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| Options | 11/16/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: Mark, I've day-traded for a few years and have done okay, making a little spending money each year. ...
A: I want to apologize for the late response, but it has been a pretty busy week here. When you say ...
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| Trading for Dummies | 11/10/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: About 2 years ago I opened an account with one of those online trading companies just to have a ...
A: Trading can be a fun and exciting way to earn income, or secondary income, but it should be treated ...
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| day trader | 10/22/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: do you need a license to become a day trader
A: Good question. Licenses really only come into play if you are going to be making trading ...
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| Trader Tax Experts | 10/12/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: other than the Green Trader Tax service are there any other credible trader tax preparers for which ...
A: I'm sure there are other tax services available but we usually recommend Green Trader Tax and they ...
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| brk.a | 8/18/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: Is there a brokerage that is capable of trading brk.a online? Right now, I have to place these ...
A: I don't trade Berkshire Hathaway stock but I tried to enter a trade(BRK/A)in my Options Express ...
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| How to get started right? | 7/7/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: Hodge; My name is Curtis. I’ve recently (4/09) started day trading, almost on a lark. I’ve had ...
A: Welcome to the world of day trading! It sounds like you have seen success making picks on a hunch, ...
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| Options | 7/3/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: Dave here again. I do indeed have a question about Options for you. Not so much for the training, ...
A: Using the insurance analogy, I could see where you can come to that conclusion, but remember that ...
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| GM? | 7/1/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: I'm a few weeks away from having my Series 7! Woo! Quick question for you about GM stock. It's ...
A: Hey Dave, Good luck with the 7! It's not as hard as people make it out to be, but some people in my ...
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| Mark, Have you ever considered writting a book? and if not | 7/1/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: why not? I have been in this trading game since the days of Harvey Houtkin and actually am in the ...
A: Hey DayTrader Jack! Thanks for the great feedback and recognition. A book is one of the many items ...
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| stock advice | 6/28/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: What print or web sources would an investor find useful in making decisions about stocks that are ...
A: I personally haven't used SmarTrend so can't really be of an assistance there. It does sound like ...
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| Question about online trading | 6/27/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: My name is Aleksandar and I am in Europe. I am relatively new in Stock business. Still there are a ...
A: Welcome to the wonderful world of trading! As a U.S. based trader, I must admit that I am more ...
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| stock advice | 6/25/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: What print or web sources would an investor find useful in making decisions about stocks that are ...
A: Looks like a 2 part question...How do I find stocks that are likely to rise? ;) A suitable answer is ...
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| seeking advice | 6/18/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: How can I 21 year old male start investing money in a way that will not result in him losing money ...
A: the only real way to invest money and have zero risk, is to put money into an interest bearing ...
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| What Percentage Of DayTraders Survive In This Market? Is Option Trading Even more Challenging? | 6/17/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: Many starry eyed men and woman think Daytrading is some type of game where you can walk up to a tree ...
A: The North American Securities Administrators Association did a study and found that 11.5% of traders ...
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| pink stocks | 6/12/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: What are pink stocks and are they risky? thanks ANSWER: Hi Robert, Pink sheet stocks are stocks ...
A: Unfortunately I'm not licensed to offer trading recommendations or specific trading advice. What I ...
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| pink stocks | 6/12/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: What are pink stocks and are they risky? thanks
A: Pink sheet stocks are stocks that are "penny stocks" not traded through a major exchange, and ...
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| trading odds question | 5/28/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: one of my hobbies is following the futures markets and now I'm trying to understand the odds or ...
A: Based on the odds, in an ideal situation you could expect: 1) $3000 profit 2) $3000 profit 3) ...
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| hello | 5/23/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: A newbie question. Is it possible to day trade berkshire hathaway A stock? The stock costs about 92 ...
A: From a volume perspective, this would make it very difficult yes and the cost is why so few shares ...
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| Dividends | 5/22/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: I`ve just recently began learning about buying and selling stock. It`s not in my immediate future to ...
A: Dividends are paid to the holder of a stock and they are ways some companies pay back the owners of ...
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| hello | 5/19/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: A newbie question. Is it possible to day trade berkshire hathaway A stock? The stock costs about 92 ...
A: Yes, technically you could buy Bershire Hathaway (BRK_A) and sell it and repeat the process. The ...
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| trading penny stocks | 5/17/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: I am new to stock trading and would like to know that if I buy about 20 000 stocks for 0.01 each and ...
A: Welcome to the world of trading! Whenever you go to take a stock trade, you will see a bid price ...
