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Zee09 said:
That's the only way I can day trade...( my own cash)
I'm sort of lost on what you're after.
Sorry it was a screen shot of rules in general. No big deal and not about me. We good 😆
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Yes were good. I am just curios - and confused. If its my money, why do they care if I am day trading? Is this normal?

I guess it doesn't matter to me - it just seems quite odd that I they don't want you to trade in and out? Thats how market makers actually make money - they take the spread between bid and ask. You would think they would want you day trading all day - every day?

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SC Maintenance said:
Yes were good. I am just curios - and confused. If its my money, why do they care if I am day trading? Is this normal?

I guess it doesn't matter to me - it just seems quite odd that I they don't want you to trade in and out? Thats how market makers actually make money - they take the spread between bid and ask. You would think they would want you day trading all day - every day?

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SC Maintenance said:
Yes were good. I am just curios - and confused. If its my money, why do they care if I am day trading? Is this normal?

I guess it doesn't matter to me - it just seems quite odd that I they don't want you to trade in and out? Thats how market makers actually make money - they take the spread between bid and ask. You would think they would want you day trading all day - every day?

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Yes I agree but trust me they care..
I think when you make big flips like say 6-7 flips in a day all over $100k each they get really ticked as they are using my money to lend to others and they do pay me interest.

Even if you flip small amounts they try to shut you down....and when they are hot on me you see why I use limit orders as they go through and they can't hassle me that way..

I hear no apps like day traders...
 
99Saturn said:
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/patterndaytrader.asp
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Thank you.

I found this which clarified it for me. https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/articles/pattern-day-trading/

Keep in mind
Pattern day trading restrictions don’t apply to cash accounts, they only apply to investing accounts with margin enabled. This means you can trade stocks, ETPs, and options in a cash account without worrying about your number of day trades. Note, you won’t be able to trade on unsettled funds from stock, ETP, and option sales while in a cash account.
 
SC Maintenance said:
Thank you.

I found this which clarified it for me. https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/articles/pattern-day-trading/

Keep in mind
Pattern day trading restrictions don’t apply to cash accounts, they only apply to investing accounts with margin enabled. This means you can trade stocks, ETPs, and options in a cash account without worrying about your number of day trades. Note, you won’t be able to trade on unsettled funds from stock, ETP, and option sales while in a cash account.
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Yes but what Pablo said is the real truth of the matter....
 
Jerrysends said:
Your examples are of large, heavy commodities that are expensive to ship, not cheap widgets.

And yes, Metal production fall squarely into the national security category for building ships & military vehicles. One of the few industries that should be prioritized onshore- besides food.

our production of consumer products should be outsourced to the lowest bidder overseas while we produce high value IT, services & precision manufacturing.

Best to let the corporate free market work without any government intervention in the form of tariffs &/or quotas. Globalism benefits everyone.
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I would add pharmaceuticals to that list. Scary how many vital meds are made outside the US. I don't like the recent uncertainty and drop in the markets, but I do think we need a plan to manufacture vital goods here. For national security reasons.
 
I wonder what financial advisors are telling their clients that are frantically calling them with this downturn ?

How do they calm their clients down if there were big paper losses and clients are close to retirement ?


My nephew is a financial advisor for Ameriprise Financial, I haven’t asked him this question….
 
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99Saturn said:
Pharmaceuticals were one of the categories that were not included in this round of tariffs, not necessarily the APIs. APIs mostly come from China but a large portion of the generics we consume are manufactured in India.

It'll be interesting to see what impact reciprocal responses have. It'll also be interesting given how tight the pharmaceutical supply chain is for generics what future supply looks like.
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Tariff talk aside, we need to make pharmaceuticals here. It’s not safe to have vital drugs made overseas, especially by countries that are unfriendly to us.
 
Ronsant said:
Tariff talk aside, we need to make pharmaceuticals here. It’s not safe to have vital drugs made overseas, especially by countries that are unfriendly to us.
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Lofty goal.

Finished goods production is just one facet. API production is another one that would make it even harder to get there. But aside from that, as with many (maybe any) product out there, we're cost conditioned. The generic drug supply chain is fragile in part because of the margin on generic drugs demanded by the system - there's not an easy fix for that. Unlike many products, you don't know who's product you're getting, because you are getting the molecule that's allowed to be copied and made by many manufacturers as the same product, not "the product". Drug pricing is also a hot button issue (I'm stating the obvious) for the end consumer - rocking the boat that ultimately takes that $4 monthly prescription to $10, $30 monthly to $60, etc. is a hard sell.

I'm curious to see if tariffs get added for pharmaceuticals after Medicare plans have to submit their bids for the 2026 plan year, that'll help mask the immediate pain until calendar year 2027 in Medicare premiums, copays, and/or product coverage which would be convenient timing.
 
99Saturn said:
Lofty goal.

Finished goods production is just one facet. API production is another one that would make it even harder to get there. But aside from that, as with many (maybe any) product out there, we're cost conditioned. The generic drug supply chain is fragile in part because of the margin on generic drugs demanded by the system - there's not an easy fix for that. Unlike many products, you don't know who's product you're getting, because you are getting the molecule that's allowed to be copied and made by many manufacturers as the same product, not "the product". Drug pricing is also a hot button issue (I'm stating the obvious) for the end consumer - rocking the boat that ultimately takes that $4 monthly prescription to $10, $30 monthly to $60, etc. is a hard sell.

I'm curious to see if tariffs get added for pharmaceuticals after Medicare plans have to submit their bids for the 2026 plan year, that'll help mask the immediate pain until calendar year 2027 in Medicare premiums, copays, and/or product coverage which would be convenient timing.
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Imagine if we had some serious incident with China or some other country, nd they cut off supply of blood pressure meds ( as an example) without warning. We got a taste of supply chain disruption during C19.
 
Ronsant said:
Imagine if we had some serious incident with China or some other country, nd they cut off supply of blood pressure meds ( as an example) without warning. We got a taste of supply chain disruption during C19.
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I agree. Imagine if the current supply chain was so fragile and tight that a hurricane could impact an area and lead to shortages of simple supplies like IV fluid?
 
gfh77665 said:
The VIX is north of 30, and the Fear and Greed index is at 8 of 100. I DO NOT know where the bottom is but I view this as good LONG TERM buying opportunity.
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Looks like Slim will keep riding 'er down on Monday. Might catch a few small updrafts for the day traders.

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