Recent content by derg

My unemployment is voluntary not involuntary.

Im not yet out to make money, just want to learn as best I can. If I can save money during the learning process, (money I cant afford to lose) then I will.

I succeeded when I decided I wasn't happy doing anything else. If I lose more than I make, I've still succeeded.

A number of things. The ability to grasp complex mathematical concepts and data quickly and easily. The tendency to think in terms of style more than substance and viewing knowledge qualitatively more than quantitatively. Organizational skills. Being motivated more by mental...

When I say that I'm a trader I mean that I have a natural aptitude for it (that I haven't bothered to exploit until recently.)

I would love to, but as you can see from my previous posts, I don't yet have enough money to open an account. It's going to take me at least another 2 months to raise $2000. If you want, PM me and I'll give you my email.

I'm being serious, and you aren't. I don't believe you make your living taking advantage of the ignorance of new traders. I am a new trader, but I've been studying the craft for some time. I know nothing about you, but I'm confident enough now to believe that I could outwit you on most markets...

Just curious. For me it was a rather drawn out process.

I thought the Zen applications to trading were quite the opposite. To see the markets clearly, one must cleanse oneself of all biases stemming from personal emotions. This implies taking the cold, unemotional numbers and charts as your master and guide. Your hopes and desires for what the market...

I suppose the argument I'm making here is one of depth vs. bredth. You can learn much more from studying many stocks than you can from poring over just a few, but I'm not yet convinced that you need to have money in them all to learn as much from them (as opposed to choosing what you think is...

I think I've learned all I need to on a general level, since I've been investing in HYIPs and autosurfs for about a year, and have made more money than I lost there (which is quite rare for that industry). I feel like I've mastered that industry and the stock market is the next logical step. I...

No offense taken. Perhaps you could answer another question for me though. Why is the objective amount of money more important than the education and skill of the individual trader? For me, learning is more important than actually turning a profit. I've been studying TA, and I'd much rather...

Hello. Back in 2001 the Cdn. SEC decided that American online brokerages can't do business in the provinces anymore, leaving us with only Canadian overpriced brokers. E-trade is the cheapest that I can find, charging $10/ trade with a min. account balance of $1000. But all I hear is bad...