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I thought about putting a link for an online test, but I've found a lot of people with little MBTI experience type themselves wrong, answering what they *want* to be, instead of what they actually are. Especially in trading where "emotionless" thinking is heavily emphasized, I could see a lot...

For those of you familiar with Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) this may be an interesting poll into what kind of people gravitate towards trading, and if it matches the demographics fround in the general population. I would have put all 16 types to choose from, but there was a maximum limit...

ok, well this thread has been dead for a while, but smosh revived it and it was an interesting read. i agree with the wifi sentiments. WiFi is very insecure, even when encrypted. You used to need a lot of packets to figure out the info you needed, and this would take forever, but with...

hi, this might be a dumb question, but i searched around and didnt find anything too obvious that answered it. I live in the US probably like most people on this forum, but im interested in being able to invest internationally, but existing ETFs and whatnot arent really enough for me. I...

Yes, I agree. for my the latter question is really the issue. But being a young guy with little/no experience, getting the proverbial "foot" in the door is quite tough nowadays. Also, all this talk of MBAs makes it sound like I am a career-oriented workaholic maniac, when in actuality I am a...

I asked an "international staffing manager" (basically headhunters mixed with HR) in my family who blows through zillions of resumes for international high level exec types for a medium-large engineering/consulting firm about the prestige factor for advanced degrees. They said of course it...

Thanks for the replies guys. But keep in mind any "good" school (London Economics, Insead, etc) I am not going to get into. I have my reservations about getting an MBA due to the same reason sternlight mentioned - if its not a top school, its the cost benefit analysis doesnt look nearly sexy...

Hi. Im a US citizen, have the generic bachelors degree from a US university, etc etc. I am interested in getting my MBA (not necessarily for trading, but possibiliy. I think more about international business, but finance is interesting). From what I can tell, MBA programs in the UK (and...

I'm surprised so many people have problems trading natural disasters like it was something they wouldn't do given a money making opportunity. unethical or not, if there is a disaster somewhere, and all the companies are obliterated, SHOULDNT their stock go down? shouldnt people sell like crazy...

hmm, interesting posts guys. i'm sure even in local obscure markets there are a lot of "hard core" active traders. but in the US markets there are millions of hard core active traders, throwing billions of dollars around all the time. So the hungarian exchange interested me a bit, since...

ok, so maybe this is a dumb question, BUT, if technical analysis assumes information is priced into a security already, and we are looking for "inefficiencies" to exploit, wouldnt it make sense to trade lesser known and more obscure securities even at the disadvantage of reduced liquidity? i...

hey all. ive been lurking around ET posting every now and then with questions about trading. FX interets me a lot, and i have a few questions for some of those that may know more. First, is forex considered a non-zero-sum game or zero-sum? In FX trading it seems pretty zero-sum to be, but...

this thread got me pretty interested in the dinar. i saw all those "scam" sites and affiliates trying to make money buy "mailing money" or whatever. not a bad idea for a quick buck on their part, but i wouldnt do it. BUT, what i am interested in, if anyone knows if this is possible, IS...

it would be interesting to try and figure out the effects of TA on a security. To see if there is an obvious pattern, if everyone goes for it effecting the price. That should be the evolution of TA, correct?

Hi, I have another newbie question, so plese go easy on me if it seems too stupid/obvious. I know not all of you agree with efficient market hypothesis, but lets just work with it for this question. So from my understanding, to extract money from the market, one has to be more efficient than...

Great answers you guys. I am a newbie and I make no claims to understand the markets, but I fully enjoy reading more experienced people debate their views, opinions, and relate their experiences. Quite interesting. I agree, it would be very interesting to see a study correlating capital...

OneHipCat: Good point. I wouldnt expect a mutal fund to make triple digital returns because all of the limitations put on them. But have you checked the hedge fund index recently? it's not really that impressive either. Their annualized returns arent blowing anyones socks off and they...

http://www.fxcm.com/trading-contest-exchange.jsp is the only one i can find right now. all the real-money competitions are held by brokers it seems. the fxcm only has the top 5, but i remember some guy from ET joined a competition on another broker (i think the thread asked you to predict...

Ok, although good insights, I'm still having a hard time buying these factors play into the mutual fund industry as WELL as the hedge fund. industry. I mean, these guys are there to make money just like the rest of us, correct? Guys that start and manage their own hedge funds dont do it out of...

yes, i understand the size issue especially with equities. but in other markets there less of a size issue, such as FOREX. They DO have managed forex accounts, but they are nowhere near as popular as your standard mutual fund, and even the managed forex accounts i have seen have had modest...