You could certainly do that. However, it wouldn't help you if your intent is to capture dividends to benefit from the lower taxation of dividends...
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I would guess 40-100% per year for successful, long-term daytraders during a 'normal' year, and perhaps 100-300% during exceptional years such as...
BRK.B is supposed to be 1/30th of BRK.A. The A shares are convertable to the B shares at a 30x conversion, which ensures that the B shares never...
The misleading part is in the last sentence: <i>If $9.00 x 3 = $27.00 and the room service boy kept $2.00 for the tip... $27.00 + $2.00 =...
I would suggest you route via BATS for all thin stocks for best order execution performance on marketable orders. If it's a thick stock, then...
Baron, The problem I see is that when an otherwise good thread is started, it can turn into an immature pissing match that the OP has no way to...
Cool! I guess the next step will be to do the same thing with Presidential elections as well, right? No intimidation, no peer pressure... Local...
Seems like a few brilliant like-minded folks like yourself should band together and start your own company, a worker utopia, no doubt. Once...
Reality check indeed. Union membership has collapsed since the 1970's, as their inefficient work rules and excessive compensation/benefit plans...
You might want to try joining or creating a small chatroom of your peers. Even if that means that you are in a group with 6-10 fellow traders who...
Just curious... I lived in Houston from 1986 until mid 1988. While I was there, I was active in an organization called the "Houston Computer...
jem, I have to agree with you completely. I find chronic misspellings a bit annoying, but that's a written communitcations shortcoming and not...
Good points, and good questions. Some of my (unorganized) thoughts on this are below: First, I've already linked my personal reasons for...
This may be true for some systems traders, but not for others. A rigid systems trader would incorporate and implement methods to systematize the...
Mike, Your wife was right, you should tell it like it is (in a civilized manner, of course), and I personally welcome your thoughts/comments....
Merry Christmas, folks, and best wishes for your best year in history in 2009.
I would certainly think it would be easier if they were natural born traits, and the trader didn't need a major personality change to get there....
I agree with much/most of what you said. I'll plead guilty to owning a nice Lexus (and have previously owned a Toyota Corolla). The Lexus...
My thoughts on the blotter thread: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=1572522#post1572522 Actually, I think the entire...
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