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I'm 25 right now. The odds are very favorable, almost overwhelming, that I'll make quite a few millions in my lifetime. Guess what...I'll keep most of them too. Rated top of my field? I hope I never reach the level where I'll be "rated" at all. EDIT. You gave me a few more to...

WRONG. Amount of times Niederhoffer blew up: 2 Amount of times Daniel M. blew up: 0

Just like 1 * -1 = -1, a trader that blows up on a loss is just a CRAP TRADER. Considering losses are just a natural part of the game we play, good traders are good even when they are losing.

With the leverage pro firms give you, you don't need to keep moare than $100k in your account. You take your money out because if the prop firm folds you only lose what you have in there.

Is that what it's all about to you Chas, getting to the top? Who gives a f**k about the top?? And the "top" according to who's definition? Was he the richest? Did he have the best annual percentage return? The best reward to risk ratio? What does it take to reach the top?? It takes...

dotfutures, I wonder what your agenda is. Every one of your nine posts has had something negative to say. Stating that daytrading is purely a matter of luck with such authority, a statement that is so far removed from the truth it's not funny, one can only assume you're a total idiot...

What medium were you using for the transmission? I've heard a lot of good stuff about "Wi-Fi" (802.11b). It's not mobile - you have to be stationary - but the speeds it claims are awesom Mb/sec++

The "market" pretty much already crashed. We're only talking about the Dow here. I for one aren't bearish on the outlook for the rest of the year. I'm not bullish either. I'm really not smart enough to decide on those sorts of things. With bearish sentiment so prevalent, I'd be more...

I'm not Canadian, but if I was I'd be crazy with delight. Especially after the whole saga of getting approval. Now you can see how the other half lives. :) Welcome aboard!

IB absolutely rocks man! 4:1 overnight is outstanding. If anyone's reading this thread and wondering whether IB is any good - YES, THEY ARE FANTASTIC! Commissions, executions, financial strength, innovations - they kick butt on all fronts. (And if you disagree, ignore me or PM me, but...

Although you said that in jest (I assume), I actually did take a speed reading course. I read quite a lot and thought, "I wonder if I could read faster, I'd get a lot more read". Tell ya what, it's been great. I don't read as fast as that Howard Berg guy (of infomercial fame) but I did double...

Do you mean like a documentary style video? I'm not aware of any. The low budget film, "Rogue Trader", about Nick Leeson, has some lame pit action from SIMEX.

I make most of my trades on kalc and qlgc and I'd agree that MMs don't eat as much shares as they used to, escpecially players like GSCO and MSCO. I do see institutions using BTRD soaking up thousands and thousands though, and, in my estimate, not often successfully. (There was a memorable...

www.lowtax.net To P2. There are plenty of companies that will help you form an offshore corporation and advise you on legal aspects. I'm definitely far from knowledgable on all this...but I have looked into it and it seems that it can all be done. (I don't mind paying taxes for now...

Sounds like someone's got an OPINION. Didn't mommy tell you not to do that with Mr Market? Note: this is what they call, "talking your position".

So is it gonna happen? (An "off-topic" forum?)

Looking at your posts in this and other threads it seems to me you are looking for some iron clad guarantee that it's possible to make money trading. It IS. I don't want to discourage you from asking questions - it's a GREAT way to learn - but I would urge you to shift the focus of your...

Does anyone have any information on what commissions are likely to be for security futures contracts (otherwise known as single stock futures)? I was just checking out the OneChicago site. Their SF contracts will be for 100 shares of the underlying. To trade an equal amount of futures as I do...

Yeah, yeah, yeah. You can provide all sorts of "evidence" to show that, yes, trading really is like any other business. The point is, are YOU, the at-home or office trader, taking IPOs on roadshows, handing out buy/sell ratings, addressing order imbalances? NO.

And what happens? Everyone else folds, and that huge win never materialises. I agree with most of what you said. If you've played poker though, I'm sure you realise that you can't just play when you've got a winning hand. That would be the biggest difference between poker and trading.