nowadays the only difference between prop and retail trading is leverage. even if you have enough money to fund a 4:1 retail account and get...
50:1 is definetly possible. what's so strange about it?
when I start worrying about my trades it's usually time to call it a day
a couple of good "reality check" articles http://www.trading-lab.com/forums/much_can_expect_make_my_first_year_trading-t116.html...
have you considered joining a proprietary firm and having your "sponsor" become a class C member of some sort where he puts the money up for you...
there's a nice article on building trading systems here http://www.trading-lab.com/forums/building_trading_systems-t196.html
yes that's it. I don't know what's going on. email notifications are not working for me. anyone else having the same issue?
non-US citizens/residents are exempt from paying capital gains taxes in the US. they SHOULD declare that in their home country, though....
getting into a true prop firm paying a salary is pretty hard these days. this article talks about becoming a proprietary trader...
Can I just be an unemployed, stay at home husband in the US with a Canadian trading account whose profits I claim as plain old investment income?...
there's a whole slew of interesting articles here http://www.trading-lab.com/forums/trading_articles-f61.html
what do you mean by "difference in terms of operation" exactly? in a true prop trading set up, the trader gets paid a salary, a small cut of...
check out my post in a similar thread http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=1663030#post1663030
two interesting reads for those interested in joining the prop world...
this guy has a very good article on joining a prop firm http://www.trading-lab.com/forums/so_you_want_become_proprietary_trader-t133.html
the spreadsheet does not take into account stock betas. how would you factor those in? thanks
what happened? any other trades?
Joetrader, can you give details on how you played that July 19th 2002 SP rebalance? thanks
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Hello, 24% of what amount of capital, if I may ask? thanks
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