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| e-mini S&p 500 option premium | 5/5/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: I am new to e-mini S&p 500..i was wondering if you can tell me that, if for example, E-mini s&p 500, ...
A: The CME actually has some great educational material on options on futures for beginners. This can ...
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| wash sale and IRA | 4/15/2009 | Fredrick Henry |
Q: If I day trade the same stock inside an IRA are there any wash sale issues? ANSWER: Ken do you mind ...
A: With the current wild swings I have been trading options back and forth in my IRA. I know that they ...
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| NASDAQ Level II Market Makers | 4/15/2009 | Fredrick Henry |
Q: I am new to daytrading US stocks and I have been watching the level II screen. I would love to know ...
A: No simple answer to that question anymore. Before the advent of the ECN's we were able to watch ...
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| Short Sales | 4/15/2009 | Fredrick Henry |
Q: I had a quick question on shorting a stock. Say I bought 10 shares of an Ultra Short XYZ for $100, ...
A: If you Shorted a stock and it crater's to zero, Mike you should have covered! Did you lose the ...
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| wash sale and IRA | 4/14/2009 | Fredrick Henry |
Q: If I day trade the same stock inside an IRA are there any wash sale issues?
A: Ken do you mind if I get more data from you? The reason I am asking is that the IRS just closed out ...
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| STOCKS | 4/14/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: it's Tony again. My question is, what is the most IMPORTANT fundamental thing{s} to know about a ...
A: I personally find that monitoring important fundamentals is too time consuming and not very ...
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| What do you think of Green Trader Tax and their products? | 4/14/2009 | Fredrick Henry |
Q: Do you like Green Trader Tax products and the way they try to push each Trader to set up an entity? ...
A: I have used Robert Green's firm to do my taxes in the past. They are a tier one firm and know the ...
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| Reading the Ticker | 4/9/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: Sorry for the stupid question but how do I read the crawl bar at the bottom of the major business ...
A: You go it. Quotes are delayed and when there are quotes being displayed in light trading periods ...
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| Technical analysis | 4/1/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: I am currently working on various technical analysis indicators and trying to come up with a ...
A: This question really goes beyond the scope of just a simple reply. Strategies can be trend fading, ...
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| Stock terms used | 3/30/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: What does one mean by the term used as use "trailing buy", "sell-stops" or "trail stop loss to ...
A: Trailing stops can be used if you are in a trade and want a stop or order to "follow" or "trail" the ...
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| Basis Points/Index Points | 3/24/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: Howdy Mark My name's Tony and I'm currently enthralled in all aspects of finance learning ...
A: Good luck with your learning! Take the time to learn as much as you can and you will be rewarded. ...
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| Risk management and trading pyschology | 3/15/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: My name is Richard and im based in the UK, Ive been studying forex trading now for the last 2 yrs, ...
A: To be honest, I could give a two hour seminar on money management & trading psychology and still ...
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| futures volume | 3/12/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: Mark, I daytrade,swingtrade equities from my home.Generally,I start my day looking at the overseas ...
A: Hey Ken, I'm not aware of a free service that would allow you to view real-time volume and if there ...
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| Trend/Position Trading | 2/28/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: I find Stan Weinstein's "Secrets for Profiting in Bull & Bear Markets" such a well written, easy to ...
A: I want to begin by apologizing for the late reply. Trading and coaching kept me away from my ...
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| Day Trade Records | 2/10/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: Mark,I've been daytrading a couple years and dread tax time because it is so time-consuming entering ...
A: Ed I wish I could give you a simple solution and program, but this is EXACTLY why I hire a CPA to ...
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| Trading | 1/12/2009 | Mark Hodge |
Q: A couple of months ago I started learning how market indicators work. I learned that I was pretty ...
A: I apologize for the delay, but it looks like my original reply didn't get submitted somehow. I'll ...
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| brokerages | 12/5/2008 | Mark Hodge |
Q: I am a beginning investor looking for some resources to help me accomplish what I would like to do ...
A: I've had experiences with the following brokerages and think that they all offer great resources and ...
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| stocks | 12/4/2008 | Mark Hodge |
Q: My son's jr. high algebra class is doing a "fun" thing on the side. Each student is to pick 5 ...
A: I did the same exercise in High School. It's great to hear that they are introducing the markets in ...
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| get around day trade rules | 11/27/2008 | Mark Hodge |
Q: Can a person use two different on-line brokerage firms, and with each, day trade 4 round trips ...
A: You know I've never considered this, and haven't had this asked before, but it is my understanding ...
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