Is IB still good for these asset classes? Or it is better to go with higher fee brokers like Fidelity for better execution and cusip selection?
A very short story about myself. I had a 3 year trading career with a prop firm that eventually closed its doors in late 2003. I recorded 31 out...
Well, I moved back home AFTER I decided that I wanted to do this. And I am very close to buying something soon thanks to that temporary...
Baron: I totally understand the need to generate revenue tho, I just need you to be a little slower on the trigger finger. If you give me...
There is no way Don is going to give out the real stats, Bright's bread and butter is about sucker people in with their 25K's and if he is telling...
We went over the Bright versus Worldco thing many times, risk management is a joke when your trader has capital in their accounts, and I would...
I will be at a team management meeting next week, by then I will have more answers. I am not surprised that we are finally doing some serious...
Were the guys down gross? If for every dollar of commissions you generate, you lose 3 dollars in gross, you are probably going to get canned.
Execution errors galore as I really lucked out on this one. Spoke with her last night and while she is busy over the weekend, just her voice gave...
Baron: Please do not delete this, Don should be very happy that I actually reported a bad day for Worldco. >how long are traders given...
A sea of red ink drowned me today as I had my worst day in more than two months, 13100 shares each way on 4 of 17 shooting, -594 before...
Because Don Bright is advertising on this board and he cries to mommy all the times. Because the kind of rate ET charges is IMHO absurd for a...
It is moments of brilliance like this that gives you hope that you will make it someday, even if it is also days like this that make me truly miss...
Don: A combination. I have a watch list of a dozen sectors and components. I also look for high volume movers at the end...
Never in my career I was called by risk management lol. But to reach higher tier I have to loose up a little.
Yes, you can trade anything you want. And yes, my average position size nowadays is 500, with occassional 1000's when I think it is a sure bet....
Slow day as I could not blow the game open. 9100 shares each way on 8 of 12 shooting, +669 before commissions, +512 after, no bullets....
Not a bad start for the week although it was a slow one, 8800 shares each way on 8 of 11 shooting, +750 before commissions, +599 after, no...
First of all I would like to say I have never seen anyone doing what Praetorian2 does. The guy is without a doubt the best bottompicker I...
***now for a stock trader trading thousand lots you need a full point move to make $1000 which would equate to volatility of 5 - 7 points in a day...
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