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And that had to do more with infrastructure (cables, computers, etc) being destroyed more than anything else

This thread is a waste. If you were actually making money trading you wouldn't be posting why others can't. You can't! What will be best for you is to report to a cubicle from 8-5 and become a yes man. Then you won't lose money, just your soul.

I read his blog. Google it if you are interested, he is very good.

Nice. Do a lot of you have a separate PC for news/email/ET/etc?

Nice try! You omitted the part about solving the rubic's cube in seconds. Great thoughts so far from everyone else!

I'd like to have some good discussion on what first brought you into trading. How did you end up trading? What were your circumstances before? Why did you decide to pursue it? Hope to have a great thread!

Do you mean computer programming/scripting language?

It's been awhile since I've held a real job. Can you give advice for everyone's transition back to the cubicle?

With trading as a viable means of living over now, how does one prepare to submit to the full authority of corporate america?

As a daytrader we should not ever have Margin Calls unless we have poor risk management and are under capitalized. Thoughts and comments please.

What's with the big wicks printing today in GS? Must have taken out lots of stops....

Ah, another Michigan person moving to the "big city" to "make it". You transplants from Michigan and Ohio are multiplying like roaches here in Chicago. Spend your time getting tanked with other dbags in Lincoln Park and Wrigleyville while hitting on airhead trixies. More fun and you will lose...

Hilarious!

Spend as much time as possible on ET and soak up the wealth of knowledge here

I'd be packing up everything tonight. They might go around to employee desks and take everything they can sell on eBay to save the company.

Another good thread addresses this. Basically the reality you are facing is here http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=135739

Face it, everyone here on ET is trying to trade to avoid working a "real" job in corporate america. It's time we all man up and work for the man and give up the fantasy of daytrading from home.

What should he do instead?

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Southwest Florida is another example. The market in Florida is real bad, like for example Fort Myers. However, just a few miles away on Sanibel and Captiva Islands houses are still going for over a million including the highest ever closed price on a home in Lee County, FL at 14.1 million on...