Stock Discussion Thread

By stock pics, do you mean stock photography?


What does everyone think about OptionsHouse for basic stock trading? I'm currently with TradeKing, but without mobile access, I've missed out on a few sells.

If there is a discussion about stocks, but we can't pick stocks, what is this discussion about? brokers?

Good question Flinstones. Rereading that, I realize it isn't totally clear. We want to avoid "spammy" posts- for example, someone saying "buy shares of X, it's a steal". A post saying something like "I've been looking at X, P/E is Y, they just announced Z, and in my opinion it seems like it's undervalued. What do you guys think about Z's impact on X?" is ok, as is a discussion about an IPO.

I realize there's kind of a fuzzy line there, and to tell you the truth, our guidelines will probably change in the future if we see conversations drifting in an undesirable direction.

A good thread was started in TP many moons ago:

http://slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=1219239

Broker recommendation = Options House if you're looking for a very cheap price when trading options (Especially helpful if you purchase lots of cheaper priced options)... Unfortunately the negative with using them is that they don't supply a lot of the real time trading information that you need, so you have to find a substitute for those needs elsewhere.

I use BoA. YEah I know I know they are the devil BUT if you have $25k+ with them then all fees are waived. Plus, transferring to/from the account is a breeze. I guess technically they are Merril Lynch now though.

I'm confused too.
Is it proposed that all individual stocks discussed will always be in this sticky thread?
Topics of market trends, economic trends, brokers and such all interweave so much and there going to be people of wide degrees of experience using the forum.
I can see that the Vault may take a while to iron out how to balance the flow of topics but I do appreciate the sentiment of keeping Pump n' Dumpers from starting or trolling in the threads.
Perhaps a good approach would be a couple "official" (or unofficial) threads like an official stock discussion thread and official broker discussion thread

Can we rename this thread the "proposed stock discussion rules" thread and use it to speed up ironing out what the posting rules and guidelines will be for stock discussions?

Why don't we start by listing some of the common mistakes that people make & how to avoid some of the common issues. (ie: becoming labeled as pattern day traders b/c they don't have $25K invested or basics on taxes, etc.)

I think Fidelity waives fees if you transfer 25K+ balance as well. Don't have a link to back that up though.

Thank you for your posting regarding the stocks. But are you talking about the stocks of any particular product ? Or you are talking about the stock market ?

Should probably start a wiki with helpful links. Here is one of my best stock links:

http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/...index.html

Quote from ShovelWare : I'm confused too. Is it proposed that all individual stocks discussed will always be in this sticky thread? Topics of market trends, economic trends, brokers and such all interweave so much and there going to be people of wide degrees of experience using the forum. I can see that the Vault may take a while to iron out how to balance the flow of topics but I do appreciate the sentiment of keeping Pump n' Dumpers from starting or trolling in the threads. Perhaps a good approach would be a couple "official" (or unofficial) threads like an official stock discussion thread and official broker discussion thread Can we rename this thread the "proposed stock discussion rules" thread and use it to speed up ironing out what the posting rules and guidelines will be for stock discussions?

That's a good suggestion- I'll meet you half way. I'll create another thread and name it that.