Unless you are already set with a 7-8 figure account, who cares about percentage. Can anyone here who quoted their gains in percentage terms...
%'s mean close to nothing when you're talking about trading, paying rent, taxes, putting food on the table with your own money. Had my best...
Are monthly volume figures by firm published? Or accessible by firm members?
Can you bake a cake with flour alone? Or sugar? Why do these threads come up all the time? This isn't rocket science, don't be lazy or try to...
How does IB do with hard-to-borrow stocks intraday and overnight? Talking about stocks like LNKD, SHLD, FAZ etc.
Maybe its my PS3 I'm using that doesn't support 24fps? Dunno.
Am I the only one who hates blu-ray when watching films? I don't want them looking like videos. HD quality is fine I just can't take the...
Daytrading doesn't lend itself to compounding to infinity. But yes I think traders who love to trade think about the money as a secondary goal....
The best thing I have to go on is the cover: it's a hand painted like an american flag, against a background of dirt. One song was called...
I still don't see the distinction; by your standards, you seem to be putting 'trader' one notch above 'speculator'. To me you sound like a...
Efficiency is providing your own answer within your own question. Kudos to ET forums. Learning about art teaches you how to see what's in...
I'm thinking tropical island -- visually stunning, cerulean water, great seafood, visually stunning, friendly locals. And visually stunning....
In my defense, let me just say that I've never believed in statistics, backtesting etc in finding an edge in the markets, so I apply that to my...
All true. I've always been a "best defense is a good offense" type. The only way I know how to "protect capital" is to slow down and...
I don't put much credence on statistics in my own trading, beyond the most basic of tallies. I'm sure the win rate on ALL my trades regardless of...
August was a breakthrough month for me. The peak was a tenfold increase from my prior year's average p/l -- but I gave back most of it the last...
Ironic how my clearing firm, who is ultimately in charge of my account and trading parameters, is also a major market maker aka my direct...
Do I need to actually study for the Continuing ed? Or you just click through until you get the right answer?
You are saying if you can just reduce the number of unforced errors, you'll play better tennis overall. But what if by trying to avoid the...
Those retail kiosks will generally try to bid around half the current spot price (and you know what? the general public will hit that bid).
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