Recent content by chicagoshorty

I get a "restricted" message when I try to short....

Scottrade has low commissions for options, but unless you know what you're doing do use them. The display options quotes based on the exchange where the last contracts traded - not NBBO. Very dangerous for someone who doesn't realize it!

Thanks for all of your advice, guys... I'm starting again smaller and will focus on entry and exit points rather than p/l. I've yet to trade without thinking about p/l, and as I said it will probably be easier when I'm not counting on it to make a living. I don't know how you guys do it -...

The thing is, when trading options the swings are huge. Are you guys trading options? I like the leverage on the upside, obviously, but the downside is scary to me. Next week I start a "real job" so the pressure of having to make money will be off so I can cut my size...

I am driving myself absolutely insane... I continually pick good trades, but have trouble getting the nads to put them on. Yesterday I picked a GREAT trade that would've doubled my money overnight, but lacked the confidence to put it on. I've heard it all about cutting down size to...

This is for Stephen, Kicking and Ozzy... GROW UP You deserve the hoochies I'm sure you meet and go out with! I like the post about how a woman is attracted to someone who is passionate about what they do. To prove my point, do you know that in a recent survey women find firefighting to...

I'm used to it - makes the trading day go faster! I trade from home now so I sometimes miss being the target of jokes...

If it were, do you think I would really tell anyway? It's bad enough even admitting you're female on here, nevermind if anyone god for bid got a picture!

LOL - No, not me - I'm blonde Today is a little better, still holding onto the crap positions from last week and they are getting better - hope you guys and gals are better today, too.... What do you all trade?

Hey Janna - I guess I understand why they might think I was a male pretending to be female, and you're right - most females would be distgusted by a lot of the posts on the boards. But I don't let those posts stop me, neither do you, from interacting with other traders. To me, that's the...

Wondering why you think that....

Probably true, but being the nice guy with intelligence will get you the SMART pretty girls...

I've had a horrible two days and the convo helped lighten it for me, too - nice to know "the bettys" made you guys also feel better!

I meant the book - I remember reading that bit about Lewi Raneri... I was told you can't be in this business without reading that book or watching "Wall Street" when I first started working on the floor