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jmcgraw You said ============ BTW... It is easier to make bigger % profits on a smaller account simply because trading is 80% phychological. If tommorrow I started trading with an account size 5 times bigger than what I have now, I am pretty sure my performance would be altered...

Hitman, You said: ============ I think my career as a day trader should be labeled as failure until I make at least 100K a year, that is the expectation and standard I have set for myself. ============ Of course not. I have high standards for myself as well. You said: =============...

Hitman, You said: ========== We are only successful at a certain field when we are doing it for a living. At equivalent tiers, professional basketball player is always better than some guy playing it on the street, playing music for fun is meaningless compared to someone playing for a...

Hitman, When I say "made a lot of money" I mean percentage wise. I've made a great percentage using my system. That's a fact. I'm not "bragging", simply pointing out that system trading is not as "doomed" as you always seem to suggest... You said: ================== A discretionary...

This "discretionary" trader VS "system" trader business makes zero sense to me, and never has. Hitman is one of the champions of the "discretionary always wins" credo, but Hitman, in my experience, rarely analyzes what he means when he utters credos. Hitman's definition of "system" trader...

When I get home tonight, I will be glad to draft up a petition letter, unless someone else feels that they would prefer to do it. I am open to any suggestions. Wet

In the last two weeks, I increased my trading portfolio by 12%. Luck? Maybe, who knows. But the fact is that you can make money over the summer. Wet

When using "best execution", I've never had a stop blown through or ignored. BUT I always get lousy stop activation when trading Nasdaq. Everytime single time I am watching, the stop is activated a good minute or so AFTER the ASK price matches my stop. I've simply NEVER gotten filled on a Nasdaq...

ArchAngel, I am neither stupid nor uneducated, so I don't need a sanity check. I am aware that freedom of speech does not extend to everything that can come out of one's mouth. However, to criticize a pay service for things that -- IN YOUR OPINION -- are less than par is far from a legal...

Baron, I'm assuming that you deleted the second thread concerning Ken *******, so my comments are directed at you. I can understand the desire to avoid the spectre if *potential* litigation. When mgregor posted the email he received from ******* threatening litigation, I assume that you...

I'm pretty new to IB. I like their TWS system overall. Great commissions. Customer service leaves a bit to be desired. In any case, the stop problem is of great concern to me. I've had numerous stops blown through. Yesterday, I had a sell stop blown through when there was clearly 2 offers at...