watch my orders on...
    Post by: stevebec, Feb 10, 2004 in forum: Retail Brokers

  10. Choices for low cost brokers for newbies?

    If you don't need direct access, it doesn't get any cheaper than this: http://www.freetrade.com .
    Post by: stevebec, Feb 10, 2004 in forum: Retail Brokers

  11. using firewall with ib

    Back on topic again - TWS does not work with #3 unless you can bribe your IM people to turn on the port you need. There is a way around this...
    Post by: stevebec, Feb 5, 2004 in forum: Networking and Security

  12. How much is a trillion and other '04 election year tales

    pspr, The oath may not have changed, but the State Department's position on dual-nationality has. Before it was basically a don't ask - don't...
    Post by: stevebec, Feb 4, 2004 in forum: Politics

  13. How much is a trillion and other '04 election year tales

    Unfortunately, it does now. The wife of a friend of mine just got hers a couple of months ago. Citizenship used to mean an allegiance to a...
    Post by: stevebec, Feb 3, 2004 in forum: Politics

  14. Use credit line to buy stocks

    The only case where I would consider getting an outside loan to trade would be to pad an account up to 25K to satisfy the PDT requrirement, and...
    Post by: stevebec, Jan 27, 2004 in forum: Trading

  15. otc bb brokers

    1. yes 2. no That said, I've been very happy with them. I watch my orders on level 2, and out of about 1000 RT trades, I've gotten what I...
    Post by: stevebec, Jan 16, 2004 in forum: Retail Brokers