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- contrast that with this poll showing the ratio about 50/50 with ET'ers. Are You a Profitable Trader? Taking into consideration ALL of my losses, since I began trading I am sitting on a small or insignificant loss. 13 20.63% Taking into consideration ALL of my losses, since I began...

Are these numbers about right? p$

<b>OK</b> So, thus far none have participated in helping to answer these items. I will venture forward in one area. I would *guess* that at least 97% of all traders (retail and institutional) are unprofitable to date. If you just take institutional investors the number may be 95%. Any...

OK. Let's start this off with <i>who knows what about fund returns.</i> I grant you that I do not know much of the details, but I do know the basic categories and general approximate results. Try and list CAGR or compound annual growth rate and please cite/post source/link. <BR>•...

Many have weighed in. Perhaps more with comments regarding their journey. :)

Yes, that's true. It query's personal wealth under (self) management and part-timers would mostly not be undertaking this likely full-time endeavor.

I am sure this <i>can</i> be done as easily - but not everyone has the (legal) "inside scoop" or privileged information to take a penny stock into the millions. But thank you for the stock tip. No this is just the working grunts approach - a lot of sweat, tears and hard work! paysense

HA-HA!! However post-Madoff (not that I consider this) investors are more conscientious and diligent, right?!? It seems our government administrators have no problemo selling their and Wall Street's wares to the unsuspecting public (but don't get me started). So, my take is that...

Exactly, so if a large constituency of ET'ers is managing their full net worth, by now they are accomplished - sharply in contrast with standard trading success ratios. No one in good conscience should risk much into an unproven trading approach. Of course we can't know for certain that these...

I would like to begin a thread, discussing what I hope most here understand to be the merits of a "successful" long-term trading strategy. My <b>Ultimate Goal</b> has been to produce compounding systems that are the real deal - designed to perform for decades without breakdown while sporting...

<i>Thanks to those who have voted and/or replied.</i> Taking into consideration ALL of my losses, since I began trading I am sitting on a small or insignificant loss. 9 29.03% Taking into consideration ALL of my losses, since I began trading I am sitting on a significant or hefty loss. 7...

<i>Thanks to those who have voted and/or replied.</i> Taking into consideration ALL of my losses, since I began trading I am sitting on a small or insignificant loss. 9 29.03% Taking into consideration ALL of my losses, since I began trading I am sitting on a significant or hefty loss. 7...

Well I guess we won't be getting "Mandy's" vote. But for those that did respond (and I hope more will): I actively manage 1-25% of my net worth. 5 23.81% I actively manage 26-50% of my net worth. 6 28.57% I actively manage 51-75% of my net worth. 2 9.52% I actively manage 75-100% of...

That is a real concern. How honest are people going to be in the poll?

It would be nice to get a few more respondents.

I'd like to take the pulse of ET traders to see where their experience has actually led them. Taking into consideration ALL of my losses, since I began trading I am sitting on a small or insignificant loss. Taking into consideration ALL of my losses, since I began trading I am sitting on a...

Not sure how many members will post, but I hope to get a gauge on where the "elite" trader is classified in managing their wealth. Which category are you currently in? <b>I actively manage 1-25% of my net worth.</b> <b>I actively manage 26-50% of my net worth.</b> <b>I actively...

I'm near USC. I have tossed around the idea of going to some IBD Meetups in the past. Your get-together sounds very interesting. Yeah! Where are all the traders? pay$

weeklyanalysis08082009 Monday: Better-than-expected manufacturing and construction data boosted stocks to multimonth highs Monday. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 rallied 1.5% and closed above the 1000 mark for the first time since November. The Nasdaq also gained 1.5%, closing above the 2000 level...

It has been a few weeks since I provided my updates. Keep in mind the information compiled is all that's needed to allow for me to make trading decisions. weeklyanalysis08012009 Monday: Stocks rose modestly Monday, extending their two-week advance. A round of mixed earnings reports and...