Having the specialist book available would be interesting but I doubt it would even increase volatility. Most institutions disguise their large...
mjt. I don't believe that you would be stuck with the 38% tax bracket. If you file m-t-m, my understanding was that it essentially allowed you to...
Hi Cormac, are there actually brokers out there that will let you connect to them via a frame network? Can you suggest some? And will they do the...
I happened to ask my account the same question and he said not really.
Thanks for the interesting feedback. I had been considering satellite but was concerned about latency. The biggest problem I'm having with DSL is...
With most DSL ISPs going out of business and the current batch of broadband providers offering such poor service, I was wondering what people are...
icarus618, I found your observations very astute. And yes, only time will tell how this new rule will effect the market. nytrader, as dlincke...
The actual proposed rule is here for anyone that hasn't read it yet. http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro/nd0003n.htm The rule coincides with a...
I was trying to figure out why the NASD would propose such a rule. It seems to me that by limiting the number of would-be traders and investors,...
I finally activated my Datek account to trade options. I received an email saying that my account was activated for level IV options trading: 1)...
I vaguely recall when I filled out the U4 many eons ago that only felony convictions needed to be disclosed. But I don't know today. Perhaps you...
Not to sound stupid but what's DayTradersUSA? Sounds interesting.
I just checked my Datek account and you can enter stop-limit orders when you enter the buy or short orders. Commissions are $9.95. These are...
I'm pretty much a newbie myself but I did just come across a interesting book that describes scapling nyse stocks. The book is called "Day...
I would be surprised on a cut as well, I tend to agree with white17's sentiment. But that being said, it appears that the market has already...
Maybe I read it wrong but I thought that the Centocor/J&J deal was a cash deal and the final price was based on whatever was in the merger...
The risk-arbs cause this. I worked with the head trader of a risk-arb firm once and he explained it to me once but I found this article which...
That's what I thought too. But I just signed up for the new Tradestation Pro and I actually read the Exchange definitions and according to it:...
Are other people here paying professional exchange fees for their data? Just curious...
I was reading some of the older threads regarding electing Mark-to-Market. I was wondering what people would recommend. Is is adequate to elect...
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