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Has anyone experienced freetrade.com. I'm looking to open an account for my swing trades as I it is not an active account for me. Let me know how your expreince was with them.

I am looking for an online broker to do swing trades with the best price/fees. Will be doing less than 5 trades a month. Checked IB but they have a $10 monthly maintenance fee.

Has anyone at ET had any experience with SAFIR-X, an automated trading systems builder from www.sirtrade.com? It claims that you just pick your indicators and the systems codes it for you. Are there any other programs out there like this?? If anyone has any experience with systems like this...

Any other pit traders out there?

You can tell a lot from an individual's character by the way they act after a bad round of golf. Do they blame everyting but themselves. The same can be said for trading. The difference between the pros and amateurs is mental attitude. During a round of golf it is hard to tell by watching a pro...

Does anyone have experience trading on the floor/pit of a commodity exchange like the Kansas City Board of Trade. Is it worth buying/leasing a seat on the KCBT or will pit trading be extinct in the future. How much do floor traders make on these type of exchanges???

Looking for successful traders in Kansas City willing to mentor a newbie. Starting with small acount around 5k, so will probably be trading the S&P emini. Any info would help.

Recently graduated college and would like to trade full time in the future as this is my passion. Does anyone have suggestions on what/how to study/prepare for this challenging career while working to build capital. For instance, books that every trader should read or techniques that I can...

I have just graduated college and am interested in becoming a professional trader and need some guidance. First, what are the (dis)advantages of starting with a trading firm like Bright Trading compared to starting on my own. Next, if it is more advantageous to work with a professional trading...