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  1. TraDaToR

    I'm starting to think that < 1 % of people on elitetrader are actually profitable

    I don't believe there is such a high failure rate on *this* forum. I would go for 40% winner on stocks and 20% on futures compared to a 10% for global community including investors. There are true skilled professionals on this board, and they are more than just 1%, or even 10%... It's easy to...
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    Rogue trader cost MF Global $142M

    Wow... I feel really sad for his family and so. This guy doesn't have a single clue about how trading works. He was probably trying to cover his debts out of despair... Sad to see how trading and gambling can ruin a life.
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    How to turn $250K into $5k...a *simple* test

    buy - sell - buy - Sell - Buy - .... All market orders... deep illiquid markets would be a must... 50 lots at a time... With a well-thought strategy, it can be done in 15 minutes, even less...Automation would be a must ...:D
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    How to turn $250K into $5k...a *simple* test

    If you want to reach your goal, don't try to predict where it won't go, just use market orders and do as many trades as possible... It can be done.
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    Rogue trader cost MF Global $142M

    I saw it in real time last week when he shorted in the overnight session. He was using limit orders, but in a real weird way... I thought it was some panic selling as he was showing huge size and taking every little bid around without waiting for a bigger counterpart. Placing on a 5 lot with...
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    IB - No Data ?

    Still no datas in France. It just made me make a laughable error ... I wasn't aware of it and I saw one of the biggest arb ever, but of course one of the legs was frozen and didn't get filled ...LOL
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    How's everyone doing in 2008 so far?

    really great. Better than ever.:) Averaging 1K a day lately.
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    Why trading communities have a low respect for scalpers?

    Wow...God bless you... Now, everybody says "you're right" to day so he can go back to his business of forecasting GE price in 2026, leaving unfortunate compulsive scalpers to their financial self-destruction.
  9. TraDaToR

    Overnight riot on WK08

    Thanks. I am sure anybody who trade the wheat overnight session noticed it. It was really unusual trading.
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    Rogue trader cost MF Global $142M

    He meant buy limit order I think
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    Overnight riot on WK08

    So It seems that the joker seller was Mr Dooley, from MF Global... To exit his position properly, he submitted a market order soon after the regular session opened... Sometimes you have to be sure you get a fill...:D
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    Rogue trader cost MF Global $142M

    Agree. That's what I call slippage:D . The guy must have been something like 30m$ in the hole just after pressing... Imagine his face.
  13. TraDaToR

    Work hard for big money, versus relaxing life and comfortable $$$

    What does it mean to make tons of money if you don't get the time to spend it, take vacations, relax... One of the reason why I trade is that you can live everywhere... I seriuosly want to see every place in the world through trading... A guy with 50m$ that never goes out of his tiny...
  14. TraDaToR

    ICE data problems with IB?

    Hello, I have been having the same problem since 2 weeks with Cocoa, Cotton, Coffee, Orange juice... I get the 5 level order book only until 7am or so... I just got one level of depth for the main session with BookTrader...I obviously subscribed to ICE Datas. I was thinking it was due to...
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    intraday chart of wheat

    This is one of the most stupid thing I did in a while... I should have been killed crazy...
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    intraday chart of wheat

    No real horror story but seeing the action, I just decided to give it a try and scalp it with 1 lot. + 62.5 ... + 75$ .... + 125$ ... - 300$ ... End of attempt... Costing me 37.5$ + commishs... Too fast for me...
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    Wheat just went up $2 in 2 minutes!

    Holy Wscheat... And I was impressed by the action overnight... :eek:
  18. TraDaToR

    Low volatility markets?

    Saga, your problem with the market order fill is due to TS bad quality of datas... Even on the T§S... I use TS and it happens to me every day. The market got to your exit point, but TS just didn't report it. I also use IB and I can compare the 2 feeds in real time. IB just got a lot more...
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    Overnight riot on WK08

    North Open... ??? I don't understand this market:confused:
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