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Reminder: U.S. exchanges are closed on April 22 for Good Friday

Important reminder that on Friday, April 22, 2011 the U.S. trading markets will be closed for holiday to celebrate Good Friday. For a complete list of U.S. market holidays in 2011 see this post: List of U.S. Trading Holidays for … Continue reading

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Reminder: U.S. Trading Markets Closed February 21, 2011 for President’s Day

Reminder: U.S. Trading Markets Closed February 21, 2011 for Washington’s Birthday Continue reading

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List of U.S. Trading Holidays in 2011

A list of dates the U.S. stock and options markets are closed. U.S. Equity and Options Markets Holiday Schedule Date Holiday U.S Equity Markets U.S Options Markets January 17 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Closed Closed February 21 Presidents’ Day … Continue reading

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Zecco.com Offers Free Online Stock Trading

$0 Commission Trading at Zecco I’ve been reading about Zecco for a few months now. They have created a free trading zone. This “free trading” zone means Zecco traders will pay no – zero – $0.00 – commissions to buy … Continue reading

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Forbes 400 Richest Americans: The Billionaires’ Club

The Billionaire’s Club Forbes has announced the “Forbes 400 Richest Americans” which they call “The Billionaires’ Club”. Everyone listed in this years Forbes 400 is a billionaire. That’s $1,000,000,000. Here’s a snippet from the Forbes article at Yahoo: This year, … Continue reading

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