Recent content by lpchad

Just bought 22,000 shares of C average fill of $3.96 Holding for up to 5 years. Hoping to net a cool million. ~$45 share. Let's see how this does compared to active trading.

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Does anyone trade the YM or ES outside of standard cash session market hours? Is there less manipulation from the algos outside of the cash market hours?

Robert, Thank you for your thoughts. I have followed your trading in the P/L for the past year or so. While the whole Vegas thing is enticing, I'm not that type of gambling man - although some here on ET might argue my odds of success at the roulette wheel are better than trading! I'll...

Oh, cmon :p

Thanks all for the great feedback so far, especially from those that don't post much.

Trading is not a diversion. I am very risk adverse which is what makes the decision hard. I will self admit that I have some fear of failure. I have confidence that I don't have many of the delusions many have approaching trading but still, it is a tough endeavor. I am largely...

This is what I am thinking too. Just not sure if there is something I am overlooking.

I have contemplated an MBA and determined it is not a good fit for me. I am not interested in working for someone else or in a corporate environment. There are too many MBAs, the degree is a commodity now except for maybe the best students in the very top schools. I don't see any sense in...

My initial response is to stay in Chicago and continue working and trade on the side. She really doesn't want a LD relationship while in Med School and she knows that there isn't really anything for me in Michigan professionally for the 4 years she is in school. We are coming back to Chicago...

B.S. in Business from University of Illinois Been working for 5 years in project management related work

Hi all, I have a unique situation I would like some unbiased advice on. I know that is in short supply around here. I'm 26 and engaged to a girl that will be attending a top rated D.O. program medical school. She is going to become an oncologist. In doing so, it will require us to move...