You always have an initial margin to open a trade for the future market and that can be pretty high for a non index future like oil for example....
There is a third possibility...You finally met someone that just followed the rules, got funded and made it work for more then just the initial...
Let me give you a real example here: When oil jumped due the attack a couple a years ago, I just shorted it with 25 contracts while my own...
Sure, I agree that they run a very tight ship with every new trader that comes in and get funded. They have to. Most funded trader blows up in...
I hope you find a company that will fund you, have rules you like, and will be suportive when you brake them...
If you are wondering if you have a burnout, you are probably already there. Getting overwhelmed by your work or just not getting it anymore while...
I do not understand you. You are complaining about the rules, the way they operate according to your insights and still you are considering to...
I think there is no ´broker´ interested in an account of 5000 dollar...
I'm meddling because I do not agree with your statements. If you think you help people save money because you think you need to protect them so...
I really can not answer your questions because I do not run their business. So, any answer from me why they do the things they do, is pure...
I think many people try to take the test and find themselves failing at it and then do not want to take the responsibility of their own failure...
TST And I did not get personal. I just disaprove your experience with sharing my experience. I did not state you could not trade. I stated that if...
I have had an experience with a funding firm that was good. I followed their rules, I passed the test, got funded, made profits, withdraw money. I...
So basically you are just whining about a rule you have broke, you know in advance that would give troubles with a funded account? Maybe next time...
The most common frase I hear in daytrading is: If I Just could follow my trading plan, I would be a millionaire... And that is from people that...
I believe you have two worlds. One where the people want to be fooled about how easy it is making money trading and they are drawn to all kind of...
I'm going to need to rent a meeting room if you all want to come.
Buy a plane ticket, come to Brussels, I will pick you up. Take a seat next to me and watch how I make money 'daytrading' day in, day out.
You do not understand ET. It is a perfect world where problems are solved before they exits in the first place.
Every story is true at ET, until proof otherwise...
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