could always trade the /ES... margin reqs are < PDT reqs. I watch it like a hawk anyway while I trade equities...
The firm that I'm with has a 85% payout. In hindsight, I probably would have been better off going with a firm with a lower payout. Lower payout...
I've given some thought to starting my own trading business (i.e.: holding company or capital mgmt company etc). My goal was to gain experience...
Thank you for your response. I am eligible for lower comm if I trade more volume. I'm turned off to giving them another penny in comm due to the...
I'm a class 'B' remote trader with a registered prop firm in Manhattan. I've been with these guys for 11 months. The 11 months have been rough,...
I own "Trading in the Zone" by Mark Douglas, but not this one. I've already found it on PDF. I'll start reading it. I just ordered a book titled...
No apology necessary. If that is the best advice that you can give me, then that is exactly what I will do. I saw this post yesterday and...
Bingo. You hit the nail on the head. I would absolutely say that overall lack of discipline is the root cause of my challenges (old and new)....
No, I don't mind at all. I tend to be VERY hard on myself when I review my journal. I've toned it down a bit for this post, but I will beat myself...
I'm confident that I would get a new account into positive territory because although I still make mistakes, the mistakes are less common now then...
Sure I traded small size relative to the account size... You can trade a single lot of NFLX or TSLA and sit there like a deer in the headlights as...
I'm trading Equities. My PnL reports show that I've definitely improved, but I still make mistakes. 25k was a round example for the sake of...
This is my first experience with a prop firm... I'm approaching this like I would approach it if I was using a broker and I felt they were making...
I have to check but I think you're right about registering with another firm during the lock-up period... Scratch that idea. It should only...
Surf how long did it take you to turn the corner and go from train wreck to a consistently profitable intra-day trader? Do you trade...
ENTJ That makes sense - I've been told that I'm "wired hot"... I'm still struggling as a trader. I've only been trading seriously for about...
I started trading remotely with a registered prop firm in January of 2015. I am working towards profitability but I'm not there yet. I've drawn...
I need to focus a little more on that... That's a good one that I don't think about too often.
Yes... absolutely.
Great feedback guys. I'm looking at these replies and smiling to myself. I know better then this. I shouldn't have traded at all today. I still...
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