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    Swift Trade

    i used to be in the vancouver office for a few yrs...had a good time, and management was good. yes people might complain that payout structure is low - but really you have to think that you are gambling with other peoples money and you are getting paid 30-40% of whatever your net profit is at...
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    Anyone heard of DV Trading from Toronto?

    hahahaha - now why was I expecting that
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    Anyone heard of DV Trading from Toronto?

    all i am saying is - if the guy wants to advertise...however inappropriate his means of advertising might be....let him. This is a forum for communicating with other traders right? So many posts on various forums start of talking about charts and views on currencies, equities etc....very soon...
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    Just bought a new system

    i trade fx for an institution....and i assure you euro did not trade at 60 last night as I had an offer to sell at 55 since I was long. The EBS high is euro was 41 overnight in Sydney. You guys got jibbed i feel. Srry I just realized that retail chart prints are different to institutional...
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    Anyone heard of DV Trading from Toronto?

    do you guys have any idea how bitter you sound? its embarrassing...
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    Swift trade Branch Managers

    as a former swifttrader in the vancouver office (with the occasional stint in toronto) i came to the realization that being a good manager and being a good trader were two very seperate issues. We were fortunate because our manager began his career as a trader and still traded - while at the...
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    I would like to backtest 1 system, can someone help me

    aigo i am an fx trader with a bank - we have tons of data going back almost 20/30 yrs...perhaps I can help...what exactly is it that you require?
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    Beating VWAP

    bigdaddy..a few words of caution. since you are as you say new to the job and the junior guy at the desk. this is the last place you will want to post a thread like this - you will find very few traders here with the background you are looking for..and most dont even bother posting here. The...
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    CNN picks up Charlie Sheen's 9/11 comments and WTC7

    I watched a 9/11 documentary called in plane sight....it was very interesting..hosted by Powehour.com talk show host..certainly gets you thinking.. interestingly..the documentary has since been pulled off the google video archives but any who get a hold of it should watch it
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    US Dollar Index

    47% is very impressive - you want to talk about your methodology at all? and how it relates to the USD Index?
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    US Dollar Index

    dx #f or dx m6...but i dont think yahoo finance has it in their symbol list
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    Passed over.....by SwiftTrade?

    the questions you were asked were absolutely ridiculous - however..i get the feeling that you wernt turned down on your responses to the quiz because your responses were fine - a little coloqial and condescending but nonetheless, they were fine. A few words of advice...when asked a...
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    CMT + CFA = Job ?

    Kwancy - you just realized it now? hahahaha..... Pls let these guys write the exam - it makes it easier for people like us to pass then as they tend to skew the pass mark significantly. Why do you think pass rates have been falling for the past few yrs!
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    Finding a trading mentor

    word of caution ..anyone pm'ing you to be your god-sent "mentor" make sure he/she is actually qualified to be one in the first place. You dont want to waste your time speaking with someone who is all style-over-substance. My advice -forget the whole mentor approach -it comes later in the game...
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    Superior trader, a born talent or can be taught?

    very well put - whoever said this must have been a psychologist or something
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