Thanks for the info. I'll have to get myself familiarized with these offshore brokerages first before I can commit to bigger deposit. While local brokerages are expensive, at least they're within my reach.

i sold 1/3 at 116. Waiting to buy back at 102 but couldn't get yet...it was so close at 104! i missed it!

ya. gotta do that. this bull is strong.

what magnitude of deposit for trademonster? how much leverage can u get from it?

i do want to explore this for trading later. esp seeing how volatile us equities can be!



about local ib's, they arent too bad overall. i like the fact that i can see all my holdings, trades, balances, diff currencies on 1 page; can move around the funds incl parked dividends easily albeit going thru rm each time (so, gotta do only when favorable); total holdings all currencies used to leverage at any bourse. only thing it is surely too expensive to trade foreign stocks frequently.

until i get into something like you, i will stick to bursa for fast n furious trading. quite ok as i get 0.21% for my trades t+3.

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Jan 9 2015, 04:25 PM

ya, i remember everyone's looking at 100. no chance since the last big dip.

i got in at avg 108, optimistic it'll go to 120 by yr end.

Some of them are very well established, not to worry much. I started with Datek back in 1997, which were acquired by Ameritrade in 2002 and later it merged with TD Waterhouse to form TD Ameritrade.

oh my target is....year 2020 revisit should sell or not.

talk only lah....i still trade part of it.

This post has been edited by yok70: Jan 9 2015, 04:30 PM

No minimum deposit required for TradeMonster. About leverage, I'm afraid I didn't check much about it since I usually trade with what I have.

u mean u trade 1:1? deposit usd10k, trade 88 aapl shares?

if so, cost of capital is a consideration...

I'm not that confident with my analysis hence I'm in no position to play T+3.

righto, buy on dips!

with us economy gaining foothold, eu's imminent qe and oil price on a floor albeit temp(?), i feel optimistic.

say, any experience/comment for this etf - XLF:


to everybody...
cbnc suggest these biggest potential 2015 winners:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102317968
.. i m not well versed with the construction scenario in usa, so this VMC, a building material aggregates co....?
.. THC - this one is interesting... small cap, i think...healthcare... everywhere these biz make loads of money (we pay too).

appreciate comments; i have capacity to get into a couple more counters, then sit back and watch...

yes XLF was touted to be a runner this year
but i like WFC more than XLF itself because you've got a mixed bag in XLF. some names in there that don't ring right with me ..haha

got a soft spot for homebuilders as well

This post has been edited by teehk_tee: Jan 9 2015, 08:24 PM

It seems commissions at IB (Interactive Brokers) is very cheap.. only $1 per 100 shares trade.
Wondering if there's any other hidden fees? Anyone knows?

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This post has been edited by Brother J: Jul 14 2015, 01:52 AM

I had it the other way... my early broker was SureTrade..in '97. Then, it was bought by O'Reilly after the dot-com bubble...
and now TD Ameritrade.

All the tiny brokerage houses that were mushrooms were merged into the big ones.

thanks for comments.

not familiar with wells fargo, so i better stick to xlf, spread the risks.

will look for the next dip. this should be the last buy in a while.



looking back, my first buy in dec 2014 was usd/rm3.4975. right now, it cost 3.5695 or 2% more within just 3.5 weeks.

this is good to know. i think for now, i prefer not to be tied up with so many conditions.

i foresee i will not want to miss my usual sleep for months!

"cheap things cannot be good; good things cannot be cheap".

10 year bond yield have been quietly drop to below 2%.
What does it tell us?

Live data is chargeable - around $10 USD / Month or so ... also similar fee for inactivity. Some of this is waived if commissions are >%30 / month, or more than $100K in the account. Not 100% sure on the details

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This post has been edited by Brother J: Jul 14 2015, 01:53 AM