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They don't need to be 'gurus' -- they just need to know more than you. Or make it sound like they do.

A bit over 6 percent per annum has been the real (net of inflation) return on buying, holding, and reinvesting dividends over the last 80 years (and I think, perhaps even longer than that.) So, yes, that's exponential. My own thinking is that if these dividends were only reinvested...

You are a long only trader?

Silk... I love to complain Suck it up mon ami. $2MM (so they say) tells me the above didn't get you where you are. The only trade today was to Arb the open and sell stocks that didn't open low enough Oh, was it now? Well, there's a play I'll glady take the other side of...

Mr Hershey, If you're reading this, and I'll assume you are, given that the title of thread bears your name, would you please be so kind as to provide us with the titles of some of your books? They needn't be on trading. Many thanks.

I wasn't 'avoiding' them at all. I actually agree that attacking Iraq may indeed have been the best thing to do. Apart from that, I didn't see a whole lot of 'points' to respond to. It's just amusing to see conservatives acting in the same "we know better", self-righteous manner they've...

Wow, that is excellent pricing, especially for NYSE traders. Even Nasdaq traders would appreciate it, seeings as ISLD is free, and Arca isn't a whole lot more. Hard core scalpers probably wouldn't like it, as you can't access the liquidity for the .005, but for anyone else it's a great...

I'm still holding some long positions also.* I'll keep them until I see some strong sign that this war rally (and the accompanying sentiment) has come to an end. (Yes -- I'll be giving back profits) Mondo, I've also long some gold stocks. A couple for the longer term, that, for more...

I assume then that you're not one of those conservatives who throws a fit whenever a judge takes into account the particulars of a case, rather than mechanically applying the precise letter of the (bureaucratic) 'law'? (Or, heaven forbid, advocates interpreting the hallowed Constitution through...

A profit taking strategy should, I believe, attempt to let a winner play itself out. Or simply, you want to let that winner run for as much as you can. So, firstly, you need to be willing to give back a good deal of open profits to do that. I'm not a fan of "profit targets", in the sense...

Self-hypnosis can be an excellent tool to effect personal change. Unfortunately, it has become crowded by scam artists selling the "no sweat, no hassle, change your life without really trying" dream that so many, apparently, search for. Anybody looking to self-hypnosis with a 'quick fix'...

From the WSJ: ...But analysts refuse to bend to reality. Of the companies in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index, analysts expect 345 of them to boost their earnings more than 10% a year during the next three to five years, and 123 companies to grow more than 15%, according to Multex, a...

Trader99, Perhaps you need to a) be aware that there is such an aspect to stock price movement called "noise" and b) realize that attempting to trade through this "noise" is, for all I can see, an exercise in futility. If you would willing to step back a little and trade the...

Ah, yes. Pardon me. For some reason I was thinking of Roberts' 1-2-3 Reversal as the 1-2-3 Hook. <-- idiot :) Sorry Ken!

Eurdollars are extremely liquid, but have a pathetically low volatility. With your 200MM account, a reasonable risk of, say, 1 to 4 % per trade would have you risking 2MM - 8MM dollars. Trading a 4000 - 8000 ES contracts (well below position limits) would achieve that, with a 10pt stop --...

Ken Roberts, isn't he of the "Hook" pattern fame? That was a reversal pattern wasn't it? What's he up to these days, running a brokerage?

Oh, I just had a look. It's trading at $46. LOL. So much for his 'price target'.

Maybe. If you all you want to do is use ISLD. It's a rather poor deal for listed trader, however. 1000 shares = 9.95 in 9.95 out 2 x (.005 x 1000) Nyse fee = 10 = ~ $30 round turn 1000 shares at IB = 500 x .01 x 2 + 500 x .005 x 2 = $15

Well, there was a difference of opinion. Surely nobody regards the crisis as being so cut and dried as to classify any dissenting views as "against us" do they? God, it's scary to think that nations might be run by such childish ingrates that would demonize an entire nation (and a hell of...

Brandon, those are some nice looking technical setups*. I'm curious, do you ever listed stocks? I find it a lot "safer" holding listed stocks overnight. Love them or hate them, specialists are often a good buffer between a good loss and ripped-my-heart-out loss. * of course, in the kind...