Recent Content by xll

  1. Short-selling faces clampdown by SEC

    The Financial Times has this article: Short-selling faces clampdown by SEC By John Labate in New York Published: February 19 2003 22:02 |...
    Thread by: xll, Feb 20, 2003, 18 replies, in forum: Trading

  2. Best and Worst CNBC Commercials

    There was a commercial about three years ago.... a guy visits a company that he has invested in.....he's wearing a suit and everybody in the...
    Post by: xll, May 13, 2002 in forum: Politics

  3. Biggest Joke On Wall St. Award:

    Everyone on CNBC, Bill Griffeth in particular. After doing financial news for 20 years, he didn't know what a stop limit order was -- he...
    Post by: xll, May 13, 2002 in forum: Politics

  4. How low can you go?

    Here's a link to a chart showing the drop in the Dow (1929), Nikkei (1989), and the Nasdaq (not up to date):...
    Post by: xll, Aug 23, 2001 in forum: Trading

  5. Late Night Trading?

    def, I guess TWS would be the same for a Hong Kong account, so questions about TWS would be handled by IB Chat. But who would I contact with...
    Post by: xll, Aug 23, 2001 in forum: Trading

  6. NexTrend Charting Software

    Kicking, My understanding is that you cancel by email. Go to billing policy/ cancellation/ click "sent to Nextrend". This brings up an email...
    Post by: xll, Aug 19, 2001 in forum: Trading Software

  7. LiveCharts

    Kicking, I have a $15 subscription to Nextrend and I've been using charts on NQP1'CM a lot lately. Like other chart services I've tried, you...
    Post by: xll, Aug 13, 2001 in forum: Index Futures

  8. Hyping on these boards!!!

    I don't think that rtharp is hyping anything. He is sincerely and truthfully describing his points of view about trading. His father's books and...
    Post by: xll, Jun 30, 2001 in forum: Trading

  9. New Sec Rules...

    Let's say that you've been labelled as a daytrader, but in reality you are a swingtrader with a streak of bad luck (stopped out intraday on too...
    Post by: xll, Jun 27, 2001 in forum: Trading

  10. New Daytrading rule in September 01'

    For example, the implementation of the daytrading rule could be delayed for further study and another comment period. It would take a lot of...
    Post by: xll, Jun 21, 2001 in forum: Trading

  11. New Daytrading rule in September 01'

    I'm wondering if other countries have similar rules on daytrading. Since IB will soon offer trading in UK stocks, I would daytrade them if the...
    Post by: xll, Jun 21, 2001 in forum: Trading

  12. New way to play the markets

    I saw this article in the Financial Times about a new idea: fixed-odds-betting for the stock market. The guy who wrote the article suggests...
    Thread by: xll, Jun 14, 2001, 0 replies, in forum: Trading

  13. Trading in England ??

    def, You mentioned that IB will offer trading in UK stocks. What are the ways that I could fund the account? Could I ask IB to transfer funds...
    Post by: xll, Jun 11, 2001 in forum: Trading