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    Jews furious over political cartoons

    The ADL report is so clearly biased. That's how powerful the Lobby is.
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    How do you stay focused during the day?

    Since turning fulltime trading, i find that watching the markets on my own is very lonely and secluded. And when trades don't turn out right i get very depressed and disappointed at my mistakes or lost discipline. The feeling of becoming a home hermit. It works for me to have two chatrooms...
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    Which countries have low taxes and have balanced budgets?

    Quite interesting to read that some americans still think the "world" is between their east and west coasts. Singapore had real growth of 7.7% last year and Budget surplus of $6.4 billion for Financial Year (FY) 2007. http://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/speech_p1/p1.html...
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    Deposit, leverage, no series 7

    here's one i trade with. see pm.
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    The Wealth and Power Of the US Is Being Transferred.....Solution?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIgrxpp97OQ
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    Problems with Guantanamo

    This Quantanamo detention is already practiced in Malaysia and Singapore since 1960s .... nothing new: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Security_Act_(Malaysia) The Internal Security Act 1960 (ISA) is a preventive detention law in force in Malaysia. The legislation was inherited by...
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    Why do 98% of traders fail???

    does reading a "good" trading book make you a better trader? there are tons of trading books with "good" reviews some more recommended than others. are these books teaching the wrong things if still 98% of traders fail?
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    My Journal of Trading Mistakes and...

    How about capturing and posting your trades here? Use Snagit to annotate your charts entry/exit and that may invite coachings from successful traders. Example: http://bp0.blogger.com/_buPOR1D4eXw/SGRSdHS25eI/AAAAAAAAAJU/J-H2-h4Us7A/s1600-h/CHK+6-27-2008+10-26-59+AM.bmp
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    My Journal of Trading Mistakes and...

    Are u making or losing money at the moment? if losing consistently, then it's best to stay in your job and save up. This is the only way out. Continuing to trade and lose will drain your resources both money and mind.
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    Paper trading accounts?

    try the TradeStation simulator which is available to all accounts. The simulator trades "live" during market hours and allows you to test your strategies and methods on all 4 instruments: equities/options/futures/forex. www.tradestation.com
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    World: are you ready?...Iran war coming

    Israel won't go in alone. They will make US land the marines first.
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    Why do 98% of traders fail???

    Why do 98% of traders fail??? The answer is so simple. I will use an often-quoted example: if the regulations have changed and anyone can open a dental clinic or medical practice, just by self-learning or taking online courses. The attraction of course is that you can make as much money as...
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    TradeStation - give me the real picture

    Everyone uses TradeStation differently, and as you can see there are positive and negative posts alike. So what if someone posted exactly what you wanted to hear? His confidence in TradeStation does not translate to how you would re-code your system and how you use it. I have used...
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    Mozart Effect

    Hi all, I went to see a friend's coaching session and while he showed trainees how to trade, the room background was playing classical music. He told me they were Mozart's music, and good for trading mind. I researched internet and found the term "Mozart Effect", that is claimed to...
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    Foreigners Trading US Equities using Online US Brokerage

    no, foreigners will not be taxed. Scottrade, E*TRADE, TD Ameritrade are web-based brokers and you can compare the commission fees at their sites. alternatively, u can explore direct access brokers some of which are listed here: http://www.elitetrader.com/br/. I used TradeStation and the...
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    Anyone trading from Singapore?

    hi guys, I have a "foreign individual" account with TradeStation.com. I'm opening a new account with another U.S.-based brokerage .... so in a way i'm concerned with putting too much funds overseas. any Singaporeans here understand the legal protection (or recourse) available to overseas...
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    Daily Trading Limits & Goals. Do you stop trading if hit?

    Do you have a risk per trade .... if i'm up 2000 the next one or two trades will be carefully limited with stop loss orders in place. Quite inconceivable to lose back 1500 unless there's no stop loss in place. Or trading wild without noticing P&L.
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    Good afternoon everyone,

    I'm curious too, how much money is the average prop trader allowed to lose, before being told to give up?
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    WANTED: adxcellence on pdf book

    Wonder why should anyone help you ....
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    What are realistic goals for an 18-year old swing/position trader?

    No problem .... it's easy. That's why everybody here is doing it.
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