This is all I have. LOL. I am out of here. Keep promoting Patak, but I still maintain a better option for you is to come up with your own BETTER combines. That will help newbies also. These Patak combines is the worst.
I'm not promoting anything. I'm simply not "attacking" anything. I prefer to discuss things like adults instead of throwing the word scam out everywhere. The funny thing is, I've actually spent very little time defending Patak on these threads. I've actually just been trying to give guys good overall direction on how to get started in trading. TST is one option. Getting an interview at TMG is another. Going back to school is yet another. There is not one "correct" path. There are many paths for many different circumstances. I wish you would understand that. My combines would be a lot worse probably. LOL.
Sorry to say below paragraphs - but I am only saying - you guys are actually doing it!!!! Really, you guys have no conscience. Your biggest target market is college students. You are taking these 200-400$ from college students, KIDS. And you guys don't feel guilty in fooling them at all. Just look at your own kid, your own cousin in college, would you guys fool them? How will you feel if I suggest to you to go and fool them each for 300$ so that you yourself can become rich? God, this scheme is so sick and the people who run it and who promote it have dumped their conscience in the backyard.
They make a point to tell you they have "recruits" from the following colleges and are sure to have UofChicago, Harvard, and Wharton as the top 3. I'm sure Harvard grads are pounding the door down to get in. Whatever.... http://www.topsteptrader.com/TsTCampus
I have a question for TST/Patak as I'm interested in your program. What are some of the qualities and characteristics of the candidates that have succeeded and obtained funding and those who have failed? Also, I read something about an additional $5,000 fee or deposit of some sort. Can you elaborate on how that works?
gmst: Some equity prop firms charge $200/month just for their chat room. There are education firms touting everything from stocks/futures/forex that charge $4,995 to $7,995 and more, just for a 7-day seminar. There are newsletters galore that charge thousands per year for subscriptions. Are they all "fooling" people? TST offers a free 14-day trial. If one doesn't like it, then they don't have to become a member or pay for the combine. If they still want to trade in sim, they can open a free account with AMP/Ninja, but they won't have access to the tools and education. Nobody is being "fooled" to participate, although I do feel that some bolded phrases on the site are marketing tools to "sell the dream" while burying certain terms in the fine print. This is quite simple, you take some time to determine if a product has perceived value, and then choose to buy it or not. If a college student or recent grad is unwilling to review the site and FAQ's before making a decision on the perceived value, then they probably should not be engaging in the markets in the first place!