Recent content by youn7001

My cousin majored in music, and a few of his music-friends took a drug before auditions/performances to get rid of anxiety. It didn't impair their skill and it didn't make them drowsy. It simply let them perform at peak performance without the interference of stage fright. If band-dorks...

I decided against Swift Trade for a couple of reasons: (1) Training appears to be weak. I spoke with the trainer during my interview, and asked him if he traded. His answer was 'no'. From what I learned on this board, it's critical to be trained by someone who actually trades, or else you...

As the original poster, I learned a lot from this discussion. Namely; 1. I want to trade prop 2. I want to trade for a prop firm other than Swift Trade Hopefully there will be some competing prop firms opening their doors in the Toronto area. Until then, I'll keep reading the boards...

Okay, even if grossing $5k in a month is doable, what can hurt me are the pass throughs.... right? Therefore, can anyone tell me roughly what dollar amount pass through's add up to in a month, assuming: 400 trades per day * 5000 shares per trade * 21 days = 42mm shares per month (these...

Thanks to everyone who posted for their input. To clarify: -yes, the firm is Swift Trade - yes, I am responsible for pass through's. No, I don't know how much pass-throughs to expect. *Mr. Dinly: re: 5000 share limit - Can only hold a position on one stock at a time (to a max of 5000...

I was offered a proprietary trader job, and wanted to judge it by your reactions. I appreciate all of your input, and I'm hoping for a lot of responses (good and bad, whatever the case may be). Thanks in advance. (1) $0 of my own money to start (2) 3 days of class room training, followed...