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Awesome post. Thank you for taking the time to share these with me. I've officially bookmarked this thread and give sincere thanks to all those who have contributed.

Thanks, Dalentar. I've heard those recommended books on this forum a lot, so those I'll for sure pick up. Just don't want to get too overloaded with information, analysis paralysis, etc. Action is still what ultimately produces results, and I'm pretty tired of being in training. I've...

This thread is going in the wrong direction. I figure I'll tell a bit about my story to try and make my question a bit more defined. Long story short, 27 years old, accounting background, always interested in the markets. Bought some positions last year, in 11 different stocks, with a bottom...

As I'm sure that you're an ultra-successful trader yourself, would you mind divulging what got you to the top? Was it as simple as funding your account and just trading your way to your millions? That's how most do it, according to you, right? :)

Hi All, In reading a lot of the "Newbie FAQ" types of threads, I hear a lot of people talking about the importance of having a mentor. Seems reasonable. Just wondering what form of mentorship that you folks all used; was it a prop firm, was it a friend, was it a colleague, was it a...

Thanks very much. Fantastic.

Hi Jack, Interesting comments, I agree that deliberate practice is the way to mastery. A few questions, if you don't mind: 1) "Purposeful drills over a few weeks" - would love to hear you define this further. What drills? 2) "Posting a fully annotated P, V chart every day". I know...

My wife is in medical school and still can't get the "there, their, they're" meanings, nor the "your, you're" differences. She also consistently butchers "definately", "conveinent", and probably quite a few other words that aren't coming to me at the moment. I don't get it. The woman reads...

Maybe Lenny just "forgot" to talk about his losses. Direct quote from Moneyball: The point about Lenny [Dykstra], at least to Billy [Beane], was clear: Lenny didn't let his mind screw him up..."Lenny was so perfectly designed, emotionally, to play the game of baseball.", said Billy. "He...

Hi Guys, Just wondering what you all use and recommend for your news sources during trading day. I just stream Bloomberg TV all day, as I'm currently in a country without a large selection in cable (Grenada). Thanks in advance.

Appreciate the response - wasn't the case in my example, as Dustin pointed out, but it's nice to learn of the typical cause. Thank you.

Thank you. What is meant by "special tags"? Are they restricted to a specific type of investor/insider?

Would you mind elaborating on the italicized sentence, please? Lescor - really appreciate what you're doing. As a guy who's in a similar position to where you were before you actually took the plunge to go learn the ropes at a prop firm, this thread is priceless.

Wow. Well, hopefully they've got a long-term perspective on it :cool:

Yup. And that's exactly what's happened with MGM all week. Very volatile in the after-hours and right after the opening bell. Thanks - I was just wondering if there were any other causes behind after-hours price gaps because they've been happening with frequency over at MGM this week.

No kidding - looks like someone dropped over $7K paying $10.72 for it - flat for the rest of the after-hours'. Thanks.

Right, but why the huge difference? What's driving that? The day's trading was relatively flat since about 10 AM.

Hi Guys, I've been following a stock this week (MGM), and there seems to consistently be huge movements in after-hours trading. Just happened now, 10 minutes after the day's closing, the price gapped up from $10.37 - $10.81. All I've heard about after-hours stuff is that it's typically...

Economics isn't about advanced math. You might want to check out The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford. Fun read.

Would somebody mind explaining the informative/predictive value of CDS', as they relate to future economic performance? What do the large numbers indicate? How is the data used? Thanks in advance.