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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 03:51 PM Original message |
70% of stocks traded are held for an average of 11 seconds |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
1. ^ This. |
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postulater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. Tax every transaction that is held less than a year. |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 04:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. As an accountant, I couldn't agree more,,,, |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 04:54 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. As an accountant, you should remember that several years ago |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. that would be more of an investment professional than an accountant |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. As a very small investor |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I think the idea floated around |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 06:46 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Exactly, I think the Congressman that is pushing the idea only |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 06:42 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. If you are a small investor that doesn't speculate |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:19 AM Response to Reply #22 |
36. I usually only try to invest $50-$100 at a time |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 02:54 AM Response to Reply #19 |
30. Sounds good to me n/t |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. Proposed "Tobin Tax" Democrats and AFL-CIO proposed this and oil based derivative tax. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
3. Should be illegal |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. they need to put a transaction tax on each share traded |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
6. Agree with the transaction tax. Index it to max out at 90% for less than 30 days. |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
7. Ever hear of those 'motivational seminars' with |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Yep!!! n/t |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 03:13 PM Response to Reply #9 |
44. I've tried to estimate the numbers. |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
8. So much for the old school of investing in companies. All we have today is |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
11. I'm not sure that that's a bad thing. |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 12:02 AM Response to Reply #11 |
47. It should also create a more irrational market. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
12. How can a society be stable over time with that amount of volatility in its life blood? |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
14. transaction fee and mandatory "minimum hold time" for commodities |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
16. Also, tax oil based derivatives. See link: |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
17. or maybe not. maybe they're held for several months on average |
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strawberryfield (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
18. This can be easily shown to be complete BS |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 06:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. You're Looking in The Wrong Places |
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strawberryfield (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 07:35 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. The article said “70% of the volume on our stock exchanges” |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
21. Um. That's How I Make My Money |
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Heywood J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 08:07 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. "The system is what the system is", " I don't make the rules" |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:10 AM Response to Reply #26 |
32. Sorry, That Doesn't Make Sense To Me |
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AlabamaLibrul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 08:38 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. I highly doubt you're doing proper HFT out of your basement. Scalping, maybe n/t |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:12 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. Doubt Whatever You Wish |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:36 AM Response to Reply #21 |
35. One major difference is that you don't have enough purchasing power to effect price much. |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 08:33 AM Response to Reply #35 |
40. I Did Say That |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 12:13 AM Response to Reply #21 |
48. Well good for you. We all wish for a perpetual money machine. However... |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
28. I don't see how this "scams money off the rest of us" |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:32 AM Response to Reply #28 |
34. They're frontrunning. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 11:29 PM Response to Reply #34 |
46. It doesn't just make it a "scam" |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:36 AM Response to Reply #28 |
38. Where does the money come from? |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 08:58 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. The result will be the same for the long term investor though. |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. Not really |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
29. When will the masses catch on? |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 03:23 AM Response to Original message |
31. I just sent a letter to the White House |
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Fuddnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:28 AM Response to Reply #31 |
37. He just had a $35,000 per plate dinner with those guys this week. |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
39. many of these stock are being sold to fulfill options. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
42. UK has a 0.5% stock purchase tax; HFT accounts for up to 60% of US trading, |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
43. And t.p.t.b. are trying to turn market oversight over to FINRA. |
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zalinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
45. I think it was in the video with the nurses picketing wall street |
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