Recent content by JoeF716

Collegetrader, I'm 19 years old and a sophomore in college also. Started my education at the beginning of January and started trading with a 4600 account around mid march. I swing trade options and when I started I thought I knew everything, ha..stupid. I was up 1500 in my first day and...

i was in the same boat as you.. i started trading mid december last year (mid freshman year). It actually really distracted me from my schoolwork because I was doing A LOT more work with the market than i was with school. But, it has really payed off and I have really improved my trading...

can't really judge by one days move.. the dow is moving towards neutral mode while the nasdaq and s&p are still intermediate bullish making higher highs and higher lows. all you can do is play what you see..play the current swing

I am looking for some type of program that can make a mini indice of my stocks. I swing trade options I look through around 550-600 stocks a day to see what's doing what. It'd be great to see a graphical representation of my groups of stocks instead of actually going through all of them. I...

I think it depends on your capital. If your working with a pretty high capital, definitely don't risk as much. Probably .5 to 1. But if you're not working with much, go with 2 and lessen it up as your captial grows. -Joe

I'm just curious to see the results of this.... When did you start trading and how long have you been doing it? I started about half a year ago and I am 18. I absolutley love it. -Joe

I am an options swing trader. After my stock makes a good run, I can't decide when to get out. When my target price is reached, I want the stock to keep going and profits to keep coming (of course). So, I have been sizing down once that price is reached and then just watching the stock...

thinkorswim doesn't charge any fees it comes with papermoney

Ok, thanks guys. I have checked out some of the websites you posted and there is some great information there. I am also picking up a few books tomorrow. I appreciate it.

I have been trading stock for a while now, mainly options, and I have become pretty interested in futures. However, I have no idea where to start. Anybody have any ideas?

I am looking for some books that really explain futures and how they work. I have looked at the books section of ET and there really aren't many reviews to get a good grasp on how good the book really is. Thanks, I appreciate it!