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...for those of us who sometimes let trades go against us when we shouldn't or take profits way too soon - there is a way to bring the underlying emotions to the surface and out into the open - and in doing so, become able to behave differently. ... if one has that problem, there is a way...

thanks for all the posts everyone - lots of info here for my work - will be back in more detail - happen to short merrill right at this moment and unsure whether I am greedy or patient! ;)

yes... emotions have gotten a bad reputation.... moreso for men than women....but it is funny how they are also the source of desire and the will to succeed. also, how obvious they are in all of sports.... in a way my ideas are a bit like some martial arts..... use their strength as your...

i guess if you are a mechanical trader, then you are right, you don't have the problem. hey one less problem is good.... i know a little about ADHD from the perspective of emotions but sounds like other than boredom that you have it under control.... best to you

I think you know that you have lots of company..... my biggest interest is ultimately creating a method out of modern psychoanalytic techniques that solves these common trading problems. Thanks for your post. D

....actually i solved that problem a long while ago so i thought it might be nice if i could help others solve it too. but what works for me, may or may not work for others. thought i would learn from others on how also to help them.

CBT works situationally but it is "medicine that has to always be taken in order for the patient to do better." My approach is to address the underlying force and source of the emotion itself in order to mitigate or even eliminate the existence of the pesky emotions in the first place. In...

Hello everyone - I have been a day and position trader since the summer of 1994. I also have my Master's degree in Classical psychoanalysis from the University of Chicago and now am working on a doctoral degree through the Institute of Modern Psychoanalysis in NYC. Modern psychoanalysis is...

like the succinct decription of the situation - hope to meet you this week if you are in chicago -

.... tell me you are kidding. .... please oh please......

one of the things i learned early on is that trading a system that fits your personality is key - i don't have a personality to spend lots of time programming and trading hundreds of trades a day - i do have a personality that sees moves develop early - and i do have discipline (well i can...

Seriously considering returning to day-trading after 5 years. Concerned that it may not be possible to make money unless I automate with my own 'black box.' Is that just the reality of it now or is it still possible to make good money without having a computer do the trades - assuming one...

Jeff is president.

ETG is a very good firm. Bob Kantor is a very honorable individual. They begain in 1993 in NY.

What are the guidelines about 'grandfathering' Series 7 licenses? I am in the process of preparing to return to trading after 5 years (!) and am being told that some firms will enable me NOT to have to take the test again. Is this true?

You have got the right idea - about being near good traders. Most likely you can do that in NY or Chicago. The real question is which firm? Which firms have you looked at?