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    Do full-time forex traders exist or is it just make believe?

    If you don't believe it, go ahead try it. You open up a forex account, trade it, then report back with your results.
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    Do full-time forex traders exist or is it just make believe?

    But I would have to say that obviously Mr. Cuban has really deep pockets and the way he trades currencies is probably different than the average retail trader who usually leverages to the hilt, busting out in a quantum nanosecond.
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    Do full-time forex traders exist or is it just make believe?

    Mark Cuban trades currencies. http://www.cnbc.com/id/100674739
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    Making Bollinger Band fading profitable

    Yes it is. Mean reversion strategies only work in trading ranges. It will fail if the larger time frame is trending. Just my fractional 2 cents worth.
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    Today is the day

    1,597.57 ??? With a Prechter GrandSupercyle target of 0.
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    How do the big boys 'talk' to each other during trading session?

    They talk to each other right here on ET :D
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    The Fed Is Destroying Jobs: Ken Griffin

    Low rates also encouraged public companies to load up on debt to buy back shares (and increase dividend per share), which has caused those stocks to soar as investors pile into dividend stocks while ignoring the additional debt burden.
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    "sell in May and go away"

    Maybe after losing viewership for consecutive years caused them to change their tack.
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    Why no prop firms for non "active" traders !?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucket_shop_(stock_market) Also read about bucket shops in Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefevre.
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    With Central Banks now openly buying stocks, how can the Bull end?

    Yes, we will see. They're all trying to outdo each other.
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    With Central Banks now openly buying stocks, how can the Bull end?

    http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=JNK+Interactive#symbol=jnk;range=my;compare=;indicator=volume;charttype=ohlc;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=off;source=undefined;
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    With Central Banks now openly buying stocks, how can the Bull end?

    Let us review the most insightful youtube video of all time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jllJ-HeErjU
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    Do full-time forex traders exist or is it just make believe?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Lewis_(British_businessman) "After selling the family business in the late 1970s, Lewis moved into currency trading in the 1980s and 1990s, resulting in his move to the Bahamas where he is now a tax exile. In September 1992, Lewis teamed up with George Soros to...
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    dollar yen parity

    Seems that 1.00 is the magic Maginot Line.
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    Trend Following: Profitable Reality or an Illusion doomed to Failure?

    John Henry closed his trend fund to outside investors after losing money past years. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/09/john-henry-shutdown-idUSL1E8M99XF20121109
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    Do full-time forex traders exist or is it just make believe?

    So sad, yet so true, except I'd go further and say most on this site have lost money trading with money from whatever part or full-time job they had :(
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    Online colleges accelerating at a "crazy fast" pace.

    “students who took all or part of their class online performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through traditional face-to-face instruction.” That says a lot.
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    Student debtors can't buy housing, cars, etc.

    Universitynow's accredited New Charter University just $299 per month for undergraduate degrees. http://new.edu/info/tuition/
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    How to begin my career

    If you want to be a professional trader, it's not too different in terms of difficulty if you compare with becoming a professional actor, singer, artist, etc. It's not the usual regular type career with a regular type of wage. There is extreme variation in results with most (>90%) who try not...
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    Three Fed Presidents Say Disinflation May Prompt Easing

    "Moar" QE is coming. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-18/three-fed-presidents-say-disinflation-may-prompt-easing.html Stocks, gold whipsawed back higher in overnight futures.
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