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    The Subconscious mind...

    I recently became interested in biofeedback, and ordered an interactive computer game called Wild Divine.....played it a few times in the past week and my trading results have been much better
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    Assent Conversions?

    Interesting. Thank you for providing some information on this new product. Do you have any other details? For instance, what are the fees? Can you do this on any stock, or does the third party restrict it to certain stocks only?
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    Assent Conversions?

    What other firms are currently offering "slips" or an equivalent product?
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    2 biotech positions out of 308 biotech companies

    Why did you only look at biotechs under $5? What were you looking for in your research? You mostly mention the pipelines/products of these two companies. Just curious as to your biotech picking methodology.
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    Classic trading books

    The September issue of Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities has a list of classic trading books on page 120 and 121. Too many to list
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    Do's and Don'ts of trading at a prop firm

    I've been prop trading for over 2 years, and am with my 3rd firm. Prop trading is paying my bills. Seen a lot of people successful traders and a lot of people fail. DO's 1. WORK HARD: Come in early, stay late, go over all of your trades. The learning curve is steep, and a lot of people...
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    Blackjack - counting cards

    Money management is definitely crucial to counting and trading. It is the key to surviving inevitable drawdowns. Most of the "art" of counting is NOT getting caught since the casinos can and will kick out counters. In Blackjack, the precise odds and optimal way to play each hand can be...
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    Daily (Morning) Routine - Hopefully everyone would participate

    1. wake up at 7am 2. shower, eat breakfast 3. 8am-8:30 commute 4. 8:30-9:30 research (CNBC, go over news, earnings, upgrades/downgrades, charts) 5. 9:30-4:00 trade 6. 4-5:00 go over trades, research for next trading day ......some of my best trading days happen when I wake up late, and...
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    How do prop trading firms make moneY?

    prop firms make money off commissions traders like them because of leverage and low capital requirements......plus they supply the equipment, quotes, and charts
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    Trader characteristics

    need focus, discipline, and strategic thinking in my opinion
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    THE WAR HAS BEGUN

    that report is also on drudgereport.com
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    chemical sector index ticker

    is there a new ticker for the chemicals? CEX hasn't moved in the last 2 days
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    Thanks worldco

    you are required to pay taxes by April 15, even if you need an extension to file your paperwork, so it would be nice if firms could give out K1 statements more promptly
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    Liquidity! What is an acceptable Volume on a stock?

    Find your own niche in the market, find your edge....I know profitable traders that trade very thin NYSE stocks (80,000-300,000 shares average daily volume)....I personally like stocks that trade over a million/day, but I occasionally trade thinner stocks....I've found that you have to be much...
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    Commission<.005 what about bullets?

    NOUN: Slang One who poses as a satisfied customer or an enthusiastic gambler to dupe bystanders into participating in a swindle. VERB: Inflected forms: shilled, shill·ing, shills INTRANSITIVE VERB: To act as a shill. TRANSITIVE VERB: 1. To act as a shill for (a deceitful enterprise)...
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    Comission and Bullet Rates

    I pay 0.75 cents/share and 3 cents/bullet. I average about 5000 bullet shares/day. What kind of bullet volume are the traders who are paying 1.5cents/bullet doing? Are these bullet rates only for retail accounts? I am trading at a prop. firm now.
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    How does this "offer" sound?

    that deal is complete bs.....2 cents is way too high, 65% way too low, and the icing on the cake is you need to have 25k in your account to withdraw a significant portion of your profits or renegotiate the deal, which means you have to net over 38k with your low payout %, and you have to...
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    My thoughts on Prop firms (Some)

    Another big advantage of trading with a prop. group is the chance to learn from successful traders. This can be worth a lot more than lower commissions,especially for someone just starting. Just make sure that if you go with a prop. firm that you are not locked into a long term contract...
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    nx button

    the specialists can disable the NX, and the 30 second rule only applies to the same stock.......specialists can also show only 100 shares on the bid or ask to effectively disable NX
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    nx question

    Does anyone know how an order for 2000 shares that is designated NX would be handled? Would the first 1000 get the NX execution, and the other 1000 go to the specialists book? or would it be an invalid order and all 2000 shares go to the specialist book?
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