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    High schooler wants to trade the YM

    Yep, I can attest to that. I'm a new trader as well. I got tired of trading 1000 shares with a 0.05 stop loss and getting the ol' "death by a thousand cuts". ...so I decided to only trade 100 shares at a time with a mental stop so I wouldn't lose as much. Well...to this day, that is still my...
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    If you love trading, you will lose money

    Okay, that must be why you are profitable and I am not. Because I have no idea WTF you just said. LOL :D
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    important! must read SLOW QUOTES

    Listen asshole...If I pay for real-time quotes, I want real-time quotes, not quotes from 3 seconds ago. Okay. Why do you have a problem with that? I know why you have a problem with it. Either one of two explainations: 1) You work at eSignal. 2) You are 39 years old, a virgin and you live...
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    important! must read SLOW QUOTES

    I have an idea: Go fuck yourself.
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    Trader P/L 2008

    -312.50 Can't get into synch anymore. Guess I'll scale down until I figure out what my problem is. One thing I did different is: I tried to stop taking profits to soon today. That blew up in my face. I sat and watched a couple trades that were up over a hundred bucks turn into break even...
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    eSignal's lovely 2-3 second delay.

    Anyone else experiencing a 2-3 second delay in the esignal feed? I was placing orders and seeing them getting filled at prices that that stock didn't even trade at yet according to eSignal's tape. Also, I'd see my p/l number moving in IB when eSignal's tape was dead still. Finally I compared...
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    If Buffett left the market

    I like yellow submarines.
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    Trader P/L 2008

    I'll take two, thanks. :D -723.75 Ouch!!! :mad: I was going to sleep in and not trade today, too. Dang it. Well, I guess the silver lining is that this is still my first profitable month since I started in December. +571.43 for March. Bleh, that is pathetic. :(
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    Document every trade detail to the IRS?

    I've been audited plenty of times. No big deal. Besides, my tax guy at H&R is their senior tax advisor and is retired from Smith Barney. If he does me wrong, I'll be back here to admit I was wrong... Anyway, GreenTraderTax.com is a ripoff IMHO. I'd have pay several thousand for them to do my...
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    Trader P/L 2008

    Was up 230ish. Then the market got choppier on me and I took a couple rapes like a man. Ended up +105 Still up nicely on the month. First profitable month since I started trading in Dec. Up +1295.18 Only one trading dat left.
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    Document every trade detail to the IRS?

    I have H&R working on mine as we speak. I started trading in Dec. '07 and ended up with over 400 trades last year. It's been a nightmare for H&R, though. A lot of forms needed aren't in H&R's system. Hell, some documentation that needs submitted is a handwritten letter, there is no form...
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    Trader P/L 2008

    Tough day again. I could make more money working at Taco Bell. :p +62.50
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    Trader P/L 2008

    I hate you.
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    Trader P/L 2008

    +60.04 I suck. :)
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    Trader P/L 2008

    I wish I would have stayed out today. I broke the nice little run I had going. Oh well, can't win them all. Sorry, no blotter on losing days. -193.50 :(
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    Trader P/L 2008

    I'm up, which is always good, but I'm not happy with my trading today. I've left thousands on the table by snatching profits too damn early. Here's an interesting development: This is my first positive month since I started trading in Dec. '07! :eek: *knock on wood*
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    Trader P/L 2008

    Only one trade today because I was visiting with the tax man this morning. Then, since I missed the open, I decided to do some yard work. :cool: Anywho, made $114.20 in 3min 18sec on one trade. Not too bad.
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    Trader P/L 2008

    Hahaha :D
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    Trader P/L 2008

    WTH? I made $320 today and no one patted me on the back! :p
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    IB slow executions

    I've been having problems, too. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=121093 Today I couldn't exit a position in UAUA. I had like 3 pending sell market orders with an orange status! I had to call the trading desk. Luckily, the stock was moving in my direction as I waited...
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