Is a mentor necessary to have success as a trader

bubba7 · Jul 14, 2003

Quote from bdixon619:

Quote from dbphoenix:

In other words, this entire thread was to have been yet another attempt to disembowel Brandon. I'm glad to see that those who have better things to do with their time made it into something considerably more worthwhile. [/QUOTE

Those are your words, DB? What if there was no interstate commerce commission? What if there was no department of justice? How would people in the market be protected from 'predatory practices'?

Clear and simple, if Brandon hasn't been charged with any wrongdoing, then he is free to compete. That there is someone in the marketplace who is saying Brandon is preying on the desperate is no different from someone watching over their neighbor's house while the neighbor is on vaca. Again, Brandon has not been charged with wrongdoing. But someone thinks his activities are suspicious. Brandon has not been hindered in advertising his service nor has he been seriously questioned about his practices by anyone other than Optional.

It is interesting to me when questioned about business practices that those who have nothing to fear have nothing to hide. As I have said in another thread, "projecting the appearance of doing good and doing good are two different things." If Brandon's performance and results match his claims then more power to him. But I think Optional does have the right to ask these hard questions.

Bruce
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If option wants to do this stuff, he should do it after he fails to succeed with Brandon.

does option trade?
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bubba7 · Jul 14, 2003

Quote from OPTIONAL777:

I trade for my lunch money and for the hell of it, I don't try to squeeze money out of poor suckers who don't know how to trade.

I make no claims to be a great trader, run no ads to recruit traders and suck no money from them by pumping up their hopes and dreams.

That you can't see the difference between what Brandon is doing and what I do is apparently a particular blindness.

This is the major fallacy of those who don't know how to construct or understand an argument, but simply talk out their smelly opinionated end zone, that the ability to point out flaws in others' activities, and provide a valid criticism is independent of the person putting forth the arguments status as a trader or not.

I doubt that I would need to be a successful dictator like Hussein to point out his immorality.

The valid argument will always stand on its own merit, independent of who is making the argument.
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I can clearly see in a new way where you are coming from.

My view is that, perhaps, since you are not in the same league as those you criticize and you do not want to be, then why not just float around with people like yourself and let them empathize with your situation.

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Is a mentor necessary to have success as a trader

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