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Your credit report shouldn't affect whether or not you are accepted at a trading firm. My credit report is ridiculous, but I haven't had a problem getting a job at a prop firm. Unless they did check it- and only gave me a chance to make money to pay off my credit cards because they felt...

There are a few threads on this site that have discussed the advantages/disadvantages of trading NYSE vs. Nasdaq. The prop firms that focus on listed trading tend to share the belief that listed is a much fairer and efficient method of trading due to the specialist function. Therefore, they...

I am currently trading Nasdaq stocks as a proprietary trader for a company called Horizon Capital. You're right, initially most of the firms I met with only allowed listed trading. I even traded listed for Generic for a couple months but left to focus on Nasdaq again. I much prefer Nasdaq and...

I currently trade in Andover's NYC office for a subsidiary of their's- Horizon Capital. Don't know if Andover itself is hiring, but do know that Horizon is. Email me if you're interested in more info.

"the only genius is being able to go from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm".. my fear is not losing, but losing the will to try again.. I agree 100%. This business is a wild rollercoaster ride in the beginning stages. I believe the key to surviving is to remain passionate...

Do you trade for Generic? I know similar situations occured there the last trading day of September. Regardless, down the road you'll see that day was a great learning experience. You have to lose a few thousand in the beginning to make the many thousands and hopefully millions down the...

I recently met with a rep from Heartland and he told me that new traders are paid $2400 a month for the first 6 months after which the salary is entirely performance based. We didn't get into specifics over the payout rate during the those first few months as I briefly met with him at a college...

I was seriously considering joining them- 100% of profits was music to my ears. Where did you hear that they were shut down by regulators?