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You open an account at Refco and you’re ready to trade. You go to your trading room and sit down. A huge Silverback guerrilla with a nametag reading Ref sits down across the table, greets you, opens up his laptop and smiles. Puzzled but undaunted, you start your analysis. After a couple...

Well then the answer would be a big Yes! I live in the Cape and you'd be hard pressed to find a better lifestyle. Having lived in London, New York City and San Diego, (all of which are very nice in their own right and have a lot to offer) all in all I find there simply is no comparison.:D

What do you mean by "ideal set up" ?

I'm looking to connect with full time traders in South Africa. Maybe start a small network & share ideas and thoughts. Regards, Steve

Thanks everyone, you've given me much to think about. I really appreciate your help. Steve

Do you think this applies to time frames of 30min and higher or is it just for the shorter ones?

What makes it more difficult? Steve

But which pairs are truly non-correlated? The majors all seem to be and trading the others tends to be very expensive when you take into account the spreads involved. -Steve

It would seem to me that I may get more movement in the GBP/USD market. I pay a little more but I guess that's the trade off. What do you think? Thanks, Steve

Thanks for your replies. From what I've seen currencies tend to move at similar times when you look shorter time frames ( 5, 10 mins). They all seem to be some what correlated. It appears to me that if one is using a momentum based method, it wouldn't really matter what you're trading. Am I...

I’ve been trading every day, full time, for the last 8 months and I’m only just starting understand how the markets really work. As a result I’m gaining more confidence and really believe I will actually make it as a trader. I’m quite happy with my method but I have yet to fully master...