I've been consistantly losing money being long and/or short equities for 5 yrs now. Been studying options religiously for 4-5 months now. I plan on spread trading only(ic's,calendars,double diagonals,flys,etc) in the coming months part-time. I'm 28 years old and live in Erie, Pennslyvania.
You may be older that I, but my B'day is tomorrow; born in 1933 during the depression. Never did the scalping stuff cause I just like to stay on the right side of the market to get the potential that's there for anyone. In Tucson, AZ now but have traded from Poughkeepsie (1957 start up); Greenwich, Conn; Zurich suburbs (late 60's); Bucks County, PA; and Phoenix.
I am 52, French (nobody's perfect !) and live in Salt Lake City. I have been trading for 5 years now, but could not achieve consistant profits yet. Would like to meet with other traders in the area, although Trading might not be well perceived in Mormon country !
32, London. Former Stockbroker in the U.S and U.K. Former Prop Trader in the U.K. Started trading stocks, then moved to trading stock options then to day trading ES futures. I still manage long term U.S mutual fund portfolios for ex clients/friends. At the moment I have stopped daytrading the ES while I research a long term swing trading approach for the commodity markets.
Another piece of the puzzle. Always been curious what your cubby hole would look like. At least Im not the only one still using crts.
Just to set the record straight... I'm not 71. Interesting bio, Jack. I also spent some time in Switzerland. I was in Geneva though. Regards.
There's an vertical exhaust fan in the back corner....LOL.. Screens are paired so I can stretch graphs.....and do the sweep thing. The pivot is the chair @ 68cm radius and my glasses prescription is set for that as well. Battery back ups for each individual computer (3); AZ has power failures for several reasons depending upon seasons.