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September 6, 2011

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Are stock trades instantaneous with online brokerages?

Filed under: Investing — admin @ 2:44 pm
mateo500 asked:


I’m a beginner and I want to try day trading with a company like TD Ameritrade or E-Trade. If I do a market type buy or sell order on a stock that’s shifting up and down rapidly in a day, will my order go through quick enough to get the bid price at the time I placed the order? Or do the transactions take so long that it’s not possible to buy and sell at up to the minute prices?

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September 5, 2011

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How do I calculate interest on margin borrowing for short-term stock trades?

Filed under: Investing — admin @ 1:18 pm
Robert W asked:


I borrowed $30,000 today to make a quick stock trade, I held the money for no more than 40 minutes, the margin rate for my broker is 10% APY, how do I calculate how much I will have to pay for my borrowing for this one trade?

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did you know the US economy was this bad?

Filed under: Uncategorized — admin @ 8:21 am
littlblueyes asked:


> The
> economy is so bad… that I got a pre-declined credit card
> in the mail.
>
> The economy is so bad… I ordered a burger at
> McDonald’s and the kid behind the counter asked,
> “Can you afford fries with that?”
>
> The economy is so bad… that CEOs are now playing
> miniature golf.
>
> The economy is so bad… if the bank returns your
> check marked “Insufficient Funds,” you call them
> and ask if they meant you or them
>
> The economy is so bad… Hot Wheels and Matchbox
> stocks are trading higher than GM.
>
> The economy is so bad… McDonald’s is selling
> the 1/4 ouncer.
>
> The economy is so bad… parents in Beverly Hills
> fired their nannies and learned their children’s names.
>
>
> The economy is so bad…. **** Cheney took his
> stockbroker hunting.
>
> The economy is so bad… Motel Six won’t leave
> the light on anymore.
>
> The economy is so
> bad… a truckload of Americans was caught sneaking into
> Mexico !!

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September 4, 2011

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What is etrade and how could i get involved?

Filed under: Personal Finance — admin @ 7:02 pm
Brandon asked:


all i know about etrade is that you can buy stocks.

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September 3, 2011

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How can I get a list of all stocks by Industry codes used in Google, Etrade, Reuters?

Filed under: Investing — admin @ 5:04 am
Phil E asked:


I notice Google Finance, Etrade and Reuters all use the same Sector and Industry classifications (Yahoo uses a different one). None of them use SIC codes or NAICS codes.

I would like to download to Excel a list of all companies/stocks/tickers, along with their Sector and Industry codes, as used by Google/Etrade/Reuters.

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September 2, 2011

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any advise for someone who wants to start stock trades?

Filed under: Investing — admin @ 8:46 am
Halloweenbat asked:


I have never got into stock trading. I thought it would be a great way to put money to better use, after hearing co-workers success stories. any advise I should know? and what do you think is a good trader site to start with?

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September 1, 2011

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After sale of stock on Etrade, when does the cash become available for investment again?

Filed under: Investing — admin @ 7:43 pm
preston asked:


I sold some stock on my Etrade account on Tuesday of last week and it just says $xxx in my cash balance and nothing in my purchasing power. Is there a certain amount of time I have to wait to reinvest this money?

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How do you transfer securities between etrade brokerage accounts?

Filed under: Personal Finance — admin @ 6:05 pm
tddw91 asked:


both accounts are from etrade, one is just a custodial account and i’d like to transfer the securities from that account to a non custodial account

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August 31, 2011

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Did you know the economy was this bad?

Filed under: Uncategorized — admin @ 8:01 pm
1776 – 2008 R.I.P. asked:


The economy is so bad that I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.

The economy is so bad… I ordered a burger at McDonalds and the kid behind the counter asked, “Can you afford fries with that?”

The economy is so bad… that CEO’s are now playing miniature golf.

The economy is so bad… if the bank returns your check marked “Insufficient Funds,” you call them and ask if they meant you or them.

The economy is so bad… Hot Wheels and Matchbox stocks are trading higher than GM.

The economy is so bad… McDonalds is selling the 1/4 ouncer.

The economy is so bad… parents in Beverly Hills fired their nannies and learned their children’s names.

The economy is so bad… a truckload of Americans was caught sneaking into Mexico.

The economy is so bad… **** Cheney took his stockbroker hunting.

The economy is so bad… Motel Six won’t leave the light on anymore.
The economy is so bad… the Mafia is laying off judges.

The economy is so bad… Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen.

And finally…

Congress says they are looking into this Bernard Madoff scandal. Oh Great!! The guy who made $50 Billion disappear is being investigated by the people who made $1.5 Trillion disappear!

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What fundamentals, etc., should I look at in a company when daytrading?

Filed under: Investing — admin @ 4:06 pm
richards_sd asked:


I have done this a short time and have had some nice successes (doubled my IRA) and some losses. What is the best way to get this info? And, what is a good stock screener to let me know what companies to start looking at?

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