Recent Content by Soesman

  1. Oh my god, I suck!

    so true! Hope = Greed! As soon as you start hoping you start losing. Back in the mid 1990's I was trading at shop at 50 Broad street and I was...
    Post by: Soesman, Mar 16, 2004 in forum: Psychology

  2. Simple Trading Journal

    John, have you noticed on a percentage basis, you are letting your losers go a bit longer on the lesser priced stocks?...
    Post by: Soesman, Feb 13, 2004 in forum: Journals

  3. prop firm dilemma

    couldn't you take a 60 day loan out of your IRA and replace it with no penalty. Add that to that 20K and you meet the requirements for minimum...
    Post by: Soesman, Feb 12, 2004 in forum: Prop Firms

  4. prop firm dilemma

    Usually I have found that the best firms are not necessarily those with the lowest fees, but those who offer the best support at fair and...
    Post by: Soesman, Feb 12, 2004 in forum: Prop Firms

  5. Simple Trading Journal

    John, I'm having alot of fun follow your activity! thanks!
    Post by: Soesman, Feb 12, 2004 in forum: Journals

  6. prop firm dilemma

    you can only have an educated guess as to how a trader will perform in real life situations. I've had lawyers do horribly and dishwashers become...
    Post by: Soesman, Feb 11, 2004 in forum: Prop Firms

  7. prop firm dilemma

    In the firm's I've managed, someone who put in 10k was afforded the same quality of service as those who put in 1mil. If they bitched and moaned...
    Post by: Soesman, Feb 11, 2004 in forum: Prop Firms

  8. prop firm dilemma

    the numbers speak... a company generates $5k in comm a month off a guy who is losing 2K a month. they give him a draw of 1k and hes told he has...
    Post by: Soesman, Feb 8, 2004 in forum: Prop Firms

  9. prop firm dilemma

    Hey 50, unfortunately, there are more firms out there like the one you were with than the good guys. You don't hear alot about the very good...
    Post by: Soesman, Feb 8, 2004 in forum: Prop Firms

  10. Simple Trading Journal

    Great post John..do you use trailing stops? If so how do you determine the percentage or amount?
    Post by: Soesman, Feb 8, 2004 in forum: Journals

  11. prop firm dilemma

    as long as you are making money you have nothing to worry about. Forget about generating commissions, if you are a profitable trader, you are a...
    Post by: Soesman, Feb 4, 2004 in forum: Prop Firms

  12. prop firm dilemma

    great minds think alike!!!
    Post by: Soesman, Feb 4, 2004 in forum: Prop Firms

  13. prop firm dilemma

    Dustin, my glare was more of an all knowing wise glare! :D the advantage I had when managing prop firms was that I was a reasonably...
    Post by: Soesman, Feb 4, 2004 in forum: Prop Firms

  14. prop firm dilemma

    I was the manager for a few big prop firms and now trade for myself. here is the deal.... now days, most prop firms ask you to put up 5-10k of...
    Post by: Soesman, Feb 4, 2004 in forum: Prop Firms

  15. The next level...

    Carnegie-Mellon, wow Funky, I am impressed! How did you survive Pittsburg! I have been a trader for the past 10 years, managing many larger...
    Post by: Soesman, Jan 30, 2004 in forum: Strategy Building