Recent content by Elysium

What is it that makes the switch from paper to real trading so difficult? Is it something internal (fear of losing real money, not doing exactly the same as you did on paper, ...) or is it more of an external reason (hard to get filled at price, slippage, spread, ...) Of course it's a bit...

any comments? for e minis? is it free? any good? or better alternatives (for about the same price?)

Why do so much people have prejudices when it comes to the market? A lot of people seem to associate it with gambling, casinos, ... Where does this disdain come from? What's your experience when talking to people who claim the market is just a form of legalised gambling? I've hadn't...

ET.... for Extra Terrestrial trading!

http://www.fxcm.com/charts.html fxtrek & stratagem are both good

Anyone has some interesting sites where you can find essays, opinions, views, discussions, ... on diverse subjects (e.g. on (anti-)globalism, global warming, cloning, politics, religion, ...) Not necessarily news-related, just to learn a bit more about these (and other) subjects.

hah! I saw that too when I looked yesterday, now they've deleted it!

http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/finder/customstocks.asp I don't know if this url will work, but it's a great free screening tool. Scroll to the bottom, on the right, choose "Deluxe Stock Screener" Scroll down again and click on "download MSN Money Deluxe." then "i see the chart"...

http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7663

on the bottom it says "quotes 15 min delayed" but the nasdaq quotes come from isld (realtime) and the nyse quotes seem realtime to me am i wrong?

What is the average spread on MXIM, BRCM, QCOM, ...? Why is the following chart an illusion: => ~2%/day