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DmanX
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Brokers
September 21st, 2021, 09:38 AM
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Does anyone have an account with Ninjatrader FCM? Not Dorman/Phillip.
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DmanX
It would be nice if they added two factor...
It would be nice if they added two factor authentication.
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Traders Hideout
September 5th, 2021, 12:00 PM
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Are bad fills the results of market manipulation
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Posted By
DmanX
This is a well laid out explanation. I'd...
This is a well laid out explanation.
I'd add; It's a FIFO (first in, First OUT) order matching system. The FIFO algorithm uses price and time as the only criteria for filling an order.
Also,...
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Traders Hideout
August 27th, 2021, 12:37 PM
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Senate Bill to revoke Futures 60/40 tax treatment
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8,700
Posted By
DmanX
This is correct. Additionally, there's...
This is correct.
Additionally, there's other safe harbor rules besides the 100%/110*% of previous year's tax liability...
- Paying 90% (of total current year's tax bill) in Q4 (due Jan 15)....
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Traders Hideout
August 15th, 2021, 10:36 PM
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Senate Bill to revoke Futures 60/40 tax treatment
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8,700
Posted By
DmanX
We lost it once for a brief second under Obama...
We lost it once for a brief second under Obama but a technical correction to a passed bill fixed it before the bill became effective.
Can't seem to find a link to it, but I remember the event...
Forum:
Brokers
February 16th, 2021, 11:00 PM
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Advantage Futures (www.advantagefutures.com)
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33,221
Posted By
DmanX
Quick question: Does Advantage Futures offer 25%...
Quick question: Does Advantage Futures offer 25% intra-day margins on accounts over $1mm?
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Traders Hideout
February 10th, 2021, 05:13 PM
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Need Help: Urgent Broker Problem (Phillip Capital: NT Brokerage, Edge Clear)
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49,174
Posted By
DmanX
In the case of IB, they are also an FCM. In...
In the case of IB, they are also an FCM.
In the case of NinjaTrader Brokerage, they are an introducing broker who accepts orders and uses either Dorman or Phillip Capital to clear customer trades...
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Traders Hideout
February 10th, 2021, 04:59 PM
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Need Help: Urgent Broker Problem (Phillip Capital: NT Brokerage, Edge Clear)
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49,174
Posted By
DmanX
I think he's referring to this:...
I think he's referring to this:...
Forum:
Emini and Emicro Index
February 8th, 2021, 05:02 PM
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Is scalping Emini a sustainable trading strategy?
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32,015
Posted By
DmanX
Try developing a system using 5 mins bars. Done...
Try developing a system using 5 mins bars. Done right, you can get 4-12+ ticks per trade, perhaps as many as 10 trades a day. One key tip: learn what an uptrend and downtrend is and how to identify...
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Off-Topic
February 1st, 2021, 10:31 PM
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Should civil discourse about politics be allowed on FIO?
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12,299
Posted By
DmanX
Politics in regards to the merits or detriment of...
Politics in regards to the merits or detriment of proposed or passed legislation and regulation as it applies to finance and economics... yes, please.
Pontificating about one's worldview? I don't...
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Stocks and ETFs
January 31st, 2021, 03:50 PM
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WallStreetBets reddit (GME GameStop)
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39,095
Posted By
DmanX
Exactly. Exactly. Exactly. FTT was already...
Exactly. Exactly. Exactly.
FTT was already mentioned by a few politicians last week and they did so publicly. AOC's twitter feed has talk of this. Defazio already took the liberty of resubmitting...
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Stocks and ETFs
January 29th, 2021, 11:14 AM
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WallStreetBets reddit (GME GameStop)
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39,095
Posted By
DmanX
Indeed it was overvalued, especially in...
Indeed it was overvalued, especially in 2000-2001. But it was one of the last ones standing during the dotcom bust because they secured a massive amount of debt funding. So there's that. The...
Forum:
Stocks and ETFs
January 29th, 2021, 10:58 AM
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WallStreetBets reddit (GME GameStop)
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39,095
Posted By
DmanX
However, in a court of law and/or before...
However, in a court of law and/or before regulators:
"He laid out his thesis and posted his position, that's it."
Can be seen as investment advice. Using a pseudonym at that. Remember, he's not...
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Stocks and ETFs
January 29th, 2021, 10:29 AM
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WallStreetBets reddit (GME GameStop)
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39,095
Posted By
DmanX
Quite possibly. Us old guys remember the...
Quite possibly.
Us old guys remember the days before the internet when you used to get junk mail touting various stocks (usually penny or low priced stocks) because your broker sold your address...
