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  1.

    Can an option have a negative strike price?

  2. How do speculators profit from options?

  3. How can I determine a stock's next resistance level or target price?

  4. What is the best time of the day to trade?

  5. What is relative strength?

  6. What do the numbers that follow the bid and ask numbers in stock quotes represent?

  7. Why do futures' prices converge upon spot prices during the delivery month?

  8. Do noise traders have any long-term effect on stock prices?

  9. What does "buy on the cannons, sell on the trumpets" mean?

  10. What do the bracketed numbers following a technical indicator mean?

  11. What is a GTEM order?

  12. What is a virtual trailing stop order (VTSO)?

  13. Does a strong trend (ADX > = 40) cause an increase in volatility?

  14. Why do people say that September is the worst month for investing?

  15. How is the Parabolic SAR used in trading?

  16. What happens to my call options if the underlying company is bought out?

  17. How can I use market breadth to my advantage?

  18. Where do investors tend to put their money in a bear market?

  19. How can a futures trader exit a position prior to expiration?

  20. What do you call a candlestick with no shadows, and what does it mean?

  21. Who or what are the turtles?

  22. Why does a crisis in emerging markets cause U.S. Treasury yields to decrease?

  23. What do the different colored candlesticks mean?

  24. Can you place a stop-loss order on a mutual fund?

  25. Is it possible to buy mutual funds using a margin account?

  26. At what point in the ordering process does a broker charge commission?

  27. How is margin interest calculated?

  28. How do I calculate forex pivot points?

  29. What are the advantages of using a mini forex account for trading?

  30. What is the best method of analysis for forex trading?

  31. Is scalping a viable forex trading strategy?

  32. What are managed futures?

  33. What is the "random walk theory" and what does it mean for investors?

  34. What do people mean when they say there is a "bubble" going on in the market, such as a "housing bubble" or a "technology bubble"?

  35. How can I tell if I'm an emotional investor?

  36. What are elves?

  37. What is a gatekeeper?

  38. Who is Mr. Copper?

  39. How does pyramiding work?

  40. What is a Bermuda swaption?

  41. What does it mean to have "dry powder"?

  42. What does negative shareholder equity on a balance sheet mean?

  43. What is the chaos theory?

  44. How do investors "chase the market"? It this a bad thing?

  45. How do I use a "basket" option?

  46. Use the following information about a customer’s margin account to answer the question.

  47. Margin accounts are established to allow investors the ability to use leverage with their investments.

  48. What is the homo economicus?

  49. What does it mean to book the basis?

  50. Which statements about fill-or-kill orders are FALSE?

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    What happens if I cannot pay a margin call?

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  3. How does margin trading in the forex market work?

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