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hi. on the positive side, at least you know that you can trade with positive results. and it takes guts to admit that you screwed up,most people only talk about how great they trade and are never wrong. my 2cents would be stick with 1 contract longer,use stop levels and stick with them so then...

yes. gold,cad and aud. :p

hi everyone. when i point the mouse at a a minimized window or other items like shortcuts on the tool bar i get a little help window telling me what it is.eg. if i point at the minimize button,it tells me "minimize". is there a way i can disable this? thanx for any help!! appreciate it.:D...

hi. how about just a backup server just for exiting orders with no quotes or anything. just a thought.:)

is anyone having problems with quotes? my quotes are very erratic. they do nothing then change quickly,do nothing etc. pain in the a@$.:mad:

if you want to fade yourself,how about having someone else do the exact opposite of your trade,then cover the first trade? then,of course, the original trades would go on a winning streak! lol:D

i'll let everyone know when i short cause it will go up about 1min later.lol . i trade currencies and seem to able to do a good job in reading them but with stock indexes,i suck. :D

i think thats just human nature to want show the good trades and not blab about the bad trades. i don't bother posting what i did but when ihave a really good day i'm pretty upbeat and want to talk about it and when its a crap day i'm pretty silent.

i haven't had any problem. not yet anyway.:D

] Back to the topic of this thread, who the hell ultimately pays for these books!? why would anyone complain about getting a gift? "oh no, IB sent me a gift for being a good customer. what a bunch of jerks" lol IB doesn't make anyone have an account with them and i find them to be the...

me too. i thought it was a nice gesture. also had a commision free day once, which was even nicer

i don't think you can make a living off of 2000 but you should have a bit of breathing room so 3000 would be a better start. if you have back up money to live on for a few months would eb a good idea also cause then you won't have the pressure to make so much a month. i would use IB with...

if you live in vancouver,growing pot in you r basement is a legit job! then you can say you are a gardening engineer.

lol. i like that. and i thought i was the only one. sometimes i wonder if there was a news flash in the bond pits *alert* steeldust has just covered his short,you may now sell.lol

hi. i used to do the same thing. do good in the morning because i thin i'm all awake and ready and then screw up in the afternoon.now i just leave to protect myself from myself. i still feel guilty because i feel i'm being lazy but oh well. i just try and make a living and not try and become...

what year was that in? i was that annoying guy in front of the brothel begging for a spare copper."shine you sandals for ya governor" sheep and slave futures back then wiped me out.

once i said i'm a futures trader and the response i got was" oh,you mean like those guys who yell and jump up and down and point their hands at each other?" yeah, i say except it took me a month to realize the computer didn't understand the hand signals i was using. no wonder no trades were...

thanx for the info everyone. i'll take a look at all these. even though i can trade bond futures with decent positive, i think a better understanding of what the hell is going on will make life a bit less stressful.:D

hi, i have a question concerning the pound. if the USD is getting sold becuase of concerns of war then how come the pound is not? the brits would be second to the US in the war but yet their cuurency keeps going up(against the USD) also their economy looks sick but thats beside the point. is it...

hi, anyone know of any good books on bond trading? or any books on how bond traders think. lots of books on stocks. i would also like to find something on relationships between markets(bonds,stocks,currencies etc) thanx for any help:)