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Google vs China, what has happened since January?

Filed in News, Technology & Gadgets on Mar.05, 2010

Remember all the controversy about Google, Chinese hackers, and uncensored search results in China back in January? The announcement on the Google blog that sent shockwaves through not just the tech industry, but international politics.

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Web design and Internet Explorer 6

Filed in Firstrade, News, Other, Technology & Gadgets on Feb.10, 2010

Firstrade encounters the same issues as Google when we are design webpages, so we’re definitely hoping Google’s actions will lead IE6 users to upgrade to newer browsers. In the meantime, rest assured that our site will continue to support IE6 and all the other popular browsers out there.

Tags: Browsers, FireFox, IE6, W3C

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Introducing Firstrade Mobile

Filed in Firstrade, News, Technology & Gadgets on Dec.29, 2009

Built on the back-end of FirstradeNEXT, we are happy to introduce Firstrade Mobile, a mobile optimized platform for those who trade on-the-go!

Tags: Firstrade Mobile, Mobility, Wireless Trading

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OSI, time to get ready

Filed in Firstrade, News on Nov.11, 2009

In fact this is going to change how investors deal with options trading on a daily basis. Currently, options symbols are somewhat cryptic, one cannot know the strike price and expiration date just by looking at symbols. With the new setup, all the options will be descriptive, VERY descriptive. Option symbols are going from the current 3-5 character setup to 21 charaters!

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Guy tries to sell LCD TV for $100 (It’s actually an oven door)

Filed in News on Aug.14, 2009

Guy tries to sell LCD TV for $100 (It’s actually an oven door)

Tags: $100, Funny, LCD TV, Oven Door

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CARS out of Funds

Filed in News on Jul.31, 2009

CARS (Car Allowance Rebate System) or Cash for Clunkers is so popular that it has already ran out of funds to support it.

Tags: CARS, cash for clunkers

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High-frequency traders unfair to the stock market?

Filed in News on Jul.24, 2009

High-frequency trading has been a hot topic in the markets.

Tags: goldman sachs, high-frequency trading, trading

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