Recent Content by turdlehead

  1. Now job seekers has to pay appication and background check fees

    You need to get around more. Drug tests are the norm in many professions, engineering included. As for a scam, it's an employers market; Why would...
    Post by: turdlehead, Jul 11, 2010 in forum: Economics

  2. Now job seekers has to pay appication and background check fees

    Friend got hired at an engineering firm. Job started immediately upon passing a drug test. She had to pay for the test, reimbursed in the first...
    Post by: turdlehead, Jul 11, 2010 in forum: Economics

  3. Confucius Say ....

    Confucius Say .... Man who lose motel key, get no new key.
    Post by: turdlehead, Jun 30, 2010 in forum: Chit Chat

  4. Could IB increase margin req in a short put position to above its maximum loss?

    So long as minimum regulatory margin requirement is fulfilled, which may vary based on instrument, underlying asset, time of day, holding period,...
    Post by: turdlehead, Jun 3, 2010 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  5. Retirement Account for Day Traders

    You need earned income, sometimes called compensation income, in order to contribute to a Roth IRA or any other currently available retirement plan.
    Post by: turdlehead, Apr 5, 2010 in forum: Trading

  6. Stolen Laptop, any way to Secure?

    http://www.lojack.com/pages/laptop.aspx http://www.locatemylaptop.com/ http://preyproject.com/ Misc. info...
    Post by: turdlehead, Feb 17, 2010 in forum: Networking and Security

  7. Swoopo - Will it Overtake Ebay? (this sh*t is like crack cocaine)

    Another one: http://www.bidcactus.com/ Specialized in gift cards and bidding vouchers. LOL
    Post by: turdlehead, Dec 27, 2009 in forum: Economics

  8. Comparison of Retail brokers and Prop firms

    Also important is the stock price and where listed. There may be a big surprise if those 20K shares are less than 2 bucks and or not listed on a...
    Post by: turdlehead, Dec 13, 2009 in forum: Retail Brokers

  9. CIT bankruptcy to impact 1,000,000 businesses

    "CIT’s liens against its customers’ assets will make it very difficult for them to procure replacement financing without paying off everything...
    Post by: turdlehead, Nov 1, 2009 in forum: Wall St. News

  10. Trading hours - worldwide,

    http://www.marketclocks.com/index.php
    Post by: turdlehead, Oct 11, 2009 in forum: Trading

  11. Credit card companies say pay us this interest rate or lose your card!

    Barclays sent these type notices in March. 12.94% --> 19.94% variable based on prime effective May 09 cycle. Take it or leave it. Long story...
    Post by: turdlehead, Jun 1, 2009 in forum: Economics

  12. 50/100 year bond coming

    Forget the affects on the bond market. If it occurs, using rule of 72, gov't will be "providing" cradle to grave "security". And if you are...
    Post by: turdlehead, May 5, 2009 in forum: Trading

  13. Time & sales

    Clarify: waste of time with IB's T&S data. As previously hinted, IB feed is a snapshot. Only trades that occur between snapshots are sent....
    Post by: turdlehead, May 4, 2009 in forum: Trading Software

  14. Hidden market and dark pools

    Are you seriously asking this question?
    Post by: turdlehead, Mar 2, 2009 in forum: Trading

  15. 1/4% Tax on all stock trades pushed in NY Times today

    PLEASE, DO NOT HAVE ANY CHILDREN! .005 x 10K = .50c .50c x 250 days = $125.00 Unclear as to importance of .005, but there's your...
    Post by: turdlehead, Feb 14, 2009 in forum: Taxes and Accounting