According to the SEC, most pro traders are in the 30-39 age class. Second largest group being the 20-29s. The numbers are much lower but...
I had some NQ positions stuck for about 10 minutes yesterday, due to a Globex problem, according to IB . I covered using a correlated european...
>some of these numbers being thrown around are silly I guess the reality is silly ?! Reread my posts. I wrote :...
My 100% figure applies mostly to professional daytraders with their trading as their main income source. The kind that keep just what is required...
If I start with $100 and make $150, that's 50% reutrn. Easy to calculate. But if I start with $25K (the required capital maintenance amount) and...
about 150k EUR last year... You will find a LOT more top traders in equity trading than in futures trading, by the way. OHLC
Your risk management parameters are so different than the most widely accepted that no comparison can be done... The more you increase your...
I meant : 9 to 22 for the GMT +1 area. (Paris, Madrid)
I think you should forget about trading the Eurozone exchanges. The 0.5% UK tax stamp, and similar taxes on the other European stocks render this...
Depends on the timeframe you trade... 10 crtc are appropriate for 1' scalping I usually trade the FCE on either 5'/15' intraday, or short term...
I agree, volume tends to drift to the most efficient exchanges. There are still some good points with exchanges like the MONEP. I appreciate...
Not yet ;) I have some experience with the FCE (making about 30% of my futures volume on it) and I can't think of much situations where I could...
Thanks for all the ideas. OHLC
>MONEP CAC FCE 1875 Ouch...
Seems like the people at IB UK have some sense of humor... Since they advertised great rates for futures, I decided to open an account there. I...
I use to save a part of my profits for retirement/medic expenses, and so on... I used to save in the form of cash, but converted half of my...
You can only guess that a substantial amount of BT revenue comes from their failing traders (who blow their 25K contribution...why do you think...
Strange ratings for BT, in the 'Brokers' part of this site. Only 12 ratings (including the D. Bright one) ... 67% negative opinions. Are the...
Thank you, It would be great to have this functionality directly incorporated to the software. Even better if this could be completed before the...
IMO, Poindirex as a broker is great, great customer service and friendly people, good platform, low per share pricing. But the overall service...
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