Hi all, I am an experienced futures trader but always looking to keep learning. Ive been involved in the energy markets for about 5 years off...
Go for it! If it works I'll set you up with your own hedgefund and I'll be your biggest client. ;-)
Hoodooman. My point is win rate is irrelevant. Even if it 100% I'd just argue your sample size isn't big enough. All strategies eventually fail. A...
Hoodoman, that is the ultimate 'how long is a piece of string' type question. It depends on a number of factors. You could have a 2 tick target...
thats right Rationalize
id say these days the trading arcades are the new pits, its all order book watching, reading the flow, gauging how everyone is positioned around...
ammo, not sure if you were suggesting i traded in the pits. I dont, i trade on screens. Im from Europe, id love to have traded in the pits but...
Im not trying to make an argument one way or another just passing on my observations. I have been a professional trader for 7 years. And not...
Definitely do not start trading. You will lose. It takes a lot of money and time before you turn the corner. $6k in savings is a lot for a young...
cheers
Great thanks. Who needs google when I have you though. Still, it didn't have the nice histogram showing a breakdown of volume per product over...
Does anyone have a link to historical volumes on eurex? It would be interesting to see how its dropped off. Has it just moved out bonds to other...
I take my hat off to anyone that can trade FESX. Im always looking to expand what i trade and have started allocating some profits each month into...
@oldtime... fair point
I agree with the majority of what has been said. I dont think the FTT is a threat though. Firstly it would literally kill all trading, and not...
Im glad other people share my frustrations. Personally i am a scalper and my bread and butter is scalping the order book, to me volatility and...
It seems to me there has been a huge shift in public opinion in the fallout of the financial crisis. I am from the UK and there has always been an...
I think a good mentor is essential. But depends what you mean by mentor. I am a prop trader and working with successful traders and talking to...
I think a cumulative equity chart would give a clearer picture. For example if your equity chart constantly see-sawed between up a few grand and...
To the guys that traded with Priston... do you know what type of risk: reward he would have on a trade? My reason for asking is I have been...
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