Recent content by Ephstrader

2010 picked up right where 2009 finished. Actually...worse. I am sure plenty of folks are making plenty of money but it seems evident that whatever made me profitable for the first 6 years of my career no longer work.

I guess if I had your kind of success when things were good, I might be a little less down but I echo your sentiment of 2009 kicking my rear. I hope we are both wrong and 2010 rocks but I think some part of my day will be spent checking on job postings as terrible as working for anyone but...

I trade thin stocks a lot...ie 500k-2million shares traded a day. That would explain why I pull my hair out trying to get a fill and pound my desk in frustration while thousands of shares trade at my quoted price while I get nothing.

Thanks. That is a great thread. I wish I knew what my problem is. I see opportunities out there to be sure but for whatever reason, I can no longer grab them. I think a big part of my problem is me but I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one feeling the pain.

I hope this isn't the case for many many years. If so, there will be at least one less trader in the market.

I have been a professional trader for the past 7 years trading predominately Nasdaq stocks. My p/l has gone up 20-40% a year from about $30k a year to my peak in 2008 at about $200k. Life was good...until 2009. Last year I made about $20k. I wish that were a typo but it isn't. Obviously...

I have been trading in New York City for the past 4 years with 2 different firms. Mostly short term scalping but have started to swing trade as well. Looking to move to Charlottesville in the next 3-12 months and would be very interested to get in touch with any traders or trading groups down...