Recent content by alecpower

First off, am am not a spammer. I attended their open house last night and wanted to share my findings with the online community. I have been looking for a legit firm in the San Fran area to trade with and this opportunity is one of the few to come around in the last few years. I just have no...

They claim to offer: $0.20 per 1000 shares. $1,500 for 2 weeks of training. (pay for training) No capital contribution- all firm traded money. $220 per month Sterling platform fee. $49 per month "risk management" fee. Extensive dark pools/ecn/floor access. 50% payout for first 10k monthly...

Come on man. He is in here answering a question I asked about the company he works with. I consider that valuable information and appreciate the fact that he came in here to set the record straight.

Thank you for your reply. It is great to hear from someone from within the company. I look forward to the upcoming open house. Hopefully I will be able to meet you in person and find out more about Altrion.

Has anyone heard of Altrion Trading? They have some Craigslist postings for new traders in a few cities. It looks like they just popped up. Has anyone heard anything about them?

Original poster, you are clearly at the absolute beginning of your trading adventure. You first need to educate yourself on the subject. Read the popular trading books. Setup an account that you can do simulated trading. Experiment with simulated trading as you save money, because you will need...

The original post is certainly thought provoking. I am in a very similar position. I have an applied math degree from a top tier university, and an MBA from a lower tier school. During the MBA program I became friends with a professional trader who turned me onto the possibility of trading for...