Recent content by kardisa

Wow, this is me in a nutshell. I look forward to reading more of your musings.

I trade from the same time zone as Daniel (I live in Taiwan), and it's definitely a bitch at times. However, I love being able to wake up after noon, go to the gym, study Chinese, and then devote my nights to trading. The social impact isn't really an issue for me since I'm single and my...

Actually, anyone who's ever played Tetris will find this amusing. :P

2010 Starting balance: 25,167 Yesterday's realized gain was 367.54 and unrealized was ~1,780.00. Hopefully that will still be the case once I sell my AAPL calls later today. My goal for this year is to just end in the positive...even if that's $1.

Up 154 % YTD, mostly on stocks, though I've been delving into options over the past couple of months. However, I think this figure is mostly (if not entirely) due to "beginner's luck". I know I've made a ton of stupid mistakes this year, that have cost me thousands in profits. Thus, I will be...