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Stooq is a great place for free 5 minute intraday data (http://stooq.com/db/h/) I am having issues uploading the data to Amibroker. I tried both Metastock and ASCII. Neither with any luck. Does anyone know what the problem could be?

I hate TWS and TOS platforms. They are overly complicated. I do not need any fancy tools aside from hot keys and a nice level two. Colmex has a great platform that I like. It is so basic, literally the bare minimum, but they are not regulated in the United States. Does anyone know of a...

I am new to trading (been paper trading for two weeks now). In no way am I affiliated with Tradenet or Meir Barak. Recently I have been looking for a broker to start day trading with. Problem is you need $25,000 in the US to day trade. I have around $10,000 to invest. I also saw you can join...

I just want to make sure I am not missing anything. Margin is basically just more buying power? There aren't some weird multipliers or anything right? It just means that I would have funded my account with $10,000, but with 20:1 I have $200,000 buying power. The issue rises when people don't...

Then what is all the fuss? Why are people terrified of highly leveraged accounts?

I am a day trader. So let's say I open an account with $30,000 and have a 4:1 Margin. This means I have a total buying power of $120,000. If I buy 1000 shares of a stock at $60, and it drops to $59/share, and I sell, I would have lost $1000. Now my question is: 1) Does that $1000 come out of...

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Random question, which platform is that?

I have been watching many Colmex videos, and love the layout. So simple to use, and very fast. Does anyone know of a platform similar to theirs? Simplicity and Speed are my desires. I live in the United States