My wife and I are going to dip our toes in the stock market. For the foreseeable future, I see us doing nothing other than buying (hopefully) reliable dividend-paying stock and holding it for the long- long-term (like 30 years or more potentially). We won't be doing options or even active trading other than occasional additional purchases. Who of the cheap online brokerages should we use?
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posted by AgentRocket
on Mar 13, 2013 -
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I've been trying to find what should be simple: intraday data on a large market index (such as the S&P 500). I'm willing to pay, but most sites seem to be interested in selling me collections of N stocks (where N is 12, 50, 100...), often by year, and at that rate, I'd end up paying $100s to get 11+ useless chunks of data, and one useful one (because for my purposes, I really only want to look at a single index).
What are some economical sources for what I want? And, FWIW, I already know how to extract intraday (minute-wise) data from Yahoo and Google, but that's only good for about the last 90 days or so.
posted by IAmBroom
on Mar 10, 2013 -
4 answers
I finally found the bag to replace my old worn out one, but before I could pull the trigger Duluth stopped selling it. I wanted the postmasters tote
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one,
two,
three. Does anyone know a third party still carrying it or anywhere that has a similar bag. I really liked the space, and look with the fire-hose and leather materials. I have found one old e-bay sale and no hits on the Chicago area Craigslist. I know the Green does great with bags, please help.
posted by dstopps
on Mar 4, 2013 -
6 answers
Thinking of stepping foot into Stock Options trading while in college full-time. Any advice on where to start?
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posted by Parh6512
on Oct 3, 2012 -
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I've just accepted a job at a large Wall St bank. I have a large amount of cash to allocate at the moment and don't want to leave it in the bank earning zero interest. However, I am designated a "sensitive person" for compliance purposes in the new job and am subject to very severe restrictions on personal trading. How do people in similar situations manage their personal finances?
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posted by kramer1975
on Aug 5, 2012 -
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Is there a place online where (presumably they would have to be nice, I would guess) people would trade money for gift cards to stores at which they shop anyway? Or something similar?
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posted by jitterbug perfume
on Jul 29, 2012 -
9 answers
What is the best platform for trading stocks and receiving alerts? I am using Thinkorswim right now and dissatisfied.
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posted by locussst
on Mar 2, 2012 -
3 answers
Looking for "cheap" but high quality masters/finance program in Europe(preferably), that has an emphasis on hedgefunds/quant/derivatives/trading and is taught in English.
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posted by sawyerrrr
on Sep 16, 2011 -
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I'm looking to buy a few dozen shares in a small company that I am fond of. These are not really for investment, although I might buy shares in the future for investment. Can anyone recommend a UK online broker? The company itself is also UK-based.
posted by NoiselessPenguin
on Aug 8, 2011 -
1 answer
Should a teacher with summers off and a little bit of savings mess with the Day Trading system to try and make some extra bones?
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posted by anonymous
on May 15, 2011 -
33 answers
Taking over a car lease- My fiance and I are wanting to take over a car lease. We have searched under leasetrader.com and swapalease.com, but there aren't many options in our area. Are there other websites you know of? Thank you!
posted by Equiprimordial
on Apr 22, 2011 -
1 answer
I'm headed into Taiwan in a short while. Not to be indelicate, but I want to know what carry-on luggage-sized items I could bring to sell for a couple of bucks.
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posted by seansbrain
on Apr 12, 2011 -
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I have approximately 3000-5000 baseball trading cards (and a few hockey and football cards) from 1978 through 1983. What's the best way to sort through them, figure out the quality, identify the more valuable cards, and sell them?
posted by not_on_display
on Feb 24, 2011 -
4 answers
My brother (worried about the economy due to Australia's floods) wants to buy 40-50k in US Dollars. I know nothing about foreign exchange trading, except that apparently banks rip you off. Can anybody please give us some places to look, and some idea of how much this will cost? I pretty much need step-by-step instructions.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 12, 2011 -
7 answers
What's that site or story where a guy keeps trading up and makes a million dollars or something? I recall a story, verrry fuzzy on the details...
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posted by bunny hugger
on Oct 18, 2010 -
8 answers
Financial moron w/kids and no investments needs to think about the future. Help needed, I don't know where to start! (mess described inside).
