Sounds like you're scalping. For low priced stocks, I would have thought that $8 would be fine. For high priced stocks, probably not. Can't you...
I'm having a similar issue with the OP and looking for an alternative equity broker. rallymode, does the best choice of platform (for retail, not...
It wasn't my intention to make fun of losers. I'm sorry if it turned out that way and I hope it stops here. I believe "The best loser is the...
Why do 5% of traders win? - 62 pages of posts. Why do 95% of traders lose? - 7 pages. That's about 9:1. Hmm!!!
Thanks for the answers. I'll try to learn and make sense out of all your input. I'm not studying for any degree. Just looking into possibly...
The beginner is me. And my naive understanding is that high volatility = wide price fluctuations. This would mean that high volatility can occur...
The 90% is a rough estimate from a friend in a prop company, counting the people that came and went. You're correct in pointing out my unclear...
A few news articles report the 0.001-0.002 range. My personal belief is that it's higher, in the 0.002-0.003 range. You should ask WinstonTJ...
garachen, I am curious about your experience in trying to find suitable traders. I'm guessing that you don't experience the 90+% failure rate...
Do you guys who live there get together sometimes for a dinner or a night out? Is there a trading group there that doesn't necessary have to focus...
Many low priced condos deteriorate (look old) rather quickly. Housing projects as well. If you're looking to spend a lot of time there, my opinion...
garachen, "From successful retail to... less retail" I feel like you can't really be categorized under retail, but perhaps you want to be a...
Did that happen often throughout the trading day? I have zero knowledge of futures, but is there something on the tape that hint to you the...
Perhaps we had a somewhat similar background, in terms of trading style, when starting out. The only difference is that my world is stocks while...
Combined with your other posts, I guess that you relied greatly on tape reading for your past manual trading. Charts not necessary there of...
Out of curiosity, how do I get a good quality (low latency, no loss) connection? And also how would I get rid of the high ping response and...
Commission drastically lower, volume significantly increased. I guess your profit is probably 3-4 times higher now. You're a millionaire....
Haven't put too much thought about the proper percentages. I'm still a novice who's always scared of losses. I just simply go in with a size that...
Is executed volume more important than the number of trades? 200 trades every 3 hours is a lot, but if each trade is just for a few hundred...
garachen, I am guessing that you want to become more institutional (less retail) for the possibility of a much higher profit, either through a...
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