Reading some of the strategies posted on this site I would be surprised if more than a handful actually make a living off their trading.
As Shakespeare was known to say "the actor's talent is in the choice of the part". Likewise I believe a trader's talent lies in what he chooses to...
In order to be a billionaire you would have to manage institutional money. You arel You are competing with market makers. You have to be better...
The first thing you have to do is understand the difference between a trader and a speculator. You must understand what service you are brining to...
I disagree with that assertion "more trades and instruments traded less likely to have a good run, The law of diminishing returns". The hedge fund...
It is not so far fetched to think that a trader can go for relatively long periods of time without such a drawdown. This might be possible if you...
Since you brought up Shakespeare - I think it was Shakespeare who said "the actor's talent is in the choice of the part". Likewise, I believe a...
First you should understand what service you are providing to a capitalistic economy. Traders provide liquidity. That is the service you get paid...
One way that seems to work is to trade with the daily trend, buying dips into an uptrend and selling pops into a down trend. Having traded both...
Lightspeed uses JP Morgan for access to Nasdaq and Arca executions. Using lightspeed means you are restricted by JP Morgan's risk parameters. They...
I was wondering what traders think the best daytrading software is for Stocks? I am really wondering what experienced traders (10+ years are using...
I would rather not name specific brokers but I have gone through a few of these turnovers. It is somewhat similar to what investment bankers call...
Seems some traders are noticing increasing risk tolerance limits for entering trades as wells increased regulatory oversight. In my experience...
Also, co-location is a real advantage for trading stocks off fast breaking news or if you believe every tick of the futures signals a directional...
Commissions when Soes started were around $25 per 1000 shares. After a couple of years some firms were down to $12 per share. Before Reg NMS you...
There were many more inefficiencies in the stock market back then. That was before Reg NMS so it was possible to arb the ECNs like Island, Brut,...
The brokerage firms will likely have to take a slice of the rebates and hope for volume to make up for their lost commission revenue. Trading a...
The brokers catering to daytraders will have to come up with ways for their customers to compete with firms like Virtu, otherwise they will simply...
What made SOES better? The answer is that when SOES first came out it gave the daytraders a speed advantage since the market makers had to use...
I would think people would have to find a way to make money doing it. Either that or they trade stocks with wider spreads. You can't fight the...
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