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Margin requirement (actually, it's a performance bond) is a fixed amount per contract. You could buy 2 contracts with a $10k account. The...
The minimum account size is $10k at E*Trade. Other brokers may set it higher or lower. The less you have in your account, the harder it will be...
I tried trading futures longer term, where my best trades lasted 2-4 weeks. I made money, but I was uncomfortable with the equity swings. I...
-- Soybean meal in early 1970. It ticked higher for several days then fell sharply on a report. I closed the trade for a gain of about $115,...
There have been numerous studies that show that 5-10% of traders make enough money to be worth doing it. I suspect the real number is under 2%....
The biggest problem with gold bars has already been stated -- they could be gold plated. You can "help" protect yourself by buying from a...
Gold coins can be a good investment, because they are durable (can withstand fire, water, or trauma), are pleasing to caress, and can be used to...
I looked at what everybody else was doing, then developed a couple techniques that are pretty unique. It's a giant poker game in that there is...
I have used DataSharks for Yahoo data: http://www.datasharks.biz/
Anybody can trade stocks with less than $25k provided that they do not qualify as a pattern day trader (PDT). The PDT rules were established by...
What seems to work best for couples is where the spouse is uninterested or mildly supportive. If the spouse is freaked out by trading, or wildly...
If all you want is quotes, Microsoft has a tool that's free and pretty slick:...
Susquehanna -- WOW! I'm envious. Indahook's advice about traders being rude and abrupt is the best of this thread so far. Grow thick skin....
Trying to support two dependents as a prop trader is pretty ambitious. Earning a few grand per month April through January was not too hard. If...
You might be thinking of QuoteTracker: http://www.quotetracker.com
I was a programmer in a prior lifetime, and I have written several VBA macros to load financial data into Excel. It's really pretty easy. Send...
I have met several highly successful (>$5k/day) daytraders who changed what they were doing to "take it to the next level", and then blew out....
I would suggest staying with an American broker. Some have servers in Europe and Asia, but you can reach anywhere in the world through the Internet.
I was a professional programmer for over 30 years, trading on the side. It's taken this long to get to the point where I can pay the rent with...
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