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"no it happened because" How in the world would you know this? If you're a newbie learning about trading how in the world would you know this? Just getting the basics of a chart down can take years without someone teaching you.

"You are not saying I HAD or I HAVE a mentor " None of that proves anything about me or about my experience. Why are you assuming I want to share any of that here? Your assumption is wrong and presumptuous. Maybe that's what you wouid say. Just like your assumption about mentors. It's...

"You know what the biggest problem with mentoring is?" This is an interesting post. A mentor will help speed the learning curve of trading. A mentor can be even someone your age who you befreidn who shows youa couple things he's doing which gives him an edge. It doesn't have to be some guy...

"Bloke" is that a word? Bloated would be more appropriate. You don't get it. Just read the stories on this board...bighog (or whatever his name is)..mentors at the CME...lescor..mentors...warren buffet...mentor, ~~~...mentor...it's the same story over and over. Mentors can show you the...

"Damn son if you have to ask a question like that then you definitely " The BIDU debacle is why it's dangerous to write naked options and hold them overnight. Writing them intraday is not bad at all...not much news to really move the market and then stops work but overnight WAY too much risk...

"the ones that had a mentor are 0.1 %" Most if not all of the succesfull traders I have talked to be it in stocks, options or futures, or even in stories about them I have read have had mentors in one way or another at some point...people who showed them the ropes when getting started. They...

Hi Lescor, How do you measure weather an idea has promise or not? What metrics, if any, do you use to determine weather you should move the ideas into your day to day mix of strategies? Thanks, Dalentar

This thread has become quite the body of knowledge and observation. A great resource. Nice work ND keep it up and thanks to those who have offered their knowledge. I have a couple comments to make about what it takes to learn trading. Just my own opinion but it's based on a fair amount...

Where did you learn your method of trading? There are some prop firms that teach order flow?