Recent content by I'mbatman

No one is paper trading here. Posts from a few years ago were during a period of time I considered trading futures. I very quickly learned that I did not want to be tethered to a screen all day. As I mentioned I'm fully invested and have been for years. However, I now have a lump sum I'd...

This is my reason for wanting to buy the LEAPS. I do not want to miss out on the market moving up while I slowly wade in. If the market moves down, I'm DCA'ing in a better prices, but my LEAP loses value. If the market moves up, my LEAPS gain value and I DCA in at higher prices. If I...

Hello, I am in a situation where I have a large amount of cash to invest. I have always had the most success in my investing life with simply dollar cost averaging into index funds. I have a slight variation where I put some additional funds in if the market drops say 10% or greater. I...

There are a lot of resources to learn how to trade, but I was wondering, how do the big shots at JPM, GS, etc learn to trade? I'm assuming on the job from the folks that kill it every day but seriously, does anyone know how the big banks teach their own young traders?

I had a question regarding the cause of slippage. The way I understand slippage is this: Lets say I am long 1 contract at 1190.00. I place a Limit order to sell at 1200.00 Lets say there are already 1000 contracts with a 1200.00 limit order. Does my order go to the end of the line...

Title says it all. Do most traders keep all their capital available for trading, or do a lot also have index funds, mutual funds, etc? Just wondering.

I have multi-generational wealth and I fight crime at night...just kidding I fly planes.

Hello ET people, I've been a long time lurker and have absorbed tons of info from this site. In the next few weeks I am going to be trading futures for real(as opposed to on paper). The thing is, I have been trading a successful strategy on Thinkorswim and I understand it is not very...

Hello ET people, I've been lurking for a few years and have decided it is time to take the plunge into trading. My plan is to trade futures with one contract to start. I can support a much greater amount but having read these boards for a long time, I have learned that discipline and proper...