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20 years ago, I worked at an international CPA firm (Los Angeles office). I worked there for over a decade. The manager, was the nicest guy in the world. Didn't have a mean bone in his body. He was my mentor and taught me everything. I went to his wedding and we went to BBQ's at his...

Two pieces of advice: First, if you're getting scared out of your position, then your position is too big. Start with a much smaller position. You can take losses easier and you will let your winners run longer. Second, every new career requires two things: education and experience...

Look at the other thread "help me choose a news service". Almost all of the news services listed there provide "rumors" circulating on the floor and on the wires. And as someone said in this thread, check out FlyOnTheWall.com.

So breaking news isn't important to traders???? Wow! Now I've heard everything ;-) We all have different trading styles. For daytraders, such as myself, volatility is important. Breaking news brings movement and volatility, sometimes to the whole market, or specific stocks. You seem to...

I tried the DJ newswire from IB. Too many headlines flying in all the time. And filters just didn't work for me. And I need audio to direct my attention when I'm not watching the news ticker. FCMarkets is good, but too macro. Benzinga covers lots of stocks, something none of the others do...

Reminiscences of a stock operator by Edwin Lefevre http://www.amazon.com/Reminiscences-Stock-Operator-Edwin-Lefevre/dp/0471059706 Doesn't teach you any technical indicators, but is a fascinating book to read on a traders life from back in the early 1920's. Teaches you about all the...

Sure, here is a link to give you some samples: http://www......oh wait, market is moving now, better go trade now and finish the link later! :D

The pictures and videos you'll get off the harddrives should be payment enough :D Actually....I may have to charge you to have you help me! And that's not to mention the privacy agreement you'll have to sign....the girlfriend will be really pissed when she finds those pictures on some...

bc1, I do get lonely :-) You have a great suggestion for CNBC, but you can get free live streaming Bloomberg directly off the Bloomberg website. But I don't like CNBC or Bloomberg. They have actually ruined a few trades for me when they talked me out of my own thoughts. And neither reports...

It's been a few months since I started this thread. Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. I spent some time studying the online news services that also have audio. Finally, I did a YouTube video comparing some of these services. Hope it can help someone out...

Windows 7 has been around for a long time. All broker specific apps do run on Win7 (maybe I'm wrong, but I haven't encountered any that don't). Win8 is still in the future. You never want to jump on it quickly. Wait until at least the first service pack. that should easily be at least 2...

For specific information like that on a laptop, I recommend that you visit notebookreview.com. On the menu, click on Discussions and that will take you to their message boards. They have a board dedicated to "Lenovo/IBM" - lots of knowledgeable people there. Unless someone here has a...

Chadd, those are some really good prices at ezmountLCD. Thanks for the link. I build a horizontal one at my parents and I think this actually would have cost me less! nkhoi, Chadd is correct. I have a Dell like the one you posted and the stand pops off. There is a button you have to...

Bolimomo, initially, I thought about fiber board, but wasn't sure if it was strong enough. But now I see it would be more than adequate. I Googled "Sly mounts" and found just a couple of mounts at Frys. It looked neat, but didn't have a price. Monoprice has a great selection at awesome...

Well, I do "wrestle" with the markets every day :D No monitors have been knocked down yet (although there are times that I wanna throw something at it). Chinese fittings? Heck, I don't know where they were made. It's what they had at Osh. I didn't get picky. At the beginning, I didn't...

It's a Sony Z2 series laptop. I did a YouTube video on it as to why it's great for traders. Here is a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcKskEr9FPw So far, I absolutely love this laptop.

WinstonTJ, I spent about $30 on the plumbing parts and braces. The little table with the printer on it cost me $10 from a garage sale down the street. I didn't have any intentions of modifying the little table initially, just thought it would make a good printer stand. Brownsfan019 -...

My new laptop can handle 3 monitors which are in front of me. Wanted to put my old desktop to use as well (which can handle 4 monitors), so i placed 3 monitors vertically to my left. Took a little bit of imagination and walking around the hardware store to come up with a stand for them...

After lots of research, I pulled the plug and bought the Sony Z. I've been using it for the last month and a half and love it. I think it's a great PC for trading due to it's high resolution and 3 monitor capability in a very small package. It's as thick as the Mac Air and weighs less. I...

In another thread, I described that my issues with the TradeTheNews management. I really like their service, but would like to change if there is something comparable out there. My requirements are that they have to have audio as well as streaming news. I like to hear significant events...