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This is the best thread on ET, IMO. I'm in catch-up mode with the material (also reading related Toolbox and Tomorrow's News threads) and should have completed a careful read-through within a couple of days. It'll take longer than that to absorb it all, I know. But alot of this stuff...

If a man says something and his wife doesn't hear it, is he still wrong?

As a newcomer to trading, I for one am comforted by the idea that it's not the strategy that makes the trader -- that success has much more to do with discipline, money management, risk management and position sizing. (I'm reading Tharp right now, who's very big on that idea.) If, as some...

Inandlong - a cool head that usually prevails MarketSurfer - Great journals. Love the forex thread! Scientist - Hubris...with panache Brandonf - Great advice for newbies (like me) Nitro - The man lives to trade Thanks to all for your tidbits of wisdom and wit.

I'm not a full time professional trader (I'm supplementing my income by working nights), and I am relatively new to the game. In my limited experience trading, though, I've used Ameritrade (for Level II, T&S, and execution), IB (for Level II and execution), and eSignal (for Charts and T&S)...

If you laid all the economists in the world end-to-end...they would not reach an agreement.

"...but never risking more than 2-3% of their capital on any trade" Brandon, Could you clarify this? This may be a stupid question, but I am wondering what you really mean here? Do you mean: 1) If your total capital as a trader is $100K, no single trade should be greater than $2K...

Brandon, I'm doubtless one of the beginning traders you are talking about -- starting to trade while reading and learning and keeping my (small-time) consulting business going. I'm finding this thread to be beneficial in terms of reaffirming what I've been reading in other places. Please...

Institutions deal with higher priced issues, making for nice movement in the price, but I'm thinking, if what you're doing is working for you, why change it? Thanks, that's a good point. But, like us all, I'm always looking to improve what I'm doing and become more profitable. I certainly...

I'm in a similar position as the first poster. I'm trading during the day and working (as a programmer from my home office) at night, so I can guarantee an income while learning trading. I'm brand new at this game, so this may be a stupid question. I use an Ameritrade account, and have been...