I can vouch for #1 since last month (knock on wood). #2 is harder to judge.. I'm more worried about not being able to execute at crucial...
Financially, I know I could quit my EE job. I'm at the point where the DAILY fluctuations in my trading account dwarfs a single bi-weekly...
I have no business being there either :( You need very deep pockets to endure the fluctuations... even more so if you're wrong about a position.
Forget about any degrees.. they're all irrelevant in trading. Best thing I would advise is USE that degree to find a job and work for a few...
The bond market consists of the biggest and smartest money out there, hands down.... it totally dwarfs the equity markets. Sorry to say, but you...
If you intend to wait up to 10+ years, I would've taken that money and actually bought PHYSICAL silver coins/bars.
Yea, I toook an options position around noontime, literally cents on the dollar. Given the divergences, risk/reward was at its highest. Worst case...
Rapidly declining prices on HUGE volumes... yet the underlying commodity they track is intact or actually higher.... and the gold/silver indexes...
If you think all this is hard.... try explaining to people why they should load up on gold/silver bullion for the next 10-20 years.... I almost...
..futures.... margin....day trade..... leverage..... las vegas wow, that's some great advice for someone just starting out. You touched base on...
I believe in giving up blood, sweat, and tears for a college education (online doesn't count), but not for a bi-weekly paycheck.
LOL, yea I guess I give my money to people (legally) at times. If you think about it, the market is a lifelong employer. It has, and will be,...
.... because I get to take money from people... LEGALLY! (half joking) I figure, why work for a paycheck if you know how to get money directly....
Don't be anxious to jump in. Work and save up for a while and then come back when you have a much bigger amount, say $20k+. In the meantime, read...
sitting in front of a screen all day, doing 20-30 trades is too stressful for me. Not to mention too much damn work. But then again, I'm not an...
*funny, typing this while actually munching on Cheetos* I know the feeeling... most everyone in these forums do too... you're so successful for...
Did i just read that correctly?.... a wife AND a girlfriend on the side??? Doood, you're my hero :D
Neither choice should make one feeel bad because they're both correct and normal. This is what should make you feel like shit: #1 A losing...
Well, another contradiction is that if you're a swing trader (weeks, months, years), having successful positions in the market means things are...
As an EE, I make a respectable salary. But when the daily fluctuations in my trading account are like 2-5 times the size of a single paycheck........
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