Recent content by Event_Horizon

And why is that? This is not as obvious as you might think, as I see valid arguments to both sides.

If 95% percent lose their money, then I can give you an easy way to earn money. Plan your trades, and then as you are about to enter them, enter the reverse. You can actually program your trading software to do the reverse. As silly as this sounds, this might actually work. If not making you...

Regarding margin calls, can you answer my question at http://www.trade2win.com/boards/general-trading-chat/147774-question-about-short-selling-account-balance.html with regard to both Penson and ML?

Hi all, I was looking for a broker to open an account, and I found that virtually all low commissions brokers work with Penson. I understand that Penson is in real danger of going bankrupt(at least this is what its share price indicates). Is it a good idea opening an account with these brokers...

I am trying to understand the required balance for short selling. Suppose I want to short a certain stock for a total value of 10000$. What must I have in my account to perform the sale and to maintain the position? Must I have this balance in cash or can it be in other shares? Now I perform the...