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Occupation/Title: trader
Location: chicago
Favorite Stocks: 'I'm not concerned so much about the return on my money, as with the return of my money.' --Will Rogers
Investment Style: index options and futures
Quote: 'Even a stopped clock is correct twice a day.'
Additional Info: My views based on my trading style unless otherwise noted, your mileage may vary.
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Jim, in case you didn't know, there is an equal-weight index symbol at yahooJim's Nasdaq100 Special as a basket.6/6/2006
i happened by etrade.com site and noticed they let (most) BCO customers log in wBrown & Company New "5 and 10 Store"?4/10/2006
because taxcut state software sucks. there's a reason why it's cheaper Income Taxes and Record Keeping ( tax )3/8/2006
oops... shows a couple of things... google searches are good... read the resultsIncome Taxes and Record Keeping ( tax )3/7/2006
a simple google search turned up this... irs.gov  Income Taxes and Record Keeping ( tax )3/7/2006
Ken (or someone else) is your answer-man on this. but what little i would add iOption Spreads, Credit my Debit1/24/2006
that's what i've understood about short sales (always short-term CG)... Income Taxes and Record Keeping ( tax )1/17/2006
tax rules for options (and cost basis) are fairly complex. it could be that whatIncome Taxes and Record Keeping ( tax )1/17/2006
us.etrade.com  us.etrade.com  Brown & Company New "5 and 10 Store"?12/2/2005
DirecTV to offer NBC shows on demand for 99 cents Mon Nov 7, 2005 01:08 PM ET BOApple Inc.11/7/2005
here's a preview of what to expect... HarrisDirect was recently bot by EtraBrown & Company New "5 and 10 Store"?10/7/2005
as far as i can tell, nothing of significance has changed since JPM/Chase bot BCBrown & Company New "5 and 10 Store"?10/6/2005
been thinking about it and looking into other brokers. may just wait until etradBrown & Company New "5 and 10 Store"?10/6/2005
i haven't kept current either, and haven't yet started my search. too bBrown & Company New "5 and 10 Store"?10/3/2005
agreed... I don't like it at all... nothing about etrade is like brownco at Brown & Company New "5 and 10 Store"?10/2/2005
DOH!... out of the frying pan and into the fire... E-Trade to Buy JPMorgan'Brown & Company New "5 and 10 Store"?9/29/2005
i was trying to be funny in my post :-) as you note, there are some nuances to tIncome Taxes and Record Keeping ( tax )7/26/2005
1997 taxpayer relief act see IRS pub 550 on constructive sales just because yoIncome Taxes and Record Keeping ( tax )7/26/2005
you forgot option 3) go directly to jail since "shorting against the box&qIncome Taxes and Record Keeping ( tax )7/26/2005
yep, i think it's usually the AMT. (among other things, AMT limits ones deduIncome Taxes and Record Keeping ( tax )4/14/2005
"quickies"... SEC Studies New Option Type Perhaps the most significaOption Spreads, Credit my Debit3/7/2005
hey Jim... bpndx... stockcharts.com  Jim's Nasdaq100 Special as a basket.3/5/2005
auto trade using BPNDX... had a few extra minutes today :-) so I ran a backtestJim's Nasdaq100 Special as a basket.3/3/2005
thanks! (very entertaining following the replies on that link :-) Apple Inc.3/2/2005
thanks... 10M -- September 8, 2003 100M -- July 12, 2004 200M -- 12/16/04 30Apple Inc.3/2/2005
anyone recall when it hit 100M and 200M downloads?? TIA Apple Inc.3/2/2005
cboe.com used to have a nice Options Toolbox. it used to be pretty good. Options for Newbies -(Help Me Obi-Wan-Kenobe)2/28/2005
>>>Nothing has changed, since I first bought Apple my main interest andApple Inc.2/12/2005
don't be such a sourpuss Don--just because AAPL stock finally started to takApple Inc.2/11/2005
Thanks! I already paid it at closing (although to the buyer not the county), soIncome Taxes and Record Keeping ( tax )1/8/2005
I sold a house in 2004 and at closing I paid the prorated 2004 property taxes thIncome Taxes and Record Keeping ( tax )1/7/2005
>>>My opinion is actually pretty level headed for the majority of Non-MApple Inc.8/19/2004
>>>and you can imagine Apple becoming the dominate force in computer<Apple Inc.8/19/2004
what's accurate is that your "kool aide" is consistently on the soApple Inc.8/19/2004
>>>2 down, 150 million to go. geez you are so negative... remind us alApple Inc.8/19/2004
>>>Greenspan warned us of "irrational exhuberance," but we diValence Tech & Market Talk With Don Wolanchuk8/7/2004
>>Cramer is a market seer so is that FIZZ guy... where is nick gates whenValence Tech & Market Talk With Don Wolanchuk8/6/2004
go find a good book on bonds... there are std formulas to calculate price from yBonds, Currencies, Commodities and Index Futures7/26/2004
>>>I think a lot of the recent virus writers are from eastern Europe (tApple Inc.7/21/2004
ok, I'll bite on your Q's... > Actually I am in the majority since IApple Inc.7/20/2004
don't be so closed minded. not everyone buys exactly the same way you do. fApple Inc.7/20/2004
>>>you would have a 1 in 1000 (10 in 10000) chance of being put the stoOptions for Newbies -(Help Me Obi-Wan-Kenobe)7/19/2004
both methods are technically equivalent. but why do you buy such ITM calls?? usOptions for Newbies -(Help Me Obi-Wan-Kenobe)7/18/2004
tsk tsk LG, this is a family message board and there are probably kids reading (Valence Tech & Market Talk With Don Wolanchuk7/16/2004
shorting and selling puts are 2 opposite bets. surely you meant to "buy puApple Inc.6/26/2004
for 4-5% return, I'd go w/ 10yr US Treasuries (currently 4.75%) why risk itBonds, Currencies, Commodities and Index Futures5/24/2004
that's true on AON orders... they are lowest on the pecking order; they do nApple Inc.5/13/2004
>Not much incentive for me to buy an iPod. i'm not an ipod expert, but yApple Inc.4/29/2004
hehe... good idea LG... u r brilliant ;-) Valence Tech & Market Talk With Don Wolanchuk4/28/2004
were the follow-on support contracts equivalent for the dell and the ibook? (on-Apple Inc.4/22/2004
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