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I live in Norway. Taxation is approximately 30 % on capital gains. While I have 6 months of living expenses, there might be ways for me to go on longer before taking money out of account, so I'm not worried about that. I have stuff to sell, I can take on some additional part time work or even...

Thanks. As mentioned already - I've been exposed to the market on/off for around 12 years now in various ways. Started swing trading along a full time job and did reasonably well. Decided to pursue day trading (may have been a bad idea). Started day trading the ES for the first time just...

Nicely done! :) Are you day trading also? That's my basic scaling strategy already. Thanks. But I suppose what I was asking beyond this is if there'd be a way for me to scale my account otherwise, i.e., access more capital. I've heard some mention of Fundseeder. Not sure if it's something...

I already stated my results. Trading on vacation days doesn't amount to much over a year. Sick days imply being a leech. No thanks. No, I quit. Actually, my official last day was at the end of August, but I was basically begged to stay for another two months and am getting paid 40 % extra of...

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Good advice. I actually look forward to having more fun. It's been so long since I had any time to really unwind that I really look forward to that. Also, I really look forward to finally be able to average 7 hours of sleep per night. Are you currently a full time trader yourself? I remember...

I wish it was a typo, but it's not. Since you were in a similar situation - where are you now? Anyway, as I mentioned earlier, I think it's quite possible for me to get a better paying job which means saving money faster. So quitting my job now is a risk I'm comfortable taking. Anyway, since...

I believe so, yes. The challenge is of course to remain consistent and disciplined over the long run. That remains to be seen. I've had losses this time as well, but compared to the past, I've been able to pull the plug after taking a loss and have followed my money management rules. I know...

Guys, I appreciate and even understand your concerns, but I get the feeling that most of you are not successful traders or at least not successful day trading index futures. I also feel I'm being adviced as someone just starting out which I'm obviously not. I've been at this for a long while...

Hi all, I quit my full-time job earlier this year to focus on full time trading. October will be my last month in the work force. After that, I'm on my own as a full-time trader. I'm just curious if anyone who's once been in a similar situation or am in one currently have any advice to share...

I've been doing a bit more research on this and am pretty much sold on getting a single 49" to use for my trading operations. The Dell is simply too expensive, IMO, but it seems like Samsung have a happy medium: Should I need more screen space in the future (not likely, but you'll never...

While I like the idea of separate screens - I'm now seriously considering getting an ultrawide 40+ " screen which I'll be running off my laptop. This means I won't have to worry about pushing it in terms of performance as most people seem to think that while 3 monitors on a laptop can work, it's...

That's a lot of screenspace, @maxinger Is that due to trading multiple markets or do you simply use a lot of charts for your chosen market? I also day trade. One market only (ES). Current set up: Main screen - Live charts/order entry Second screen - Historical analysis (charts) Laptop -...

That certainly depends on what you're doing, but even if it's the least important, it's still important.

Nice. May have to look a bit more into this. Thanks for the heads up. Will take a look. :)

Sounds good. A few years is pretty much what I'm expecting. I hear you there. I have a custom application which was coded to me by a professional firm. Initially, it was a fairly simple module, but it grew more complex throughout the years until I got to a satisfactory end result. However...

Cool. That's encouraging, actually.

Thanks, man. I did notice that one in another thread. Will do some research on this one. I still favour having a laptop though - simply because it's an all-in-one package. But I could of course have both, i.e., laptop as back-up/travel solution and Dell 7070 at home.

Awesome. Are completely self-taught in Python or do you have professional programming experience? Approximately - how long did it take you to become proficient enough to actually write/code something useful that were applicable in trading? I've always had the idea that my own time are better...

Hi all, I'm currently running two 24" external screens on a fairly powerful laptop which serves as my 3rd screen. While this set-up is working fine, I'm now considering adding a 3rd screen making it a total of 3x24". This may be pushing it in terms of computer performance? I would probably...