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posted by Ponderance
on Jul 28, 2010 -
18 answers
Is there a way to automate wash sale accounting/schedule D preparation for a very active investor?
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posted by de void
on Jul 14, 2010 -
4 answers
Just came across a bunch of basketball cards, looking for tips on getting proper valuation and the best way to sell these cards.
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posted by mealticket
on May 23, 2010 -
3 answers
I did something extremely stupid in the stock market and got extremely lucky. Please help me sort through the consequences. I apologize that this is very long. Hopefully it is interesting.
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posted by anonymous
on May 14, 2010 -
36 answers
I'm interested in exploring the world of investing. After doing some reading on how the markets work, some key terminologies to know etc. there are a couple of questions that elude me regarding the selling of stock, namely, when I sell my stock, who's buying it, and how exactly do I lose money on the market?
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posted by FireStyle
on Mar 1, 2010 -
14 answers
Is there a term (like straddle, or strangle) where you bet that an underlying stock will outperform another stock?
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posted by philosophistry
on Feb 14, 2010 -
4 answers
What types of job opportunities exist for people with a skill set derived from 3-5 years as an sector trader on the international trading desk for one of the top private equity investment firms?
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posted by namewithhe1d
on Dec 2, 2009 -
3 answers
Is it possible to learn C++ or matlab for financial engineering without a strong background in math or previous experience in computer science or engineering?
Any advice would be appreciated.
posted by jsmith78
on Oct 20, 2009 -
14 answers
Years ago (2002? 2003?), long before Etsy, there was an online community for DIY/crafty blogger types to trade materials and maybe handmade goods as well. What was it called, and what happened to it?
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posted by junkbox
on Oct 7, 2009 -
10 answers
What careers mainly involve buying low and selling high by knowing a market in great detail, in part by making contacts and in part by combing through reams of information - and how does a college student get an entry level job in them? NOT interested in entrepreneurial suggestions, or things that require much theory or advanced mathematics (no i-banking/hedge funds) - more emphasis on information-gathering and shrewdness. What reasonably solid jobs might there be and what's the entry path (recommended academic background, internships, etc.)?
posted by shivohum
on Jul 22, 2009 -
15 answers
Assuming that I believe that the U.S. economy will not recover in the near future, what's a relatively simple way to make a bet that would profit from my belief?
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posted by realpseudonym
on Jul 17, 2009 -
18 answers
I am having trouble contacting Questrade to ask them this question, and am hoping someone familiar with TSX trading rules can answer this for me:
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posted by omair
on Apr 1, 2009 -
3 answers
I have started dabbling in the stock market again, and I've been trying to figure out why conventional wisdom suggests that trading in round lots (usually of 100) is better than trading odd lots (<100). Can you help?
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posted by Deep Dish
on Jan 28, 2009 -
9 answers
If someone wanted to start out playing the Pokemon trading card game with their 7 year old kid, what is the minimal optimal current per-person set of purchases required to be able to have an interesting and enjoyable time?
posted by felix
on Jan 2, 2009 -
7 answers
What do I do with thousands upon thousands of collectible trading card game cards? (Mostly from the Star Trek TCG.)
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posted by lou
on Dec 28, 2008 -
4 answers
I'm doing an experiment about socks and want to find data about the commodity price of merino wool. My problem is that I know nothing about trading/stock/commodities vernacular and am having difficulties finding a good place to start.
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posted by 10ch
on Nov 16, 2008 -
4 answers
Investing/Day Trading -Why is it bad to pick stocks off the losers of the day assuming they will rebound?
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posted by SirStan
on Oct 27, 2008 -
29 answers
Is there a way I can buy the 30 year swap for my personal account?
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posted by raz5
on Oct 24, 2008 -
5 answers
Why should energy supply companies bother making people houses greener when they are essentially reducing demand for their good? (quite a UK based question)
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posted by henry.oswald
on Sep 8, 2008 -
11 answers
Why do they still do open outcry? It would seem that there is a more efficient way to accomplish complex trade transactions than shouting and hand signals.
posted by bartleby
on Jul 15, 2008 -
4 answers
Earlier this year, as part of my 401K, I sold some of my investment in my company's stock (total value ~$2000). A couple of weeks later, my company released a press release that said that they would be restating earnings due to accounting irregularities. I'm now on the list being questioned about insider trading. Do I need my own lawyer?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 14, 2008 -
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