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Stocks and ETFs
January 29th, 2021, 09:39 AM
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WallStreetBets reddit (GME GameStop)
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39,095
Posted By
DmanX
The investigation will revolve around who is...
The investigation will revolve around who is responsible for the "pump up" and cheerleading. Keith P. Gill, AKA "Roaring Kitty" and "DeepFuckingValue," the most visible cheerleader, is a financial...
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Stocks and ETFs
January 28th, 2021, 09:51 PM
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WallStreetBets reddit (GME GameStop)
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39,095
Posted By
DmanX
Here's the text of the lawsuit against Robinhood:...
Here's the text of the lawsuit against Robinhood: https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.553175/gov.uscourts.nysd.553175.1.0.pdf
It's my belief that this was not drafted by someone...
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Stocks and ETFs
January 28th, 2021, 07:49 PM
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WallStreetBets reddit (GME GameStop)
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39,095
Posted By
DmanX
Right, so I wonder what this means, "we plan to...
Right, so I wonder what this means, "we plan to allow limited buys of these securities."
Forum:
Stocks and ETFs
January 28th, 2021, 06:47 PM
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WallStreetBets reddit (GME GameStop)
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39,095
Posted By
DmanX
I think that that was predominately the case. But...
I think that that was predominately the case. But then again, a fair contingent of RobinHood users have no idea what margin really is and how it relates to Reg-T. But I think the lawsuit is DOA...
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Stocks and ETFs
January 28th, 2021, 09:07 AM
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243
WallStreetBets reddit (GME GameStop)
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39,095
Posted By
DmanX
No not in the same way because there is no "fixed...
No not in the same way because there is no "fixed supply of ES futures." Open interest changes depending on the number of open positions. At best, OI is a measure of potential liquidity. Whereas with...
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Stocks and ETFs
January 27th, 2021, 10:27 PM
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243
WallStreetBets reddit (GME GameStop)
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39,095
Posted By
DmanX
Oh boy... you know there are those in government...
Oh boy... you know there are those in government thinking, "gee, how can we play too? Oh right. Tax it."
The eventual fallout will be a rallying cry, once again, to institute a transaction tax. ...
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Stocks and ETFs
January 27th, 2021, 03:43 PM
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243
WallStreetBets reddit (GME GameStop)
Views:
39,095
Posted By
DmanX
When the earlier buyers, the one's who've done...
When the earlier buyers, the one's who've done the research and noticed that the %short relative to float was over 100%... start selling to take massive profits, there will be a bloodbath amongst the...
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Traders Hideout
January 25th, 2021, 11:43 AM
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6
Rep Defazio (D-Oregon) at it again: REINTRODUCES FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TAX ACT 0.1%
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1,751
Posted By
DmanX
It is technically. But they may craft the bill...
It is technically. But they may craft the bill for only overnight holds, marking to market everyday at settlement being that that is the most objective, easily auditable metric. But I'm guessing...
Forum:
Traders Hideout
January 22nd, 2021, 11:07 AM
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6
Rep Defazio (D-Oregon) at it again: REINTRODUCES FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TAX ACT 0.1%
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1,751
Posted By
DmanX
Rep Defazio (D-Oregon) at it again: REINTRODUCES FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TAX ACT 0.1%
Represenative Peter Defazio has once again... yet again... introduced legislation of a FTT (Financial Transaction Tax) of 0.1% on stocks, bonds and derivatives. [Note: no currencies included.]
The...
Forum:
Brokers
January 18th, 2021, 08:16 AM
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44
NinjaTrader buys TransAct Futures (Infinity Brokers), plans its own FCM
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19,828
Posted By
DmanX
Please consider modernizing and adding ACH...
Please consider modernizing and adding ACH transfers, the least of which is withdrawal.
Forum:
Emini and Emicro Index
March 31st, 2020, 11:44 AM
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25
Emini Micro margin and brokers
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15,781
Posted By
DmanX
Yes, that is correct. IB is notorious for...
Yes, that is correct. IB is notorious for charging higher than exchange minimums as well as other dedicated futures broker's minimums. Ordinarly, IB intraday margins are 50% of overnight which is...
Forum:
Emini and Emicro Index
March 24th, 2020, 07:32 PM
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2
Back in '08, when were Intraday margins restored?
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981
Posted By
DmanX
Here's what I found talking to some traders. ...
Here's what I found talking to some traders.
In many cases, many brokerages didn't do anything with regards to day trade margins. They kept them as is. Some double it for a time. Interactive...
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