It seems like Cash accounts with one firm, Cybertrader, have real-time refreshed buying power. Remember that Cash accounts are NOT subject to the...
Hitman, Excellent post. On intraday BBs, you may wish to create one for the futures or appropriate sector. The more confirming signals, the better.
If CNBC can influence share prices, maybe they can influence SEC employees :)
LivToTrade, Conventional scalping primarily involves level2 and with the rare glimpse at an intraday chart to see you are not entering too late...
Whatever method you use, make sure you enforce your stop loss. The method is less important than how you control your losses.
AN OBSERVATION ON STREAKS On the face of it the probability of a win on one trade doesn't affect the probability of a win on the next trade...
TraderX, You havent read my post carefully. The excess income of a 5 million job is very likely to be greater than the personality-specific...
Hitman, I enjoy reading your posts, and let me just say that your last post is the most profound and enjoyable that I have read on elitetrader...
This is a great thread, with some many pertinent comments. At the end of the day, good trade entry will only be effective over the long run...
MGB, Breakouts can be very profitable if the trader has the temperament for them and the changing nature of the markets (i.e. more false...
I used to use consolidation breakouts a couple of years ago, but I have found that everyone looks to play em. This strategy used to be a money...
For the smaller capitalised ppl here, it should soon become common knowledge as to which brokers have cash accounts with 3 day clearance (i.e....
Fohat, You are right, and I am wrong. Thank you for the clarification and apologies for creating confusion. Indeed what you have said means...
To the best of my knowledge, cash accounts require a 3 day settlement period... margin accounts can be settled in real-time. So daytrading on the...
Yes, Def's points are most certainly valid with respect to the shifting of large quantities of stock by hedge funds and / or the taking of...
I think we can conclude that Goodtrader has minimal credibility and we can regard his posts as humor serving to liven up the summer doldrums....
Good(?)Trader, Without solid evidence about your off the cuff remarks about Echo, how much credibility does anything you say have. I know of...
Hey guys, cool it! Why are you all getting so emotional with eachother? I hope that you don't display such emotions when trading; uncontrolled...
bro59, I fully agree with you. The biggest enemy to successful trading is not a bad trading strategy, but a bad trading psychology. The often...
fast, Although the new rules are a done deal, there is always the potential for a subsequent revision of them. Brokers (of all ilks) will be...
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