Just a quick note on Mavericks post: Unless you are trading and managing risk for large portfolios, you will probably limit you view to a few...
Good comments by Chisel ..... I dont try to be a delta-neutral trader. I agree with Chisel that it is difficult to do this off floor. In fact...
Interesting day: Interesting behaviour in some of the widely held blue chip technology issues. .......
For a five person business there really doesn't seem to be any reason to pay 2500.00 for a 401 K plan. I suppose in some cases you might want to...
Excellent posting By GreenTraderTax: If some of these prop. agreements are indeed structured as stated then even though there is a type of...
Some info and a few points that I think you need to be successful as a trader. Income etc. I dont reley only on my trading income - although I...
BioMech: In this thread you have lots of good advice, lots of bad advice and a fair share of "bad behaviour" type of postings. Here is my...
A good idea is to get advice from a business/tax advisor who knows the business: they might advise that you set up an LLC, a Corp etc rather than...
Most third party software will require that one or more ports be available since they have one or more data feeds / protocols required to...
The market might be near a bottom: the basis of my opinion is strictly having observed past markets including the gold futures market reversals in...
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Well, I can say that my trading profits alone would amount to what most folks would call a very good living: The disclaimer here is that I trade...
My capital came from starting successful businesses which I still run: A software business among them. Years ago I could have started trading on...
Futures off floor - unless its electronic automated market - is risky business. Believe me I know after having worked for ten years for the CME....
Estimated Taxes have a few additional rules, particularly with respect to the payout of estimated tax. There may be cases - in addition to...
APC seems to be the higher quality solution on the low end: Especially if your platform is Windows since their software better integrates with the...
No system is perfect and none of them will necessarily help you be a better trader. Costs for the various vendors systems will vary: Pick (or...
The financial business has always been very cyclical with respect to its labor market. Layoffs on Wall Street during downturns in business should...
IMHO trading should be looked upon as a business: before you jump into it you should have a business plan which defines adequate capital. If you...
No. Edwards and Magee always was the classical reference .....
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