Recent Content by CTTrader

  1. Must see: The Great Global Warming Swindle

    Alarmists always take comfort in the fact that enough gullible people will not be old enough to remember or will have forgotten the last scam...
    Post by: CTTrader, Mar 12, 2007 in forum: Politics

  2. Must see: The Great Global Warming Swindle

    I believe in being energy efficient for the sake of being energy efficient. Wastefullness is never a good policy or habit to develop. That...
    Post by: CTTrader, Mar 12, 2007 in forum: Politics

  3. Is anyone familiar with John Carter?

    Ditto on most of the previous comments. John & Hubert are decent traders and definitely better than 95% of the garbage out there. But I don't...
    Post by: CTTrader, Oct 27, 2006 in forum: Trading

  4. Alienware PC's

    DO NOT BUY AN ALIENWARE PC. I overpaid for an Area-51 7500 as my primary non-trading computer (I use a great computer from...
    Post by: CTTrader, Oct 27, 2006 in forum: Hardware

  5. Worth switching from IB to Tradestation for the platform?

    myminitrading wrote: "Do you think that 4X buying power is free? you should check their margin rates may be near 7%" Yes 4X buying power...
    Post by: CTTrader, Jul 7, 2006 in forum: Order Execution

  6. Worth switching from IB to Tradestation for the platform?

    My point is not whether you should be with TS, IB or anyone else. It is that you must choose the brokerage that provides the opportunity to make...
    Post by: CTTrader, Jul 5, 2006 in forum: Order Execution

  7. Linda Raschke Seminar

    I attended the seminar at the Ft. Lauderdale Expo. It was good and well worth the $695 I paid. She covered a huge amount of material and stayed...
    Post by: CTTrader, Jul 5, 2006 in forum: Educational Resources

  8. PC or MAC for Trading?

    Back to the original question: PC or MAC for trading. MAC is a great computer. I prefer it for all functions where adequate software is...
    Post by: CTTrader, Jul 5, 2006 in forum: Hardware

  9. Worth switching from IB to Tradestation for the platform?

    (b)If you think about it you can lock in 4.6% on a one month CD now days with a 5k minimum. Thats not a bad return for one month, with ZERO...
    Post by: CTTrader, Jul 5, 2006 in forum: Order Execution

  10. Worth switching from IB to Tradestation for the platform?

    I've been using TradeStation for a month now. - Great charting - Matrix is awkward for entering orders in a moving market but is great for...
    Post by: CTTrader, Jul 5, 2006 in forum: Order Execution

  11. PC or MAC for Trading?

    Just like in trading - don't fight the trend. I had always used PC's and tried my first Apple when I needed a laptop. The Powerbook was so...
    Post by: CTTrader, Jun 23, 2006 in forum: Hardware

  12. Comparison IB, TS, XpressTrade

    I have been trading with Etrade (sucks) and recently set up a TradeStation account. TS has a great platform, but the process for setting up...
    Post by: CTTrader, Jun 3, 2006 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  13. Why does Ameritrade allow long/short

    I understand that you can not initiate a short on a down tick. But I'm not clear why my previous example violates the short sale rule. A...
    Post by: CTTrader, May 15, 2006 in forum: Order Execution

  14. Why does Ameritrade allow long/short

    IB, CyberTrader, ViewTrader and some others use just the buy/sell/short buttons with no separate button for cover. I prefer to have a separate...
    Post by: CTTrader, May 10, 2006 in forum: Order Execution

  15. When Perfect Hammers Fail

    oops. Sorry, I didn't see the right hand part of the chart when I first looked. I thought you were reffering to other candles. You are right....
    Post by: CTTrader, May 9, 2006 in forum: Technical Analysis