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You're now in Houston, the capital of the booming hydrocarbon sector? Switch industries, bank some money, and try FT trading later on.

A few more items from the top of my head: You can get a flavor for the work by Ganes by Googling "ICE SOFTS FAST FACTS" - that should take you directly to the mid-month fundamental report she prepares for ICE customers. I haven't bought her reports, but I probably will give them a try a little...

Some ideas: CRB Fundamental Market Service (sometimes referred to as Futures Market Service). $20/mo. Daily email and weekly (late Thursday night) emailed report in pdf format. Subscription gives you access to their weekly archives going back at least half a dozen years. Covers about a dozen...

Aren't you the guy that... 1) makes his own automobile repairs, including a tailpipe repair? That's a crappy, uncomfortable, on-your-back job, and if the car leaks any oil or tran fluid, it can really stink and give you a bad headache. 2) makes said repairs with an olive can and a couple of...

They sell their order flow to one firm rather than several, but what does that mean for a small trader? (Serious question, not being a smart alec. I trade mostly futures and futures options so the fine details of the stock market are not my thing) Let's say the little guy uses only limit...

Neither here nor there, but I was reading some old LiveVol comments and someone mentioned or name-dropped a "Kat" or "Kate" at LiveVol. Looked her up on their website, and she's the big cheese; used to be with Timber Hill/IB. http://www.livevol.com/management-staff

We all have different interests and joined this site at different times, so some of those names are new to me. I'll add four current and active members that I think were overlooked. Options - equities and futures Martinghoul newwurldmn Maverick74 Technology OFThomas

Yep, Windows 95 (or NT) and a blazing fast 256K DSL connection started it all...

Good comments. I'd carve out differentiated (actual or perceived) products but otherwise the "efficiency + greater information = lower margins" theme holds up across many businesses, and probably has since the age of the telegraph.

Bonus points for a declarative, confident sentence. Not a "try" or "want to" to be found. Let's hope it does not turn into one of those, "Here, hold my beer and watch this" YouTube moments.

We need two more laws, similar to Godwin's Law (the appearance of Nazis and/or Hitler in an internet discussion): - one to cover GOLD!/hard assets/the illegal Federal Reserve - one to cover the Illuminati/the Bilderberg Group, et al

FYI, they now have "Live Vol Core" for $79/mo. If you want to stay with your low cost broker, but need more options data and analysis, Core might work for you. http://www.livevol.com/online-market-scanning-and-analysis-software

Yes, but as TskTsk noted a few posts above, it's hard to know if the increase in IV is just getting started or if it's topping out. Profits come a lot easier if you've got the edge-skill-mojo to sell volatility at the right time, not just because it's high relative to three months ago or a...

That system looks fine, it's got a decent amount of RAM and should handle whatever you throw at it as you get started. Suggestion: If you are going to travel a fair amount, consider spending a little more for a 13.3" laptop. You'll save at least a pound in weight, maybe more if it doesn't have...

Here is a rough comparison with the assumptions that a trader wants: 1. at least 20 years of individual futures contract history 2. at least two types of continuous contracts and the same 20 year history 3. a one-year subscription to daily, end of day updates. I believe all three firms let...

Think about this: Excluding sex work, what types of businesses can you start for $2000 or $3000? And if the barriers to entry for an under-capitalized day trading "business" are so low, there are going to be many people trying to do the exact same thing. Very few of them will succeed, and with...

I had this one saved as a bookmark. You have to wade through the normal Elite Trader version of "Your Mother wears combat boots" but there is some useful information in it. Thread title: Probability of Success in Spreads http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?t=262880

JHarmon - Thanks for the info about Premium Data. The prices look very attractive, and for futures, it looks like they include two types of continuous contracts and allow the user to change rollover dates if he wishes.

That's a good point. I also don't understand why newbies seem gung-ho on getting into weeklies right out of the gate, unless that's a common trade discussed on TastyTrade and Dough. Weeklies are an even worse idea for a beginner who has a full time job or is in college. For a beginner that's...

I don't know the answers your questions, but in my experience CRB has been reasonably prompt in responding to email inquiries (I've never had to call them). I will add, though, that the CRB data is not advertised as a continuous contract. Their software *might* knit contracts together but I...