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doji, If you continue to papertrade, move your commission down to $5 and account for 2 ticks of slippage. You should be seeing $25 of costs before ever reaching a profit. ER2 can move quickly and get wide for a minute or 2, so I would not assume limit orders will get filled or that there is no...

50% tax free munis--gets her income tax free 30% balanced fund 15% open a Domino's Pizza (put the kids to work for their college tuition) 5% buy some slutty clothes, nice ride, and get her a man 10 yrs her younger

does anyone know who the govt is using as their broker? i've been having some slippage issues lately, and i started thinking..."maybe the govt is frontrunning my 1 contract..." also, does anyone know if the govt is hiring technicians or analysts? :D :D

MyD, Were you a registered CTA for an extended period of time prior to making the move to CPO? My understanding is that a CPO cannot "market" performance in the way a CTA can. This interpretation would lead me to believe it is worthwhile to start trading managed accounts as a CTA then move to a...

I was surpirsed to read so many posts regarding "small wins, small losses, big wins". I think it has a lot to do with an individual's personality that drives his money management techniques. Some may settle for 10% of their winners driving 90 % of their profits. I tend to lean towards...

(Note: This is my own interpretation of what is allowable under CFTC guidelines. I would contact the NFA...they are helpful and polite.) Your fees will range based upon what services you use (stating the obvious, I know). Registering with the CFTC and NFA as a CTA, CPO, Principal, etc will...

goodpunk, Your journal has been entertaining and enlightening. It has been a pleasure to watch you grow over the last 6 months. Your latest post (mentioning trendlines, triangles, consolidation, etc ) demonstrates the true learning curve of trading. In your first few months, I would not have...