Recent content by titanboxer

But how will those smart phones connect once there is internet public wifi everywhere...

bump?

If you are a student you should keep in mind that most of the people on this board trade their own money from home, but if they are successful it has likely taken them a lot of money and time to figure it out. most of them will tell you not to even attempt it without 100K to finance your...

you need to realize no one is going to care how smart you think you are. prove it (grades). want it more than oxygen. prove that. i know where you are coming from as i gave up my tradestation account earlier in the year. i would just zone out all day noticing patterns, and coding...

trader monthly had a spread of the different desks by position for ave salaries and bonuses in one of their last few issues. seems to be what you were looking for, but unfortunately i already threw mine out. you should see if you could locate a back issue though. but the above post with...

how is a soldier supposed to be "for or against the war?" Most people sign up to serve their country, you can't give 2 weeks notice just because you don't like where you get sent to next.

one other thing to consider, when your trying to get a job you want to be recruited. that means they have to like what they see. 1. your trading, they like that your interested in the markets, but wont care much past that since institutional trading is going to be way different than a 5...

ok, i am more or less in the same boat as you, except im a few years ahead. but my account was only 2000 when i was 16:p . so heres the deal, i don't know what your finances, or acceptances to college situation is, but check out who recruits at the schools your thinking of going to. depending...

How did your day at the exchanges work out? just curious

you think id have more luck finding one in ny somewhere?

hi, i know my post count marks me as new, but ive been lurking for almost a year now. ive recently returned from iraq and im going back to school this fall. i have enough money now, i wont have to work crap college summer jobs, so i could work an internship next summer. my eventual goal is to...

hey thanks for the advise so far, basically thats what i needed to hear to confirm my thoughts thus far. i knew id have at least a few doubters out there, lol..........but good trading to everyone

ive been trading my own money for a few years now and have done reasonably well. i can say ive done as well as most hedge funds, or better, but im not able to double my money every year. even still, an acquaintance of mine offered to have me invest their money, an 8 figure amount, and i need...