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    Do You Think Trading is Gambling?

    Readiness for risk in most of the case related to social group of operator ,but not related to scientific point of view If retail operator would loss long term through multiple operations with small risk ,social group of small citizen would say -okay If operator...
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    Do You Think Trading is Gambling?

    There is no "gambling" activity where one could do that. Trading is a game if SKILL! ########################## Take case of most famous operator Martin Schwartz,Mark D.Cook ,Mark Minervini 1. They all are professional ,no retail 2. Mark D.Cook was near bankruptcy...
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    Do You Think Trading is Gambling?

    How about this then: You have $10,000 you can afford to loose. You put all in a trade with 1 tick profit and a stop of a margin call or 0? You do this once. I feel this is less of a gamble then most of the systems discussed here. ################################ Author can...
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    Do You Think Trading is Gambling?

    P.S DO you think trading is gambling then? Yes ,for retail as author strong scientific point of view DO you recommend that one goes with the negative expatany and quit if ahead before the long run gets him? Author can recommend only that , what make that would fair ...
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    Do You Think Trading is Gambling?

    right, and all you have to do is find them... ################################### Read SEC,CFTC,NFA reports,investigations regulary ... But it is not all
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    Do You Think Trading is Gambling?

    P.S. if 100 000 persons would go to roullete and bet 1000 $ 10 time in row with profit reinvestment on black or red or combination ,where each bet have risk/reward 1:1 ,that approx 70 persons would going with win 1 mln $ ( Casino Montecarlo with event game 51.60 to 48.40)...
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    Do You Think Trading is Gambling?

    Let's just use this: 5 tick target/5tick stop with 60% win rate. (PF of 1.5) ########################### It is not realistic expectance by retail by risk/reward 1:1 to have .6 winning rate long term=1000 operations if true have 0.6 winning rate ,possibility to divide capital...
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    Do You Think Trading is Gambling?

    If you follow a trend on a monthly chart, providing one knows what a trend is, & you set stops above/below reaction levels, how would that effect the stats? Game theory -In case of insider Boetsky he knew that one company would take over another with 50% + over price . But...
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    Do You Think Trading is Gambling?

    From strong scientific point of view Game theory Puancara,Morgenstern, Shannon,Kelly All acitivities -1000 operation per day or one per year, with risk 0.1% of capita lor 100 % of capital related to game theory . Author support point of view ,that reatail sector have not any...
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    Best broker for Euro FX Futures

    http://www.transactfutures.com/
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    Best broker for Euro FX Futures

    Try test platform's real time without charge with paper money Good impression -Openecry www.openecry.com (acquired by oxps) and AT http://www.ampfutures.com/ both are offered for test from multiple companies Don't forget - Divide capital.brokers and...
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    new record 2300 % in one month

    There is no difference, 2400% on $500 or 24000% on $500, because all these amateur contests are absolutely irrelevant to real professional consistent trading day in day out... No doubt . Market maker have advantage , slightly more as 50% Observe ,how make profit Oanda , gret...
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    new record 2300 % in one month

    Another real money contest with 250$ start balance and approx 900-1000 participants (FXCM more as 10 000 ) You can see not only winner but looser for multiple months https://secure.ibfx.com/contest/contestresults.aspx ! .Most corrupt software metatrader
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    new record 2300 % in one month

    A discussion about $500 micro accounts contests @ the forum named "Elitetrader".... ROFLMAO... ############################ thread named about 2300% on 500$ account This person ,which won fxcm 500 $ contest expected to have more qualification to perform good win...
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    UBS Hired Brokers in U.S. With ‘Super-Sized’ Bonuses (Update3)

    Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- UBS AG, the Swiss bank under investigation for allegedly helping wealthy Americans evade taxes, hired more than 200 brokers in the U.S. in the fourth quarter as it sought to counter client defections. UBS hired a team of five in Dallas from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. with...
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    FXCM King of Micro Contest now it is offering $25.000

    On my best game I think I can get into top 3. ################################### It is only matter of multiple attempt#s As was before not King of the micro ,but King of the mini with start capital 1000 $ ,top result's was lower some 800 % was the best "optimistic...
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    FXCM King of Micro Contest now it is offering $25.000

    http://www.cmsfx.com/en/my-account/open-free-practice-account/ultimate-forex-championship/
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    FXCM King of Micro Contest now it is offering $25.000

    I didn't know it was regular contest. I just started seeing it promoted recently. I guess it depends on how many accounts they can drain during Feb as to whether it will go on as a 40K prize pool. If it does go on then that tells you they have a good thing going (for them that is). Notice it is...
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    Any idea why usd stronger towards end of 2008?

    tradersboredom nothing is safe in intense war like world war 2 wealth was destroyed in world war 2 literally destroyed ###################################### You are false .You can read strategic bombing survey - How was financed second worls war ... What of measurements was...
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    Any idea why usd stronger towards end of 2008?

    01-29-09 04:12 PM Juts curious why towards end of 2008, after Lehman Brothers failure, usd was growing stronger? Thanks ######################################### .... Expected recession in all countries . and folloving more heavy role of the State against privat sector ...
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