I'm starting this thread to get a feel for the typical member of this website. Please read all the above choices and pick the one the best fits your current situation. I myself fall into the active retail trader category. This is somewhat broad ranging from 20 to a few hundred trades a month.But I feel this is the category for the trader who usually tries to swing but can also scalp when certain conditions exist. I have differentiated the pure scalper from this category because he/she would NEVER hold overnight and would do hundreds of trades a month probably with big size. I'm sure many here are interested in these results as I am,so please vote and as accurate as possible. PS Although I rarely post, I have been an avid lurker of this website for over a year. It is by far best site on trading. Thanks for voting, Tony
Nice to see an interesting and informative use of the polling feature to get a feel for ET members, rather than the normal drivel that passes for most polls.
I figured I'd leave something out, although, I can have only 10 options for a poll. I suppose these choices could fall into the Office-based Pro or Marketmaker categories. Tony
I guess I had intended the poll for equities traders since that is my thing but would like to get into futures trading in the next few months. I apologize for any other categories I may have left out such as floor traders. But also understand I'm limited to only 10 options in a poll, which reminds me that I left out options traders. . .sorry. I guess you could still vote as a retail trader or scalper if it seems accurate. Tony