I agree the interchangeable nature of the term can cause some confusion.
Arcade is a term used in the UK and Europe. It has not been used in the US very often. Prop. firm is used interchangeably between "true prop"...
You mean a revolving door of neophytes trading 100 share lots paying a desk fee make more for a company than several 100 experienced traders...
Don't you think prop. firms have more to gain when their traders succeed?
I don't talk income on an open forum but I support a family of 4. Some strategies are scalable some are not. Why limit yourself to futures?...
Of course not. They make their money from commissions. So what. Unlike margin requirements virtually all other markets, stock and bond trading is...
Props povide leverage to licensed traders. That is far from a scam.
Podimer, Many people trade cvx - xom but it does not fit my perameters. I have a list (that has grown to around 50 pairs) that I have selected...
They use pair trade finder (software) and have been doing quite well with it. I check in time to time but have not been involved with the...
There is more than one way to make money trading pairs.
A reg T margin account and portfolio margin are 2 different things. Portfolio margin provides more than the standard magin. This gives better...
You should look into a prop fiim. 50k would give you 1mm + buying power.
The term trader is used with a broad brush. It is different things to different people. Examples of people who are called traders: Execution...
Don has posted many of his trades on this site in the opening orders journal for years. He and others post their oo trades almost every day. Bob...
3500 posts in 1 year? Do you trade or just post stupid shit on websites all day?
I take an integral approach to trading. High frequency (day trade): YES Swing trade: YES Arb: YES Automation:Limited but looking into it...
History repeats itself. In another life many of you burned heritics, started witch hunts, and joined lynch mobs. Now the evil bankers are the...
Unless they are like my kids..... who like to bang on the keyboard..... :eek:
Those with ( ) and those positive. I did it real fast because I am busy trading. I might be off a few %. In my experience most seasoned prop...
Looks like 77% from this group. Pretty weak showing non the less.
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