I agree most on trading forums are pretenders. It's been like that since the beginning of time. Showing 1099s? Not a bad idea albeit I prefer...
http://www.hennesseegroup.com/information/info/HHFI%20Annual%20Performance%20(1987%20-%202013).pdf Above are hedge funds results from 1987-2013....
>>I only have a small 4-digit-account and it takes too much time to bring it to a substantial size. <<< Doesn't everyone here have at least a...
This is a long thread so maybe this has already been mentioned. The key to wealth accumulation is the tax free compounding of capital over time....
Nice insights so I obviously agree wholeheartedly. I've always felt the more indicators you use (one is too many) the further away it takes you...
Even though I average around 500 to 600 trades per annum among my three accounts - a taxable and two IRAs, according to this poll I must not be a...
I've always considered myself the luckiest trader around. Lucky because I was at the right place at the right time to exploit the 80s and 90s in...
Great returns the past few years. I didn't check to see if I have already posted in this thread but you do know hedge fund returns over the past...
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3690338#post3690338
I never said *anything* about giving up a trading system, just three years of monthly trading statements as validation. Long, long ago I was a...
I am a small time trader. I don't rub anything in the face of little traders. When I use to daytrade stock index futures I always kept my...
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Unlike when I had a smaller account, average annual return is meaningless to me now. As your account *compounds* over the long haul it obviously...
I don't believe in margin unless you are just starting out and have a four figure account. According to you I am an investor, even more so if I...
If we are in a recession someone better tell the junk bond market, a market especially sensitive to recessions. The Merrill Lynch High Yield...
Since my name was referenced in the enclosed article some may find it interesting that I haven't daytraded since the 90s. And of my total profits...
Yeah right. Below are some stats from the latest census. I would say a home-based trader making between 100K and 200K annually is nothing to...
Unless I am missing something your percentage return chart is useless without knowing the capital at risk. To state the obvious, with a smaller...
Good point. My IRAs were established when I was a part time trader long ago and had earned income from other sources. I assume though if you...
Trading for a living, as in paying the bills, is not even half the battle. Someone who truly trades for a living is ever mineful of a future...
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