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Certainly!!! I wait for you to tell me because I don't want to make a fool of myself.

Not so, some are unable to overcome certain traits they possess. They simply do not have the strength to do it. This does not mean they want to lose.

Well said. The problem is the "Mob" mentality which dominates this forum at times. Its a great shame because it keeps the silent majority silent, cheating us all of of intelligent debate and further growth. After all why would anyone want to risk getting a thrashing when there is generally...

To a person with a gambling problem the market is a casino. A trade is a bet A profit is a win and a great reason to double up. A loss is a set back and an even better reason to double up. And money/risk management doesn't exhist because the next bet is sure to be a winner. Vegas was...

As a matter of fact; I DO live in Africa, been at this full time for almost two years and I'm down 55%. Happily I have running water in my home. :)

I think his story is very plausible. Furthermore I'll wager that the majority of successful traders have similar ones to tell. IMHO its generally par for the course to follow this route but what separates the success from the wipeouts is their ability to learn from mistakes and tenaciously...

I trade through IB using their ECN. I'm pretty happy with it but I just thought I'd probe and get some feedback from others who've used both. By the way Electric, after trading through a rather well known MM previousely, I can honestly say I'd NEVER go back (for a few reasons). Also, if I...

Ok lets see if I have this right... the spreads at the cme are about 1.2 vs 1-2 at IB. The Comm is about $3.80 or so. What about execution speed and Slippage? Is there a marked difference? thanks

Trade futures or cash for currencies? How do the markets costs compare? (spreads, comms etc) Thanks

Thanks for your help. I'll monitor it and see what happens.

Thanks for your rely. When I place an order, I place it directly from TWS and I only use QT for charts. Would that still involve the API? In all honesty I don't know what the API is for or how its used.:confused:

Anyone else having a backfill problem today using TWS and QT?

This is really good advise. I spent four years as a broker and was completely burned out. I just got to a point where I couldn't pick up the phone anymore. A friend on mine who managed a tennis proshop at a local resort hotel, suggested I come work there whilst I got my head together. Next day...

Thanks for your feed back but I didn't say they were scamming me and I totally agree with your statement above. My concern was that, because I haven't seen the API tab before, is it possible my firewall has been breached allowing a third party to do things they shouldn't?

Hi From time to time I hear about something called and ergodic indicator. I've looked on the web but can't find anything that explains it in laymans terms. Can anyone tell me what it is, its uses and advantages? Thanks, s

Are there any plans to add 24 hour tech support?

Good points, but 30+ trades a day racks up alot on comms and the spread eats you alive. You simply can't grap a few pips (4-6) in forex and make it. 10, or so, is do-able though.

I think that is exactly what you need. First because someone else is in the loop, your not alone and second because you know that you have to justify why or why not you didn't trade there is a reason to overcome your fear.

I have EXACTLY the same problem. I think the only way to combat this is to apply subtle pressure on ones self in the form of accountability. Have a look at this. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=69239

Not having a jab at you but since you're a statistics man; what is the probability of 32 losing trades in a row? The reason I ask is that it happened to me not so long ago.