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Does it mean this ratio is only suitable for very short term trading?

Near all colleges have art subjects! And TA can be quantified if you only use indicators, not patterns.

What I mean is: would some one set 3 points for stop loss and set 2 points for target? I know it sounds stupid. But from my own experience, it is not uncommon.

Any guy making money using risk/reward ratio >1? How could you become profitable?

Does it also apply to the Futures?

It is good to know they openly admit using Tech Analysis and Trend-following system. Many other funds , including Peter Lynch, Sorso, claimed they didn't use TA. If a prof. fund could get 30% per year, a home trader like me should be very satisifed with such result.:D

Does it mean the market depth has very little value?

The ask/bid of many futures or stocks could change but the last price doesn't. Is it because there are many orders unfulfilled? The ask/bid size may be a few hundred bt the last size may be less than ten. Some people said the big players always enter some orders to creat a mood in the market...

I want to ask the experienced traders about trading futures. Under what condition should I use market order? Limited order? And for some futures that are moving fast and some are slow. Is it matter to choose the type of order? And which one is those traders in the pit using?

I never trade options before. It makes me feel there are lots of math involved. Can one survive without learning those equstions? Some guys said options is not suitable for day trade due to the slippage and sometimes, the volume. Is it true? Many guys seem to make nice profits by writing...

Do TN/TB and other Int. Rates also have psychological support/resistance as the stocks? It seems they didn't have very strong respond around whole numbers.

I read an article about survival in the market. The author said you needed to make consistent profits instead of huge profits i.e. you need a conservative approach to trading. He said if you could make 1% a day, you would double your money in 100 trading days i.e. about 20 weeks. If you double...

Dare to ask how much capital do you have?

This is not that simple. Many people know the rules but they cannot stick to them. As Elder and many others said, you really need discipline to survive in the market.

Any one here is using IBC or other offshore entities for trading purpose? Is there any trick in doing so? Which offshore centers are suitable for this purpose? Please share your experience. Thanks!

I am not sure the downtime of other brokers. I remember there is a web site (can't remember the name) that lists the performance of the systems of many on-line stock brokers including Datek, Merri etc. Is there any such web site for the futures brokers? Before we compare their downtime, I think...

I have norton anti-virus, but it seems to unable to detect keylogger programs. Can other AV programs do it? There are some anti-keylogger programs but they are not AV. Do I need to install AV and AK programs?

The IB connection seems to be not very stable. It disconnected many times and I was sure it was not the fault of my ISP since other programs were working properly. Although it would reconnect after few minutes, it was very annoying. Does anyone know what is happening in IB?