Do SSFs fall under the PDT rule as of this point in time? If not, why not trade SSFs? Commissions at IB are the same as stock transactions (for...
Hey, I actually got a reply back from the SEC. Here is the reply: So it seems like the SEC is saying that they don't have power over anything...
Contact the SEC (and they will ignore you). Contact your representative and your senators - they will forward your concerns to the SEC (and they...
Isn't a martingale system inefficient in the sense that you would never be using all of your capital at any point in time? I.e., you'd always...
Maybe make Transmit and Cancel separate hot keys and make them really far apart on the keyboard? Like F1 = Transmit, F10 = Cancel. Of course,...
Sorry, it is under Configure-->Order-->Percent Carl
What if there was news on a stock and you really wanted to put in a limit order way outside the market to take as many shares as you could get?...
I'm sorry - it is the first time I've heard of martingale/anti-martingale and I mixed up their definitions in my reply. Please go back and...
How many successful traders on ET use an "anti-martingale" system? I'm just curious because the almost everytime I read about losing streaks, the...
I don't know of a broker that isn't conservative now in this respect because of the pressure of regulators. It is funny that about this time last...
Exactly. So why can't I do this with my cash account (assuming that my broker requires that my funds be in my account at time of purchase, i.e.,...
Assuming what you say is the correct way to think about this issue, then what about the following: Suppose I have X dollars in a margin account...
Currently this is true. When ARCA/REDI merge on listed stocks, I assume ARCA will protect from odd-lot fills on listed stocks as well. It...
No restrictions (i.e., no uptick rules) for NASDAQ stocks in pre/post market. There must be some restrictions for listed stocks (during...
Interesting, but I have a hard time believing that a properly designed .jpg viewer would execute binary instructions because of the data inside a...
This virus needs an executable to be installed on the machine in order for it to work. Even infected ".jpg" files will not do any damage if you...
The best form of protection against viruses is being prudent. I would claim opening a "chart.jpg..................exe" file is reckless and...
I don't want to be a pain in the ass, but I don't think you can get a virus through a .jpg file. Please explain why you think you were infected...
Computer game creator Carl
Next time post your order directly to ARCA or INSTINET. For a round-lot order, ARCA and INSTINET don't allow odd-lot matching (for NASDAQ...
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