Maybe my post was a bit off topic, but I really do not think most firms are out to screw you. Most newer firms are run by inexperienced guys...
you know, not all prop firms are bad. I joined one and the president gave me a $30K leash. Guess what, I lost every penny of it, in three months....
I am just curious because apparently they made deals to managers cutting out their commission overrides, so some are leaving. Does anyone have...
Yes and the other 95% is trade management - e.g. position sizing and exits.
On liquid stocks market orders work fine. Obviously, if you pay very high fees for removing liquidity on ECNS, and it makes a difference to your...
Fair enough...I thinks it's easy to say those are your experiences.. Maybe I can learn from what you say. My experience is a little different,...
Some money managers actually like the 1 to 3% fees they charge on multi million dollar accounts. It's a different world, complete with big 3...
Yes I agree its silly. Can't we all just get along? Well hopefully people get a better perspective on the value of testing. I used to believe...
okay....it seems we have come to some kind of consensus that "the skill of backtesting" is important. For me, any backtesting requires that i set...
Well...you can go ahead and be the best backtester....I will just be the best trader. I am not saying backtesting isn't important (for those of...
Well, the markets won't let you trade historical data. So backtesting outcomes have little bearing on the present price, or for that matter, the...
When I refered to making money for one's prop firm, this definition applies if you actually share your profits with the firm, or if you put up...
Trading is one of those jobs you can do well past the age when you can't do other jobs. It requires no specific location, no physical strength,...
UH...unless i am wrong by a factor of 10, a "ms = millisecond" is one thousandth of a second. If your reaction time (let's say the time it takes...
Thanks for your information.
Hello. I am a long time trader. My new (last 8 months) firm's software does not have direct dde link functionality. I can get this if I learn...
Aren't you the guy who posted a thread in which you CAN"T GET AN APARTMENT on your own? Well, in that case, I am so glad you "chimed in" to...
Can you just cut off all the posts in this thread after the First one, and then bronze it or something?
Can you just cut off all the posts in this thread after the last one, and then bronze it or something?
The 6th trader worth studying is, as two or three mentioned, oneself. Making 10, 20, 30 million dollars is absolutely possible for everyone...
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