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Darth Chloride: I can feel your anger.. it gives you focus, it makes you strongah! --- But seriously. What kinda anger are we talking about? I'm sure every trader needs a strong motive force - but is anger all that will do? How about libido instead? That's probably the most...

In what part is the amount used not up to the trader? - Caementarius

Just an update on what I've found: Since I'd like a lot of flexibility in getting at the data in Excel, I'm thinking about getting an Interactive Brokers account and using this software 'XLQ' to get intraday backfill: http://www.qmatix.com/XLQ.htm Does anyone know how many days of...

Does anyone have recommendations for good software that links with Excel? Bloomberg does but it's too expensive. ESQuotes does but it's not fast enough/flexible enough for me. I'd like to be able to grab historical data for calculating correlations as well as intra-day realtime data quickly.

Mahras2 - I'm going to prepare myself for some difficult interviews with top firms - even if they are a long shot it probably makes sense to keep my options open. I'm not 100% sure they are the best places to learn - I'm still researching what would be best for me. I'd like to test a few...

Hazardfish - I agree with what you say. A very successful businessman and friend once told me he never hires MBAs! :eek: I got a lot out of your message - especially the Kobe Bryant example and the "it's all you" bottom line. I agree 100%. I'll continue reading and sorting things...

I'm an MBA student in a school with a good Finance program. I like trading. It's never easier to know if you're right or wrong, requires significant discipline and a strong mind. I've been momentum trading OEX options for my own account -but not very successfully. Luckily, I've used very...