I trade futures but I couldn't agree more with the underlying message of reviewing your trades everyday, and seeing where you went wrong. You must learn from your mistakes. I also believe in specializing in one or two markets only.
In the end it all comes down to Patience, Discipline, and Control.
Self Mastery is really the key. Know your weakness and losing tendencies and force yourself away fron them.
I know this is vauge, but really it sums it up.
There is nothing special on it. One of my friends worked for Tudor for 8 years before going on his own and has a copy, that's how I saw it.
It's cool to see a legend , but it's worth no more then the price of a movie rental.
You can get commision for much cheaper then $4 a rt, like the mid $2's and if you do volume under $2
Slippage depends on how active the market is and when you are try to get the trade off. If the market is running and you want to buy 30 lots on a market orders it can cost you anywhere from 2...
If you ever have a problem like that have your broker call the exchange and get your position and working orders. What the exchange says is the final say.