Incidentally, I'll give you a legitmate edge in my opinion that many on this board can exploit. The ECN rebates are a tremendous edge. Not only do...
Surfer is not sucking balls, etc. He is a friend and I appreciate his comments. Anyway, as you state, edges come and go. To be truly successful,...
Yes, I have been to the SAC headquarters in Stamford. Didn't strike me as anything that out of the ordinary for a suburban office and such a...
This is not the big edge that Hedge funds have. Certainly, most can afford the highest power computers, servers, etc. Bottom line is you can be...
Yes, I do remember. I did get it off the ground and have hired a few people thus far. One is so amazing that I already offered him capital from my...
I am a global macro trader by trade, however, I do not run a prop. type global macro firm as a primary business (i do have a small day trading...
You couldn't be more wrong in your last post. I have likely been a trader since you've been in grade school. In fact, I am now a self-described,...
Your approach is very fair and credible. I tip my hat to you. I am suggesting more traders have your exact approach which I find so rare today....
By the way, I do idolize him although we are in two very different businesses. I think that anyone who works on Wall St. idolizes the titans of...
Wow! A lot has transpired in this thread since I went to have dinner. Big thanks to marketsurfer for being a friend and sticking up for me. You're...
I am man enough to admit that there was really no reason to mention Erenberg and Friedman by name. Frankly, I don't know why i did it. Maybe...
You should work for the FBI. I wonder how many hours you spent analyzing my name change. What a joke...:-)
Don Bright mentioned it in a previous thread. To me, it seems plausible. Ron Scheer has been trying to get out of the business for a while now and...
Can anyone confirm or deny that Generic/Carlin was sold to First New York Securities? Thanks.
Finally someone with a clue. Traders shouldn't take this the wrong way. I personally believe that their success needs to start knowing the 'real...
To me, it's funny about this profitability stuff being the engine of revenue. Make no mistake, there are 2 distinct sides of the business- the...
When you say most traders are not comfortable trading from the short-side and say traders that can only trade the bull markets will wash you, you...
I completely disagree with your reasoning as to why most traders fail (ie. high costs, commissions, lack of training, etc.). In my opinion, the...
Thanks for the reply. I believe that I am suspending reality for the moment by acknowledging that hypothetically the trades do not get broken. Are...
You would lose your ass big-time and the market would end up about 100% higher (just an estimate) than when you started this ridiculous...
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