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I failed the CFA level 1 exam 5 years ago. I was all excited to start studying but once I got all the books, I was like "no way, this is not for me". I'm definitely not a quanthead. So I didn't study at all but I took the exam just to see how well I would do. Well anyway, self study is...

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I doubt CME would mess with their most popular product. Margins would probably go down though. I doubt they would change the tick level.

This is a decent market to daytrade right now but when the next bull market begins and volatility collapses its going to totally suck. Remember the 10 point ranges when VIX was sub 15 and the S&P was around 1400. That's a 0.7% range. If the next bull market starts at 500, we're gonna...

I should add: 4 If you really want to take bigger risks find a good trader or CTA to manage your money. Hopefully they don't ask me to manage money for them as a few people have but in that case I would just say I don't manage OPM at this point.

That's kinda rude. Again, it doesn't matter what you do people will always ask profession related questions. Division of labor and specialization make civilization possible.

If you were a lawyer, people you know would ask u your legal advice. If you were a doctor, people you know would ask for medical advice. But you are a trader so what do you say when asked for investment advice? In the past I've generally said: 1 Stay away from stocks - buy index ETF...

I'll go with the Dell T3400 but I think HP Pavilion Elite m9400t offers a lot more. Is Vista and a 64 bit operating system really that bad?

I configured an HP that is capable of supporting two monitors: Price: $1249 HP Pavilion Elite m9400t customizable Desktop PC FK484AV#ABA * – Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit) * – Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad processor Q6600 (2.4GHz) * –...

Thanks for the post. I configured a Dell with XP below: Price: $1208 PROCESSOR Intel™ Core®2 Quad Q6600 (2.40GHz/1066MHz/2X4MB L2) 375W edit OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Business Bonus-Windows XP Professional downgrade edit WARRANTY & SERVICE 3 Year Basic Limited...

That's a good question that I don't know the answer to. How would I find out? I don't know shit about computers.

What is the difference between a 32 bit operating system and a 64 bit operating system? What is a better processor: Core 2 Duo 3.0GHz or Core 2 Quad 2.4GHz? What is the difference between the two?

Option 3 HP Pavilion Elite m9400t customizable Desktop PC - Around $1200 FK484AV#ABA * – Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit) * – Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad processor Q6600 (2.4GHz) * – FREE UPGRADE! To 4GB DDR2-800MHz dual channel SDRAM...

Here is what I'm considering: 1st Option HP Pavilion a6660t customizable Desktop PC - Around $1100 FK481AV#ABA * – Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (32-bit) * – Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor E8400 (3.0GHz) * – FREE UPGRADE! To 3GB...

Bob - since your posting your daily, weekly, and monthly P/L --- if you don't mind me asking, how much are you up for the year?

Most people wrongly assume that submissive = weak, doormat, inferior, etc. This is the wrong mentality. Submission requires great humility and courage and needs to be respected. I tend to be older, more mature, wiser, wealthier, more spiritual, and stronger than any girl I date - so I...

Very nice point. Most guys are attracted to the most beautiful girls thinking that they are the most fertile and will produce good looking kids. This is a very wrong assumption. The reality is that a lot beautiful girls can produce ugly looking kids, and a lot of beautiful girls can be...

current margin for initiation: ES: 6200 YM: 6800 NQ: 4000 Why does ES have higher margin than YM if it has a much higher ATR in measured in dollar terms? What are the chances of the margin going even higher?

Of the 2 million people, I bet 1.9 were people trading at work or after work as a hobby. So that leaves you 100,000 traders. And that gives you a 1 in 200 chance. And a 15 year timeframe is long enough to weed out all but the most serious traders. It wouldn't surprise me if all 500...

This is the conventional wisdom - every one says limit losses but not profits. But if you're not limiting profits then you're not limiting greed. Sure there are days when you can make over 3x your average profit. But the same greed that motivates going for huge gains also results in a...