1. Too tough for me to give %, but I would say trade management by far since most of my trading time and energy is devoted to it. 2. Success...
Yes and no. Yes, in that early on I considered giving up the idea of trading for a living. No, I never considered giving up on trading entirely...
These are much more sophisticated questions. To see the big money, a few of the things I look at are the strength of the tick, OEX options...
1. I don't really prefer either. I think trending markets have less whipsaw. 2. I watch the market tick by tick because I like to see...
On average, not much, maybe 10-20 minutes. There is not as much research needed when trading indices. Mostly reading headlines and a few...
In my opinion, trade in whichever time frame you are comfortable with. You can be profitable in any time frame, but you won't be comfortable in...
It will sound simple, such that you will think that I am insulting you but I am not. I sell puts or buy futures when I think the market is...
1. Somewhere between 5-10 years. 2. Not disciplined enough. 3. Regular office room with home computer and 2 large screen monitors.
I haven't tried that many. I've used IB's TWS only for many years.
I think I was not successful for many reasons. Some that come to mind are that I was not full time, too much pressure, too little understanding...
1. Futures options are important in my trading. I use futures to hedge options positions, and vice versa, so it's hard to quantify each ones...
A hedge fund is a different lifestyle. Not one I am currently interested in. While I do manage money, it is very very passive, and was...
I would think it is possible because some have done it. I don't know what the surest way is. I've never thought about this so I can't say.
I almost don't remember but I think 16 years ago my account was around $10k. I don't calculate % risk but $ risk. It may be the same in the...
For options, I'm a writer. I will hedge those positions with the underlying futures. I trade intra-day but will hold most options until...
For me, 1% / 9% / 90%.
Besides the indices, I only watch the tick and vix. And all those have support/resistance levels. I've found time frame is extremely...
I have never calculated any of these ratios. But I'll guesstimate. I use mental stops. The stops are usually a $ amount of pain rather than a...
Another trader (gnome I believe) did something similar, and I thought it was exceptionally beneficial to many. So here's my contribution back...
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