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No, not necessarily. Although traders generally love poking fun at "the fundamentals", they do actually count. So the answer to your question does very much depend on how business performs over the next 42 years. It's a tough call for much further beyond that time frame, but I think being...

How about, "I was married, then I started trading...."

Er, no. It's a "trading" thing. "Are most traders single or married"? "How does trading effect marriage/relationships". Totally trading related. (ps -- don't like the thread heading? SKIP IT.)

Actually, the wording of the first amendment is "Congress shall make no law respecting[not "providing"] an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; ...." Of course, "respecting" means "with respect to". In other words, congress couldn't make any laws that...

Well, um, they "study" people that have been (or claim to) eating this way "over the long term"? How else could they have done it?

Hahaha! :D Nice presentation! (More grist for bungrider's mill!) Greg Palast goes off about it in his book Best Democracy Money Can Buy; each page is just dripping with loathing for Bush. Jim Cramer on paper. :) (Does make serious and disturbing points though)

Scientist, again I would ask you hold off making absolutist comments like that until you've made your millions. Whilst what you say may be mathematically correct -- ie, trade frequency is greatest in scalping -- the other variables are from even. And, I submit, it's the other variables in...

Second, scalping is simply trading in a shorter time frame and more frequently. It has been said that this cuts into margins due to higher costs, but the goal here is NOT higher margins, it is achieving the highest overall profit possible. This has nothing to do with margins, or percentage...

Actually, I read all the links you posted. Interesting reading, but it was more or less preaching to the choir, because they represent the viewpoint that I already held. I (personally) haven't said anything about a high fat diet being healthy. I do lean towards saying that it isn't, but I'm...

Not meaning to be a smart ass, but it's people you that keep the "magic pill" industry in business. My guess is that until the way you look and feel become important enough to you that all the "tips" in the world won't add up to much.

Yes, I agree. People like YOU. You rant and rave and rant and rave yet you seem to be completely insulated against any rational evidence that challenges what you 'know'. At the most basic level, why is it so difficult for you to accept that, in the short term, the Atkins approach may...

I think it was the rose colored glasses.

Up 26% on the year? Hmm, given that his performances is so reliant on broad market movement, that's not really anything to brag about. Hell, I bet could I find a hundred funds that are up triple that without all the BSing he's put everyone through the past three years in about 10 seconds...

Hehe, you're skeptical? Lol. Nice one! :) I'll have to give this one a miss, seisan, but I'll let you do the grilling for me. (Btw, I never said these guys weren't as sharp as a tack -- I'm sure they know all the right answers :)) Goldenarm, no doubt they're good for the industry --...

Lol. What planet do you guys live on? Maverick, 70% of French employed by the government? Where did you get this number from? As resinate said, a social safety net doesn't mean that the entire system of government is socialist, that's ridiculous. The American right can kick...

Social contact is a very important point. I'm sure that the "be your own boss" aspect of being a trader is a fantastic selling point, but one that needs to be counterbalanced against each individual's need to interact with other humans. I can't believe I'm going to give this endorsement, but...

Gosh wow! What a surprise that is! :D In all seriousness -- inandlong, please pay attention :) -- I would like to throw some (much needed) vinigar on the hoopla surrounding this event. Professional roadshow is a better description, I would think. Especially when you consider that, no...

That's interesting. I've been doing this "Atkins" thing since Monday -- in spite of everything I've always 'known' about nutrition :) -- and I can definitely relate to what Jem was talking about in his OP. Interestingly, my experience has been that I've had to up the total calories by...

Oh cool. It's nice to read from someone who has been in the game for ten years and whose views differ significantly from the generally accepted trading wisdom. Hope you keep posting.

Basically requires for you to be coming straight out of school. If I'm to believe what I've been told, competition for palces in these kind of firms is pretty damn fierce, and the firms get a pick out of the best grads. The other kind of 'prop firm'? I wouldn't waste my time.