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  1. Goldman Sachs to hand out pink slips

    daniel_m, wow. You remember huh? haha. I still remember your many comments. hehe. Yes, things have improved. And I'm glad I STUCK with prop...
    Post by: trader99, Feb 9, 2003 in forum: Commodity Futures

  2. why prop firms pay people to trade?

    In case you guys have been totally brainwashed by the "prop trading" hype/snake oil, etc. traders at most firms do get PAID to trade/invest long...
    Post by: trader99, Feb 7, 2003 in forum: Prop Firms

  3. Goldman Sachs to hand out pink slips

    Don, Well, I have to agree with you on this point but only to a certain point. :) Wall Street jobs aren't exactly going away per se. Just...
    Post by: trader99, Feb 7, 2003 in forum: Commodity Futures

  4. Goldman Sachs to hand out pink slips

    thank goodness i didn't take their offer in '97 sincer merrill and ms gave better ones. ....
    Thread by: trader99, Feb 7, 2003, 27 replies, in forum: Commodity Futures

  5. Regarding the "I'm a Loser" threads

    I think trading for a living is probably the MOST difficult/toughest job out there. But the light at the end of the tunnel is that it's POSSIBLE!...
    Post by: trader99, Feb 1, 2003 in forum: Trading

  6. Forex capital markets - Good, bad or???

    Personally, I don't want that much leverage. I'm just saying that those kinds of leverage are pretty "normal" in the fx spot markets. Leverage is...
    Post by: trader99, Jan 24, 2003 in forum: Forex

  7. Forex capital markets - Good, bad or???

    That's normal in fx markets. FXCM offers 100:1 leverage. And in some instances 200:1. enjoy.... ;)
    Post by: trader99, Jan 21, 2003 in forum: Forex

  8. E-signal

    hi all, I noticed that e-Signal also offers "paper trading". Is that just for equities? Or can one papertrade eminis, other futures, etc.?...
    Post by: trader99, Jan 5, 2003 in forum: Trading Software

  9. How Come No Desks At Investment Banks?

    jskri: True, that every Street firm has prop traders. But a vast majority of so called "traders" are really market makers. Probably around...
    Post by: trader99, Dec 21, 2002 in forum: Prop Firms

  10. How Come No Desks At Investment Banks?

    YoungNAmbitious: I don't know if I can answer your question directly, "How come no one here seems to want to work at the trading desk of an...
    Post by: trader99, Dec 21, 2002 in forum: Prop Firms

  11. How Likely is Failure IF

    Corso482, That's some good points you made! Obviously, there's always a slim chance that you could still fail at anything! hehe. BUT given all...
    Post by: trader99, Dec 4, 2002 in forum: Trading

  12. I Quit

    plumlazy: EXACTLY! Just because you made profit in the 30sec to 5mins that you hold a position on an intraday basis does NOT necessarily mean...
    Post by: trader99, Nov 28, 2002 in forum: Trading

  13. I Quit

    fkeane! Good point! I think as a society and more so Hollywood makes one feel bad about "quitting" as though one didn't try hard enough or...
    Post by: trader99, Nov 26, 2002 in forum: Trading

  14. SCALPERS: Criteria for cutting losses / profit-taking

    tnteo, I tend to agree with you. I believe the "traditional" definitions of scalpers are those who 1)work the bid/ask spread 2) take "small...
    Post by: trader99, Nov 17, 2002 in forum: Trading

  15. Renting a Supercomputer

    http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/15/technology/15SUPE.html NEC Machine Again Leads Speed Ranks SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14 — The twice-a-year...
    Post by: trader99, Nov 15, 2002 in forum: Hardware

  16. Renting a Supercomputer

    Actually, NO! Mutual funds who managed a few hundred billions(like Vanguaard, Fidelity, Janus,etc.) don't use that much computing power. They are...
    Post by: trader99, Nov 14, 2002 in forum: Hardware

  17. Efficient market theory; Total junk still being taught to people?

    Yeah. Grossman runs a pretty nice hedge fund. I've read about him over 2yrs ago. In fact, all the "new finance" professors who don't believe in...
    Post by: trader99, Nov 13, 2002 in forum: Economics

  18. Efficient market theory; Total junk still being taught to people?

    Jem, DarkHorse, et al: Yes, I believe the market is HIGHLY inefficient and at many times very IRRATIONAL. But it doesn't make it easier to make...
    Post by: trader99, Nov 12, 2002 in forum: Economics

  19. Efficient market theory; Total junk still being taught to people?

    vladiator: Hi all. I'm back. I haven't written in a while, but I like to add to this. I think most people in the general public - casual...
    Post by: trader99, Nov 7, 2002 in forum: Economics

  20. Getting in too early

    Yeah... I have some of the same problems sometimes. I noticed that I'm usually "right" on the direction but a lot of times a little "early" like...
    Post by: trader99, Sep 6, 2002 in forum: Trading
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