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Hi, good luck to everyone in raising funds. I talked to a very successful private equity manager with a great track record and a couple hundred million in assets and he told me nothing is as difficult as raising funds. He was shocked how hard it was, even with his very good performance and...

hi KTM - thanks so much for the info. That helps!

Good, info, Aaron. Thanks. My question is this: Do investors in CTA Funds have to be "qualified" investors as is the case for hedge funds? Also, are there fund of CTA funds, just like there are fund of hedge funds? Seems like that would be a good way to invest in CTAs and spread the...

Regards to stops - it better be a "stop limit" after NYSE close, especially when big earnings news is coming out... a normal stop order would have gotten you killed today when it became a market order during the spike. I wasn't trading but I don't see how the CME can allow this. Still the...

Thanks for the replies. Sounds like the consensus is to read Van Tharp's book and save some money. I will do that. THANKS AGAIN for your thoughts.

Does anybody have anything good or bad to say about this educational program? I'm aware of the story behind the turtles. Does this website do a good job teaching the methodology? Thanks for your thoughts.

"the spread is part of the liquidity and if you dont understand that - you should try to get up to speed with it before you do too much trading" that is the whole point, Steve T, liquidity.. I am fully aware of that.. just wondering if any experienced traders can tell me when the best...

Hi: I'm new at swing trading the mini s&p's. I'm long the March contract. I know tomorrow that June becomes the front month. Is it better to sell my March contract and buy the June today or is it best to do it the day that June actually becomes the front month? I'm talking in terms of the...

Hi Newbie: Thanks a lot for the update. I appreciate your insights. If I try PowerTradeSignals.com I'll let you know how its going. I was looking at their S&P Hedge system, which has had great hypotheticals. Of course, we both know how good hypotheticals can look compared to actual...

Hi: Does anybody know of any proprietary futures trading firms where traders can trade firm money and receive a percent of the profits? Thanks for any info.

Hi Newbie: I enjoyed reading about your progress with powertradesignals.com. I was just curious how you have been doing the past month, and if you are able to match the impressive website results. Thanks for any info.