who is trading for a living on ET?

Discussion in 'Professional Trading' started by 2cents, Apr 7, 2006.

  1. . instruments: stocks
    . assets: Personal funds
    . prime broker / IPB: Scottrade
    . based in / trading from: Birmingham, AL

    Goals:

    * ASAP - Understanding how to profitably trade gaps long term
    * ASAP - to have two profitable months back to back
    * To make 400.00+ a week within the next 6 months
    * To Trade 10,000 shares of goog a clip like it were nothing. ( at some point in my career :D . )
     
    #31     Oct 22, 2006
  2. Peabo

    Peabo

    Hi All,

    Instruments: Equities
    Assets: 100% personal funds
    Structure: Retail Account
    Preferred brokers: MB Trading
    Location: Birmingham, Alabama

    Peabo
     
    #32     Oct 22, 2006
  3. 8 years full-time
    Instruments: futures - currencies, bonds, metals
    Assets: personal funds
    Structure: individual trader, non-mtm
    Broker: IB
    Style: discretionary
    Based in: NY
     
    #33     Oct 22, 2006
  4. lindq

    lindq

    6 years full-time
    Instruments: U.S. Equities.
    Style: I buy fear.
    Assets: personal funds
    Structure: LLC
    Broker: E-Trade (From BrownCo)
    Style: Mechanical/Systematic
    Based in: Scottsdale, AZ
     
    #34     Oct 22, 2006
  5. 12 years full-time
    Instruments: Futures - Currencies, Indices, Metals, Softs, Livestock, Grains & Energies
    Assets: Personal Funds
    Structure: Individual trader and soon a personal Hedge Fund manager
    Broker: RCG
    Style: Objective Rules Based Swing to Position Trend Trader
    Based in: OH
     
    #35     Oct 22, 2006
  6. igor043

    igor043

    Instrument: Equities 100%
    . assets: Own funds
    . structure: Retail account
    . primary broker: Cybertrader
    . platform: Cybertrader Pro
    . clearing: Penson Financial
    . based in / trading from: Richmond, VA

    Have been trading since 1990's.
     
    #36     Oct 22, 2006

  7. That will be twice as likely very soon. GOOG will declare a 2:1 split next qtr.
     
    #37     Oct 22, 2006
  8. . instruments: Cme FX, index and energy futures.
    . assets: own
    . structure: retail
    . preferred brokers: Velocity
    . prime broker : IB, Advantage
    . based in / trading from: Geneva, switzerland
     
    #38     Oct 22, 2006
  9. DaBrain

    DaBrain

    Been in the markets investing for over 15 years. I have been actively trading for a living for the past 5.

    instruments: stock, ETF, heavy options

    assets: majority personal, some family money which I take no fees from

    structure: retail accounts

    preferred brokers: IB, Scottrade

    location: Southern U.S.
     
    #39     Oct 22, 2006