AAAintheBeltway, Brokers can and do allow daytrading in cash accounts and provide instant BP updates. Of course, they don't have to, as Cyber...
Fohat, It's not correct to say that a brokers ephimeral choice is "that's the way it is". The law is "that's the way it is". The law endures,...
We have found the enemy, and they are us :)
Fohat, I'm not going to get into a this 'n that with you, as you seem to be firmly planted in the shoulda coulda woulda approach, and while I...
I got a very clean picture laid out to me today by a management person at Cyber who obviously knew and understood how they will handle cash...
I have an alarm near my computers set for 9:55 am. You're kidding, right Nic? Bored today? Helpful Hints from Heloise, eh...
liltrdr, For my entry, I decided to use a simple moving average (9, 18, 27) for signs of a trend. When the three cross and create a "bowtie",...
Bill, Thanks for your thoughtful response, and your posting of the AMGN chart to explain your trade (the proverbial picture is definitely worth...
I agree 100% with fast when he said: I think it is crucial for each of us who is impacted by these rules to keep our thinking straight by...
huby, Making or losing doesn't really matter as long as I follow my rules. (Of course you have to have a positive expectancy system for this...
Nic, To continue the conversation... :) I use risk/reward in that order because I always consider risk first. A personal idiosycrasy...
Nic, How do you calculate risk/reward? It is my understanding, and in everything I've ever read, that it's a simple mathematical ratio...
Nic, Thanks for clarifying things a bit more. I see part of this was definitely just an issue of language. It still has a "favorable"...
Nic, I think either I'm not explaining myself clearly or you keep missing my point. A winning trader has the ability to pick trades with a...
Nic, If you can find and enter trades with a 3 to 1 risk/reward ratio, you cannot lose over the long run. Unfortunately not true, as my...
Nic, If you consistently enter trades with a poor risk/reward ratio nothing will help you. Agreed, and it would be hard to argue your point....
neo, At least, I know now trading has 3 positions : long, short and cash. Amen to that, particularly the third option which I never...
It's all well and good to know where you are going to stop out or take profits, and have the discipline to stick to it (much easier on the loss...
Although the airways within the U.S. should be safe for the near future, I fear the next attack will be chemical, biological, or even possibly...
Banditzz, will I still be able to make unlimited trades as long as I have money in the account to cover the securities purchased Depends on...
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