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Wanabe traders (that would be me) should watch that movie, Tin Cup, paying particular attention to the scene where the soon to be girlfriend arrives to her golfing lesson with a bunch of gadgets that are supposed to help her swing. :D

Honestly, I am quite new at trading, but my gut instinct tells me that self-doubt is lethal. Look back at your own posting history. You asked this same question a couple of years ago. As I say, I am new at this, but ... just a thought.

Here it is: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=229261 ... an interesting thread that is somewhat if not perfectly related to what you are trying to do.

Hi Jason, Yes, thanks, I am aware of that option. I debated this but decided I would rather trade USD denominated products in a USD account. Is there by any chance a way to link my mini and micro account under one login? I'd really like to be able to transfer money between the two...

:-) Still, you've drawn attention to something which was discussed in a previous thread. You can always organise your trades so that your trading in whatever currency you want. ( with a fee ) For example: I like to trade gold. Gold is priced in US dollars. What if I want to trade...

I have a similar issue, if I am understanding you correctly. My account with FXCM is in US dollars, but I live and spend in Canada. Naturally, I want to preserve the Canadian dollar buying value of my US account. You are currently LONG on the GBP. So, purchase a contract of equivalent...

Yes, and once i have that system I will automate it. By the way, the man who approached me about all of this is associated with Golden Market Management. http://www.proptrading.ca/trading.html Anybody, have any experience with this firm, good or bad?

Make money? Frankly, I don't care about the money right now. I am still trying to find consistancy in my trading. I'll worry about the money when when this consistancy is established. I amd being pressured hard right now to increase trade count or increase shares traded. I am resisting...

The statement I received is this: "Fees start at $3 per 1000 shares and normal volume discounts will apply" I'll update this soon when I get my hands on the trader's contract.

Thanks blobmorse, I may or may not lose it. I have been trading for a little over two months now, and have never lost that much. Early days, I know. I will be working one-on-one with an experienced and profitable coach for the first 12 weeks.

I have been offered the opportunity to day trade, remotely, with a prop firm. Both this individual and firm he works for looks very reputable, but I remain uncertain because of the following. I am required to risk $2500 of my money in exchange for an initial $25000 of capital. In addition...

As another poster stated, some ECN offer rebates. I finally learned how to do this properly today. After going way up on fees scalping on one stock I managed to reduce my fees to $.03 by the end of the day. Don't do limit bid/offer or market orders. You need to make sure that you don't...

Nonsense! Invasion on 11-11-11!!! Ha ha ha! And on 12-12-12, poles flip, and yellowstone goes BA-BOOM, and the world generally comes to an end. BUUUUUT ..... not before Jesus walks on lava!

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Thanks for the thoughts everyone. Yes, KO/PEP, is not an option. These stocks are too expensive. It has to be a group of inexpensive stocks, $4 to $5. What I really want to be able to do is essentially "black box" a group of stocks. In other words, treat the box as if it were one stock...

Thanks. Yes, I know it is going to be hard. I was experimenting with C on Friday using 500 shares. My usual $.03 loss limit was very painful. The trouble with C is that the price change occurs much, much too slowly. I don't think scalping C is a very profitable idea. The only way to make...

It depends on the type of order and which ECN I direct it through. I have a pile of choices. Some of the guys I work with manage to finish the day having paid no fees, and have actually received a few dollars of credit trading one stock. Now, using that logic, if I traded multiple stocks...

Does google do an aggregate chart? I can only find the option to do a comparative chart. Maybe I haven't made myself clear. Consider 4 stocks with the following prices: $5.20, $4.80, $3.20, $3.90. I want the graph to show the sum: $5.20 + $4.80 + $3.20 + $3.90 = $17.10. In other words, I...

Currently, I make use of the free charting website www.freestockcharts.com. It provides almost real time data within a couple of seconds of accuracy. If I were to make use of "basket" orders, multiple stocks traded simultaneously, following each stock individually, would, to say the least...

Thanks. I'll try to find the papers.