Maybe that's all s/he wants. The post may have been in the wrong place but I don't see any mention that this person wants to trade, or wants the "good returns" on any consistent basis. The original post was:
Well, with a good system for ES you stand a chance to make a 100% profit on $5,000 if not more. With a good system...
A.D., check out this thread -- http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=52424 I tried to turn 5k into 260k. So far i'm pretty close to failing, but this is good for you... Due to the law of averages, if I fail, that means you have a better shot at it. My advice is to take some really volatile stocks during volatile periods of time (like earnings season) and go all in. Goodluck, Keyser
Yeah, and by bringing a bomb with you on a plane you reduce the chances of the plane being blown out by a terrorist because the probability of planting two bombs on the same plane is lower than of planting just one...
you are a prime candidate for a course in statistics 101 don't feel bad because many mathematicians got the monte hall problem wrong.