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    CFTC Advisory on Forex Brokers

    Haha I just finished the first one "Market Wizards" Absolutely love, read high lighted rules and stories often waiting to get "New Market Wizards" by mail soon Cheap prices available
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    CFTC Advisory on Forex Brokers

    Rocko, Thank you, Toronto is currently being hit with tons of ads on TV and community newspapers with "FX Trading - unlimited potential", "10% return in a day, everyday" and "Trade in FX, the world's largest markets". Ofcourse I have never heard of most of the firms and most come here...
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    Day Trading ...help!

    I don't think banks will lend against your day trading income as they always follow an asset based lending formula against your "stated" future earnings. Now for the real question. Momentum is the main driver of inefficiences in the market that allow day traders to survive. Momentum comes...
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    CFA passing rate %- Quick reveiw

    I agree with 100% on MFE. I recently finished an MBA with a concentration in Financial Engineering. I will start trading at a prop house soon. I hope to actively use my knowledge to build models that are market executable in the future. I do have one warning. Do not become a code monkey...
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    CFA passing rate %- Quick reveiw

    I have come to the conclusion through the act of globalizing the CFA designation, it has been watered down into an obstacle course of depreciated knowledge. After a 4 year journey my friend got his CFA Chartership, after which his employer asked him to look elsewhere as he was more "Mobile"...
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    Toronto Traders Get together --April 20th

    I will be there -- I hope to trade Prop soon and would like to meet others who are trading prop in T.O.
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    Career Advice

    I too made the same mistake here in Canada My criminal offence: I am an immigrant and I did not go to the same elementary schools as some of the equity traders here. The relationships some traders have built since elementary and highschools are quite strong here. I worked through Ops...
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    Best Prop firm for Canadians?

    Hi everyone. First time here on the board. I am doing some research on prop firms to start using soon. So far I like Barkley Trading, but really would like to know more from someone who has worked with, in or is still involved with them What is service like? How fast are queries...
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