Recent content by Limitless100

Well said great points. I personally use my laptop (Mac) as my mess around computer doing whatever I want on it without worrying. I purchased a low/medium budget computer for trading and do basically nothing else on it. I have also purchased a high quality UPS to run my computer/modem/router...

Seeing a reply like this is comical. Your comparing a guy with 100K account to a Hedge Fund managing billions. No comparison.

That's correct. I think the example I was looking for was 100->50->100...Which would be lose 50% only to need 100% for break even. And it only gets worse as you lose more.

Yes I would definitely start with a small portion of money, are your trading equities or futures? Just remember for every percentage you lose you need to earn twice as much to get even. Losing 20% leads to having to gain 40% for break even. So limit your risk/loss the best you can.

If you are new to trading, borrowing money (20 or 40K) is probably going to be a dangerous tactic. I'm not one to push negativity upon someone, but I do believe in helping to correctly guide someone. Being new to trading means you will experience a learning curve, as with anything in the...

[/I][/B] I am guessing you are joking?

Great discussion thanks for posting this!

Yes that was my plan. Being on Long Island I also have gone through many hurricanes. It won't be paired with a generator but more so as something the protects my equipment and gives me time flatten positions etc.

I am looking to purchase this UPS today. Seems like its a quality piece and has fantastic reviews. http://www.cyberpowersystems.com/products/ups-systems/pfc-sinewave-series/CP1500PFCLCD.html I will be connecting my Desktop, router, modem, and two screens.

Thanks!

Yes I don't use any type of programmable trading programs/code right now. I agree 100%, trading strategy is the more important aspect. If you have all the tech without the strat you won't go very far. My issue, and the way I look at it, is if I can get all of the simple/cheap tech edges I can...

That brings up a thought. How exactly do you go about acquiring a colo to reduce latency? Similar to what you stated comparing from your house to NY4 than comparing your colo server to NY4? Also how much does this run you? Obviously not nearly as much as co-locating within a data center, but I'm...

Hmm that does seem to be quite the situation to be in. I believe you are correct, having default programmable keys may be your only option. Although I'm not sure if this is going to be possible?

I inquired with verizon today, it is basically the exact same network/service for the business line except with special "attention" So in short, useless. I am trading with Takion Platform.

Are you referring to the business line Winston mentioned earlier? If I were to get a direct business line from Fios, would this provide me with a backup? Or would it still be the same because they are both from verizon? Thanks for your help again.