Recent Content by dtmike

  1. Roth IRA and non base currency products

    Thanks Hurricane! I appreciate the help.
    Post by: dtmike, Apr 17, 2010 in forum: Retail Brokers

  2. Roth IRA and non base currency products

    Correction to my last post: Would BUYING an equal amount of USD.EUR be a good hedge?
    Post by: dtmike, Apr 15, 2010 in forum: Retail Brokers

  3. Roth IRA and non base currency products

    Thanks, Hurricane. Would selling an equal amount of USD.EUR be a good hedge and then just leaving both positions open as long as I keep trading...
    Post by: dtmike, Apr 15, 2010 in forum: Retail Brokers

  4. Roth IRA and non base currency products

    I have a Roth IRA account with IB and my base currency is Usd. I would like to trade the FDAX intraday. My understanding is that with this...
    Thread by: dtmike, Apr 14, 2010, 5 replies, in forum: Retail Brokers

  5. I have a serious problem: I don't take a loss

    Thanks FB123. I also want to thank BPtrader for starting this thread even though his intentions aren't clear as to why he started it....
    Post by: dtmike, Sep 1, 2009 in forum: Chit Chat

  6. I have a serious problem: I don't take a loss

    For what its worth, the original post describes my trading perfectly. The reason I move my stop when a trade goes against me and hope (a very bad...
    Post by: dtmike, Sep 1, 2009 in forum: Chit Chat

  7. Broker Could Steal Your Strategy???

    Thanks all, makes sense.
    Post by: dtmike, Aug 19, 2009 in forum: Professional Trading

  8. Best and worst influences on my P&L over the last 10 years

    Great thread, possibly the last one I read. At least for a little while.
    Post by: dtmike, Aug 19, 2009 in forum: Professional Trading

  9. Broker Could Steal Your Strategy???

    I would be more worried about my broker fading my trades. If I consistently lose than they have a great chance to make money by doing the...
    Post by: dtmike, Aug 19, 2009 in forum: Professional Trading

  10. Professionals Fade

    I heard or read that the Pros fade the market to the newbies (like me). This has come up a number of times and got me thinking why not trade with...
    Thread by: dtmike, Aug 6, 2009, 1 replies, in forum: Trading

  11. Scalp Strategy that works

    Wouldn't you be better off just going for target 1? If so a one contract strategy with you results would look like this: A. 1.75 * 7.5 (75%) =...
    Post by: dtmike, Aug 5, 2009 in forum: Strategy Building

  12. Professional emini trader mentor wanted!!

    Just an idea on compensation for the mentor: The mentor will get a percentage of the students profits for a set number of years. Even if the...
    Post by: dtmike, Aug 4, 2009 in forum: Hook Up

  13. $500/day

    Do what works for you.
    Post by: dtmike, Jul 31, 2009 in forum: Professional Trading