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Due to a power outage at the time, only one paramedic responded to the call. The house was very, very dark, so the paramedic asked Katelyn, a 3-year-old girl, to hold a flashlight high over her mommy so he could see while he helped deliver the baby. Very diligently, Katelyn did as she was...

Having seen a previous post at ET, I studied their website quite a bit, downloaded some things and looked at them, and also spoke with someone there on the phone. Still undecided, I spent some time with the folks they had at the recent Online Trading Expo in NYC. This last experience took...

limitdown, I think the source of my confusion was that when I looked at the numbers, after reading your message, they had changed a bit and I could not see the one-to-one correspondence. Of course, I still disagree that the results are telling us that so many respondents lied about their...

limitdown, I don't get your math - can you explain? I think you have somewhere in the back of your head something like "90% of traders lose money" which in itself is unproven, and therefore you feel that this good looking distribution must be out of wack. Have you factored in the...

Lightningsmurf, Keep your gunpowder dry my friend, it's not time yet, right? Used to be that some people let those who want to share information about a piece of software they know of or like speak first, AND THEN they shot them down, REGARDLESS of what the information was. Is this a...

An American tourist was driving all over the backroads of that beautiful Greek island with the small villages on the gentle hills and the whitewashed old churches and windmills - surrounded by deep blue water . Eventually, he got lost - and was relieved when he saw an old man in the...

2traps, Jessie, Cathy, wally, trader924, fourcups, Thanks everybody... for your good words and ideas. :)

Richard, Yes, I agree, these are the things I see him doing. My motivation is twofold: first, he's interested; second, if all goes well and we pick things up next year where we left off this summer, etc, by the time he's ready to go to college he may have an excellent skill under his belt...

Thanks Pretzel, Good suggestion, great reference. Btw, I am not sure if you are the right person, but Bracket Trader is excellent. :) If you are not, try it :):)

Toby, No problem here, we are talking about a part time occupation during the summer. At his age, I was spending my vacations selling shoes at my uncle's store. He will only be devoting a few hours every day learning and playing the rest of the time. And, after all, it is his choice. Btw, he...

I don't know who or what that is, but I don't think money is either good or bad - it is an inanimate object. It is we who can behave in good or bad ways with it. The earlier we learn how to deal with it, the more likely it is that we will not fall for its allure. A young person learning to work...

Jack, FYI, and I'm serious, this child has had his own computer since the age of 2.... It's 4 of us in the family, but we have 7 (more-or less state of the art) computers :) I too was thinking of not rushing his introduction to real time market data - either daily charts or stored data...

OK Mir, You asked and you shall be given... :) I too trade several instruments in various combinations and with various techniques and tools. In my daytrading, I first focus on extracting 2-4 points per ES or 5-10 points per NQ every day. Usually this takes the morning, sometimes...

When we get to the point (after reading several books, watching a few trading videos, etc) when some realistic trading experience is in order, what kinds of tools could I find? I know that Ensign Windows has a pretty good playback feature which does not need additional real-time data feed...

OT, You make some excellent points - have to think how to handle some of these eventualities. Thanks. :)

Trane, Thanks - I appreciate your encouragement.

Jack, Thanks for your suggestions - I have a similar viewpoint. My dream is that he get to understand a very good field, rich in interesting concepts and clearly influential in his life. Also, that he get a peek into the issue of the fear/greed demons we all have to struggle against...

Thanks MS, Yes, he does. He actually led the team that got first prize in the investment game that their social studies teacher put together this past year. He's read a couple of market books, like "Investing for teenagers" and the famous O'Neil book (although I can't think of its title right...

OffShore, I understand what you are saying, and my wife (PhD Psychology) had some similar concerns, but I don't think there's any danger here. He'll take it easy and learn something about himself and his environment from a safe perspective. I remember a few years ago, when I took my then 6...

W - Good idea - I do have Tony Oz' stock trading course on CDs and he may actually see this as a giant video/computer game. Thanks!