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Old 09-11-2008, 10:36 AM
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Yeah, I've written off all of my trades and don't even care anymore. I'll sit on my remaining cash until a better time comes along. I'm not good of lucky enough to game the market right now.
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I could use a laugh on my stocks lately, i hope you find it entertaining too:

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Jerry : So we're going to make the Post Office pay for my new stereo ?

Kramer : It's just a write off for them .

Jerry : How is it a write off ?

Kramer : They just write it off .

Jerry : Write it off what ?

Kramer : Jerry all these big companies they write off everything

Jerry : You don't even know what a write off is .

Kramer : Do you ?

Jerry : No . I don't .

Kramer : But they do and they are the ones writing it off .
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^Amazing!! I quote that interaction every time someone starts talking about writing something off.
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CMG had the hammar dropped on it.
Old 09-12-2008, 05:47 AM
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The mumbling russian Roubini was blabing on about the worst crisis since the great depression on Bloomberg today.

It's time to buy!

Too many bears roaming the street. When the mega-bears hit the TV it's a sign that the tide is turning.
Old 09-12-2008, 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by cthree,Sep 12 2008, 06:47 AM
The mumbling russian Roubini was blabing on about the worst crisis since the great depression on Bloomberg today.

It's time to buy!

Too many bears roaming the street. When the mega-bears hit the TV it's a sign that the tide is turning.
Too many bears? The market is still trading in a range from about 11,100 to 11,600. We haven't gone down enough in this cycle.

LEH gets their bailout on Sunday.
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How does taxes work with profits from options? its it the same capital gains taxes if you sold a stock for a profit?
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Originally Posted by AZDavid,Sep 12 2008, 05:59 AM
Too many bears? The market is still trading in a range from about 11,100 to 11,600. We haven't gone down enough in this cycle.

LEH gets their bailout on Sunday.
Fuld should be jailed for not selling LEH to the Koreans. There has to be an alternative to the whole bailout business. Only people that come out worse off in the end are the investors and the common taxpaying Joe. The main culprits have already made their millions and go off to new cushy jobs.
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my 4 canadian holdings were up 4.5%, 5.4%, 14.9% and 7.8% respectively today.

I guess it's easier to hit those higher percentages when the share price is 50% of what it once was though

lol
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YGE and AAPL are the only ones dragging my portfolio lower


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