Recent content by Sophomore

Funny as that would be, most (if not all) of them use the Arabic numeral system when dealing with computers. What that guy did and the lady you mentioned did can't be put to anything other than pure stupidity.

LoL, fair enough. My mistake. I didn't look into it too deeply.

He sounds like a Japanese person to me (his grammar). I for one appreciate his taking the time to post despite having to overcome a language barrier.

I think I know who you're talking about. He's good.

Maybe it's "government intervention" and telling the banks and such not to allow shorts so the market doesn't tank?

Well, that was interesting. And here I thought there was another terrorist attack somewhere.

Hey, I'm wondering if anyone's been doing well recently between 3AM CST and 7:00AM CST (10AM Exchange - 2PM Exchange). The volume for the last three weeks during these times seems particularly sucky (especially this week), but I don't have too much experience. What do you guys think? As...

This is exactly what my cousin did. Now he's retired (kind of - I don't think he can pull himself away from trading) at 30 and living in Tennessee. You sound like you've got some pretty good qualifications. I think some of the private trading firms would be willing to take you on. There's...

It seems to me that the biggest fault of the US military right now is simply lack of manpower. It's got all the technology and bombs it needs. So if I were to choose one over the other, I'd say upgrade the infrastructure for an eventual (given the current government's belligerent attitude)...

I'm getting through "The Trading Athlete" by Shane Murphy & Dough Hirschhorn. It basically adopts the mental training for athletes to traders. I haven't read any of the books on your list, but it sounds like what you're talking about. I personally like it, since it's very direct and has...

I hear a lot of the rich folk already are (or at least they're making their children do it.)

http://www.hilliard.com/products_options_option_trading_req.html These are Hillard Lyons' option trading requirements. I don't use them personally, but it should help you get an idea of what brokers generally expect from their options applicants.

I seriously thought the thread title was 'stockle-mon' .

You mean this guy? http://www.brettsteenbarger.com