I got my Zecco trading accounts 4-5 years ago becos of cheap transaction, and that time, no need US residence address.
In May 2012, Zecco and TradeKing merged their businesses. For Etrade account, my former MNC requires it for
staff stock purchase/stock option/RSU .. Present MNC requires staffs to use UBS broker.

Tech Shares = does not requires big capital to startup like manufacturing/semiconductors.. Requires
staff's/designer's/analyst 's innovation, Intellectual Property/Patent, brillant ideas which product
may no lasted in long term or other competitors may come out similiar function/design.
Do not invest in Tech shares. Just browse around and see their financial ratios.

Sell in Apr/May and go away.. BUT DJIA and SnP 500 were in all record time high..
Do not follow the crowds.. Be exceptional..

Investors don't time the market, as they invest in solid growth but don't overpay for it.
If you get the stock price when VIX > 25pts, it is quite relative cheap and still making good
paper gain with qrtrly dividends. Hence, expects summer holiday World Cup Fever will add
more wound to it and would be great opportunity to add-in / top up. When will VIX up above 25pts again?

Hold onto stocks of companies that are solid and growing. How to we know solid/growth? Many big fund
managers(JPM, GS, C, UBS ..etc) rated it in their reports as upgrade, with what so-called AAA or AA+ grade,
..etc.etc. If your stocks pay dividends, reinvest them to increase your earning potential.

Left few days before the "sell in May and go away" and the earnings session ends..

Expects Summer June FIFA World CUP will be a very thin volume and many ppls want a
correction of SnP at least 10% or more in summer ? Valuation for equities are not expensive nor cheap either,
and FED is continue its money printing machine b4 hike interest rate.
Hence, Continue buying stocks if there is a good discount. Aim for long term strategy ROI
and always remember, do not buy overprice stocks. Buy only when there is a discounted sales.

This post has been edited by netmask8: May 27 2014, 11:02 AM

Wait for IPO. Going to be biggest Tech/Nasdaq IPO .
Sales revenue are great and expanding. Future will sustain and growth further
when China economy cool and heat up?

This post has been edited by netmask8: May 27 2014, 10:56 PM

IMHO, financial ratios are the guidelines that used/try to evaluate the overall financial condition of a corporation.
Whether Macro environment or internal micro got better productivity that need to adjust the higher P/E ratio, EPS,
it not necesssary to adjust a higher rate, as fund mgr were based on standard used-ratios of the industry / sector
when analysing/"predict" the future whether to downgrade/upgrade/hold the industry/stock.

For me, as long as the 1) continue of near zero interest rate, 2) continue money printing machine,
3) Gradual inflation/housing/consumer confidence/GDP/manufacturing/employment/sales order ..etc..etc
datas improving/growth, hence it is a buy and hold. External ECB/Japan monetary policies may affect
the decision-making too. Stock valuation price is not expensive or cheap as now. Did u notice DJIA
continue vast expanding for the last 40 years? Every 10 years DJIA increased the points by 6k - 7k ..
Need to adjust higher evaluation?
Financial Ratios

This post has been edited by netmask8: May 27 2014, 11:05 PM

A professor of finance at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business said USA Stocks will rally 15% , stocks are still cheap and GDP growth 3%..
1. Stocks are cheap despite new highs.
2. Stocks rally 15% and GDP growth 3%

And DJIA will reach 18K pts by end of 2014.

This post has been edited by netmask8: May 28 2014, 11:41 PM

Market uptrend ahead of FED Meeting and FED going to reduce bond purchase??

GDP 4Q 2013 = up 2.6%
GDP 1Q 2014 = -1%
GDP 2Q 2014 = will be out on 25th June 2014
IMF reduces US economic growth to 2% in year 2014 and maintain 3% growth in year 2015.
Employment = ok

With negative growth in 1Q 2014, expects FED to maintain present bond purchase size and
delay interest rate hike to new date to make market more happier?
World Cup Fever makes market volume thin and casino stocks downtrend.

This post has been edited by netmask8: Jun 18 2014, 04:10 PM

Rate charge by brokers were varies from time-to-time.. Could you help to summarise the rates
by posting it here or PM , in order for me to update it on the 1st page? Thank you.

A market correction is long overdue. Nothing goes up forever and ppls always forget abt it.
A correction or twice in a year will be healthy. This week ADP Employment and ISM data push the stronger bull?
Or Ukraine crisis will hold and pull back the uptrend? A correction is good for investor to top up.

Glad to see the bear.. But IMHO it will be a temporary setback bear, as this week is the beginning of earning season,
as good employment + others major economic data. Hope that in month of Aug/Sept will see at least
12% correction (not crash) to topup more portfolios. Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

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This post has been edited by netmask8: Jul 11 2014, 09:21 AM

At 10k m or 33k feet height, plane speed at least 700km/h , what device you manage to see it?
Pray for mh17. God will take good care on the ill-fated passengers and crews.. Be sensitive and
pay our respects to next-of-kin and families/relatives of the victims. Thank you.

This post has been edited by netmask8: Jul 18 2014, 09:32 PM

Bull is still in charge.. VIX is still very bullish.. Many retailers expects a correction ( 10% or more )
while hedge funds see it as a golden opportunity to increase portfolio stakes, with very low interest,
still continue money printing and expect interest rate hike(USD currency up??) plus
with Ebola, Russian/Ukraine,Israel/Gaza matters happening..

Gaming Stocks are down, and seem looks attractive now..Perhaps, look for a gaming company (LVS)
whereby the major stareholder owns more than 51%, give qrtrly dividends to investors
and continue its company buyback shares for portfolio long term holding.. Japan legalize casino?

VIX is still in greedy mode for investors/traders as ranges between 10 pts to 23pts ?
Mild/Neutral 24pts to 30pts ? Fear factor mode VIX 30pts onwards??

IMHO, should be normal correction, as major economic datas shown that USA is on recovering mode..
Otherwise, FED will not reduce the money-printing, America recovered many employment jobs for its ppl,
and FED aim for interest rate hike next year..
For more than 30 months, I did not see any corrections so far? Advice me if i'm wrong..
Hence, 10 - 20% correction from peak record is a healthy for long run bull.
How many times DJIA, Nasdaq + SnP500 break records? Remember that in year 2013,
we got awesome almost 30% upstream in a single year.. Buy on opportunities with
important holding power is the ultimate key for better ROI. All the best.

We cannot time the market.. Hence, holding power is useful when pick up
undervalue stocks.. Look forward for VIX to spike to 30pts ?

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Yes. Scan, attach to email and send it over..

On some of the question about broker matters, IMHO, In any broker website,
there is always a contact information thru email, live chat, post a question ..etc
Utilize the customer service / contact of the broker websites..

Good bargain-hunting price to add-in more positions for long-term holding.. MPEL is close to 52 weeks low.

New season on parliament debate in end of Sept 2014 for Japan casinos license approvals to open 2 sites
in Tokyo and Osaka for summer Olympic 2020 games? Temporary Casinos downtrends are due to Ukraine/Russia
tension and tight/strict Chinese regulators on money laundering ..etc.etc

JAPAN CASINO PARLIAMENT DEBATE- LDP ABE

This post has been edited by netmask8: Sep 2 2014, 10:28 PM