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Do you hedge yourself in anyway against flash crash (quick >5% drops)? Have you considered how you'd react? I'm just curious because going long scares me to no end and I'm not sure what to do or if I really can do anything when it happens.

Just wait until someone hacks into your "colo" and starts trading with your account. It takes much more than just a server to run it properly (virus protection, IDS, Firewall). There are benefits but even if you know what you're doing it can be risky - if you can connect to it so can others by...

You don't see the whole picture however. Because you're a good person and have morals you don't consider stealing as taking risk that should be rewarded. And that separates you from the rich - according to the article.

Did you read the article? It points out, rightly or not, that to become rich in this environment you need traits of psychopath. Is that what you're advising: Maybe working hard is the ticket? Again not according to the article: You can strike it rich in the west because of regulations...

Good build, very fast, but glossy screen with 1600x900 res... Any laptop >4GB RAM and i5 will run eSignal and IB just fine. i7 is actually an overkill.

If you can - go for IPS panels, especially in multi monitor configuration where viewing angles are not optimal. For just a couple: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116442 http://www.amazon.com/BenQ-G2222HDL-21-5-Inch-LCD-Monitor/dp/B004FQDCUU

You don't need more than 4GB RAM Get the highest MHz i5 or i7 you can afford (highest MHz because most apps are single threaded) Do note that most come with Display Port or HDMI now days, no VGA. Display Port or HDMI can be converted to DVI.

Dell XPS 17 (L702x): http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-l702x/pd Two drive bays (so you can have SSD for OS and HDD for storage) Panel can be upgraded to Optronics (AUO) lcd Lighted keyboard Palmrest area does not get worm Non glossy LCD option (but I'd recommend to upgrade yourself with AUO...

I've followed this thread for a while now learning a lot but not enough to be successful long term I think. One thing that scares me out of being long in ES is a possibility of a flash crash - fast 100 point drop w/o liquidity. Being so handicapped I feel I've lost too many long opportunities...