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Some people said the more people use the same TA method the more profitable it is. But some other guys said the opposite. Which one is true? Any statistical evidence to support them?

At the present moment, how do the traders trade ED? Is it possible to trade it through IB or other online brokers?

100%pa rather low???????? How much did you make?

I look at the intraday chart of ED, it seems to have very small movement. Is it not for daytrade?

A friend of mine asked me if he uses 10k to trade one emini NQ, then he only needs to make about 2.5 point per day to make 100% return per year. It sounds quite easy. But it also seems not many people can achieve it. How should I answer him? :cool:

Some of the guys in the Market Wizards and NMW are also in the list. But none of the guys interviewed in the Stock MW appear. I think Schwager got some rather medicore traders to mention in SMW. Hope he would do better next time.

Would the CBOT open today (Dec 26)?

Many new traders would be wiped out in less than a half year. The problem is whether she can find a method that keep her making profits. Even you do well in the training, it doesn't mean you will do well in the market. Training and trading is very different. I had such experience. But if...

FXCM and some other brokers also allow you to trade a mini contract. I think you only need about $1k to open such a/c. I used to know some private FX traders but now most of them either changed to other instruments or wiped out. :D IMO, FX is a very volatile market and they can be affected by...

are you a trend follower?

I want to compare the futures only. But there are many stocks day traders here so I added stocks. Yes, options may be the most crazy one:D

Which market is the most lousy? Or the most difficult to trade with?

Which one is your major trading vehicle?

have 5k trade 5 contracts? would get wiped out very soon:D

For traders using systems only. How did your system make profits?

No. I feel only the guys who can trust their systems would survive in the market. I want to know how can they do so. And how they struggle to achieve it.

Do any of you here let the trading system trades when you are sleeping? Any trade around the clock? Or around the markets in the world by 100% auto systems?

no, accountants lie!

I was interested in Fundamental analysis when I first learned trading. After the collapse of Enron and Worldcom, I was convinced that FA does have a problem. The a/c reports that people used to do FA may be jokes. And those a/c firms could use lots of tricks to make the reports look much better...

What is your profit target and stop loss? It seems it is very close to the T-Notes in the US, isn't it?