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  1. why prop and not futures?

    I did look into them, but, unless I misunderstood, I would need to trade through them, and I'm very happy with my current broker/software/etc....
    Post by: steve0617, Dec 15, 2006 in forum: Prop Firms

  2. why prop and not futures?

    This is exactly what I've got right now. Full time at home alone and it's pretty damn isolating. I just now got back from a shared office suites...
    Post by: steve0617, Dec 15, 2006 in forum: Prop Firms

  3. Following your rules and being patient journal

    I took off the $ P&L and just have the tic P&L. What I've got to do is adjust the target and stop, then just stand up and let it work. I either...
    Post by: steve0617, Dec 13, 2006 in forum: Journals

  4. Following your rules and being patient journal

    This is me. Absolutely me. And it drives me nuts. I did it again today. Entered an ER2 short at 795.7 at 1:00:25pm CST. It went a bit against me...
    Post by: steve0617, Dec 13, 2006 in forum: Journals

  5. What did you learn this year?

    That both my previous method and my previous instrument of choice were completely wrong for me. I dumped my old method and changed my...
    Post by: steve0617, Dec 8, 2006 in forum: Trading

  6. Who's from Chicago?

    For those of us our in the burbs, do any of you trade together? In a trading arcade/coop situation? Like most of you (I'm guessing), we trade...
    Post by: steve0617, Dec 5, 2006 in forum: Hook Up

  7. Getting a trading partner?

    I assume you're looking for a net based trading partner, rather than sharing a physical office?
    Post by: steve0617, Dec 5, 2006 in forum: Hook Up

  8. Any scalpers out there?

    www.wattstrading.com It's dirt cheap. And it works. BTW - no financial interest with this guy. Yea, he sells a service, but it's under $50...
    Post by: steve0617, Dec 3, 2006 in forum: Trading

  9. How liquid is the ER2?

    Check out Austinp's response to my question about ER2. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=1219975#post1219975 IMO, you...
    Post by: steve0617, Dec 1, 2006 in forum: Index Futures

  10. Who's from Chicago?

    Sigh... Me too.
    Post by: steve0617, Nov 29, 2006 in forum: Hook Up

  11. How do you feel?

    Exactly. 100% correct. If you live and die by your trading results (or ANY employment for that matter), you will be a small, small person. But...
    Post by: steve0617, Nov 14, 2006 in forum: Professional Trading

  12. Simple Profitable Method

    I asked the same kind of question last month. Read Austinp's post in the middle of this thread:...
    Post by: steve0617, Nov 13, 2006 in forum: Technical Analysis

  13. How do I run money for a few relatives?

    Doesn't the SEC or other Fed bodies require some sort of licensing to make trades on other's behalf? I'm assuming here that you're trying to do...
    Post by: steve0617, Oct 25, 2006 in forum: Professional Trading

  14. Self-sabotage. Why do we suffer and how to eliminate it.

    Exactly. Your fear the effort of doing it right or even doing it at all are greater than the results of not doing it. Unless and until you...
    Post by: steve0617, Oct 18, 2006 in forum: Psychology

  15. Self-sabotage. Why do we suffer and how to eliminate it.

    You are asking about self sabotage in two different contexts. I was offering my opinions in the trading aspects only, not in the philosophical...
    Post by: steve0617, Oct 18, 2006 in forum: Psychology

  16. Self-sabotage. Why do we suffer and how to eliminate it.

    I would argue that virtually all fear develops from the fear of loss and/or security. For traders like us, it's usually money, but it could be...
    Post by: steve0617, Oct 18, 2006 in forum: Psychology

  17. Self-sabotage. Why do we suffer and how to eliminate it.

    Self sabotage comes from fear. Period. Fear of winning/losing/not being accepted/success/failure/being just like your dad/mom whatever. It all...
    Post by: steve0617, Oct 18, 2006 in forum: Psychology

  18. I don't understand the purpose of "hedging"

    To expand on Aaron's post, hedging existed to ensure someone who MUST be in the market with downside exposure (i.e. farmers with crops) is...
    Post by: steve0617, Oct 18, 2006 in forum: Trading

  19. "The eCBOT has accidentily cancelled....

    Already have an IDEM leased CBOT seat. Was thinking about a CME GEM seat to reduce the trading costs of lots of ER2.
    Post by: steve0617, Oct 11, 2006 in forum: Order Execution

  20. "The eCBOT has accidentily cancelled....

    several hundred eCBOT orders. Please check your working orders for the eCBOT." <I>Sigh....</I> How much is a CME seat again?
    Thread by: steve0617, Oct 11, 2006, 12 replies, in forum: Order Execution
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