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    Trader P/L 2012

    dolphins10, what are you trading? Looks like you are doing nicely, are you able to scale up your position?
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    What's Wrong with Canada?

    What's Wrong with Canada? Too many Canadian's :D
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    Build Your Own - Step by Step ( i7 2600k)

    Fantastic thread. I summary "So, long story short: Core i5 is made for mainstream users who care about performance, and Core i7 is made for enthusiasts and high-end users. " :D
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    How many points is reasonable?

    Thanks for that Jack, you hit the nail on the head.
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    How many points is reasonable?

    I only day trade. The overnight market is very illiquid and spreads are wide. With a 1 lot you wont have any issues. You may have to cross over 5 points to execute a trade.
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    How many points is reasonable?

    This is a very general question. Yes and No I am a discretionary trader. My trade size clips are 20 lots with a max of 100 lot day limit. I work for a prop house and they take a % of my winnings
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    How many points is reasonable?

    I don't know what your strategy you are trading. How many trades are you executing to achieve 5 points? For a discretionary trader 5 points is very low. The problem with the SPI is scaling is an issue.
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    Anyone trading with a touchscreen?

    Using a stylus avoids fat fingers.
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    How many points is reasonable?

    I also trade the SPI and not in 1 lots. FYI, a noob trades in 1 lots. Don't ever put the SPI and ES in the same sentence, another noob comment. Slippage on 1 contract, is this a joke? (lot size is 1 and spread is 1). You only have comm to pay. You are aware you are able to trade the...
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    How many points is reasonable?

    $600 per week on the SPI on 1 contact is very low considering it is only 5 points ($25 per point) and the average daily range is 55 points.
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    How do you get rid of the "ego"

    Use a STOP!
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    Nyc

    I dont know where any gay clubs are, sorry.
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    Where can I find a Hedge Fund/prop office business plan?

    When it comes to trading a business plan has 1 line. "I will make $...... per month, otherwise fire me."
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    Prop trading (Black box)

    Be very careful of "black box" trading, I have friends that were fired once the system was up and running. The firm they worked for still runs their system.
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    what kind of training do you get at a prop?

    These days not much.
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