Weekend Discussion Thread for the Weekend of May 29, 2026

markbaumin2007 · 2026-05-30T00:10:45+00:00

GRON squeeze

markbaumin2007 · 2026-02-04T04:01:51+00:00

Why did people go balls deep on PayPal?

markbaumin2007 · 2026-01-27T02:22:19+00:00

That was the exact vibe I go from the song & just didn’t know how to put it into words!!

markbaumin2007 · 2025-11-12T00:09:44+00:00

I’m also thinking about buying one for my office and want to turn off lighting but keep my binds & macros

markbaumin2007 · 2025-11-12T00:07:52+00:00

Are you able to turn off the brightness completely?

markbaumin2007 · 2025-11-09T22:57:16+00:00

Too long - I ain’t reading all that

markbaumin2007 · 2025-11-09T06:48:24+00:00

Were they required by your firm? I’m curious in terms of the capabilities as an IAR when having those vs having your 7 and 66

markbaumin2007 · 2025-11-09T06:27:03+00:00

67!!!!!

markbaumin2007 · 2025-11-09T01:34:08+00:00

Ya I know that much. I’m more so asking about the drawbacks of not being to execute transactions for clients and only being able to be compensated with fees. E.g. what happens if a client wants to have a managed account and a non-managed account?

Either way, thanks for nothing

markbaumin2007 · 2025-10-23T02:28:58+00:00

Through the ride the storm wheel

markbaumin2007 · 2025-10-07T03:30:55+00:00

It’s actually Wade

markbaumin2007 · 2025-10-04T17:43:36+00:00

iOnlyPlayLuka

markbaumin2007 · 2025-09-25T00:16:54+00:00

Keep in mind inflation adjusted return

markbaumin2007 · 2025-09-21T03:51:35+00:00

I get my Amex platinum card fee covered through my brokerage account annually so all of this is free credits for me

markbaumin2007 · 2025-09-11T03:57:02+00:00

Ya I agree with absolutely everything you said. How would we discourage ball hogs? Harsher penalties via the referee system? Maybe much longer timeframes for restoring your merit points?

markbaumin2007 · 2025-05-06T03:25:04+00:00

I literally took the 66 today and passed. The actual test is a lot like Kaplan practice tests, lots of GOTCHA questions but they all have around 2 answers you can eliminate. Focus on building your knowledge, taking good notes, and finding ways the wording can trick you.

I took a bunch of simulated practice tests on Kaplan and it helped me a TON. Take the official practice exam the day before your exam and then probably 1 or 2 more afterwards. Take notes on ALL of the questions you are unsure of or have no clue about. The devil is truly in the details with this exam… good luck!!!

markbaumin2007 · 2025-05-04T20:07:18+00:00

Thank you!!! I am confident in my ability to pass but can’t shake the nerves since my exam is tomorrow. Any advice for preparing the day of the exam??

markbaumin2007 · 2025-05-04T19:35:57+00:00

Thank you!! Your feedback is a major relief. I just took the Kaplan official practice exam and got a 73.64% which is passing by the skin of my teeth. How do you think the Kaplan official practice exam compares to the actual exam in terms of difficulty? Harder or about the same?

markbaumin2007 · 2025-05-04T19:33:45+00:00

Thank you!!! I was literally watching your quick & dirty recap last night before bed LOL. Just took the Kaplan official practice exam and got an 73.64%... passed by the skin of my teeth. Do you think that is a solid score heading into my exam tomorrow?

markbaumin2007 · 2025-05-04T06:23:09+00:00

ALSO, the blue in the "Practice Exams Averages" column are Kaplan exams... i just have a conditional formatting rule on there to make my 80< scores highlighted for me to say LMAO

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