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    Traders having ADD?

    :D
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    Traders having ADD?

    I have it and have worked as a NASDAQ market maker glued to my screen for 8 years, so your theory is wrong. Also realize that there are different severities of ADD, perhaps mine is slight.
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    Opening Range Breakout, for Futures and Equities

    Not to be rude or skeptical, but I cant believe anything worth selling for $19.95 is that valuable... And if it was, why would be selling it so cheap, if at all?
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    Opening Range Breakout, for Futures and Equities

    Could you show us some examples?
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    Who is trading stocks based on news soley?

    Yes, but he probably scaling out of the position, selling the news since he already knew about it 3 days b/4 the release..
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    Market Maker Manipulation

    opening orders. The idea is that the specialist (listed mainly, since NASDAQ done by supermontage) has a net buy or sell imbalance on the opening. It is in their best interest to open the stock at an artifically and unsustainable price to it reverts back to regular supply and demand...
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    BIDU cut in half and noone in the media reports it.

    use the "search" function in the upper right hand corner of your screen. I used to be a nasdaq Market maker so ask me if you have any questions about that. Makret making for equities especially nasdaq has been all but eliminated due to the popularity and low cost of ECN's...
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    Texas traders

    might move to Dallas Ft worth soon. Anyhone know of any equity prop frims there?
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    Moral support and confirmation needed about starting trading for a living

    You are wise to not worry about making $$$ for awhile. I would suggest a trading simulator (even if you have to pay a monthly fee) to get your feet wet. Some will argue that sim trading is useless (since it doesnt involve real $ , and supposedly your psyche plays tricks on you (false sense of...
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    Trader P/L 2005

    Lol. good analogy. I find this thread encouraging b/c it shows that there is light at the end of the tunnel (for some at least.) And it shows that it can be done.
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    Is this Illegal?

    Plus here is a perfect example: I used to be a NASDAQ market maker. each day at the open and close we would handle customer opening/closing print orders (b/4 supermontage took over) we used to try to gun the stock right b/4 the open up or down and get the opening print far out of whack so we...
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    Is this Illegal?

    Which is totally untraceable. If I decide to dump (if I had this kind of position) 10K of a thin stock as fast as possible, I could simply say I wanted tounload a position. How can they bother me about it? Essentially jay-walking if you will.... I do know that creating a false uptick...
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    Career question

    Okay, I am little confused here.. You need to define what kind of "trading" you are looking at. Are you looking to pull the trigger with your $$ or be a sales trade or market maker (all those market making jobs are being automated by ECN's, I know, I used to be one....) Even sales traders are...
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    Is this Illegal?

    Agreed. It is only illegal if you are working for a brokerage firm and handling a customers order.. ie. "Heh buddy (whsipers to roomate on the phone), I just got an order to buy X amout of a thin stock from Fidelity! if it goes through this price, and it just did. hop in and ride this wave...
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    Professional career question.

    oohhh boy. This has been hit upon 1000 times b/4 and yo should use the "search" function to see the results and do some research. Anyway, without gettting to involved, a series 7 for a prop equities firm. Futures I have no idea. Disadvantages is that only aboutu 10% of equities traders can...
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    Stock scaner/screeners

    I might be misreading your post, (intraday scan or intraday range?)... Anyway, if you want intraday data, it most likely WONT be free. If you want a cheap ($50/month) yet very effective intraday scanner/filter go to www.trade-ideas.com you can get a free trial for 2 weeks to test it out...
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    3+ Monitor set up

    Thanks. that was easy!
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    3+ Monitor set up

    Okay, this is going to sound REALLY dumb, but how can you tell whether your card is an AGP or PCI? I currently have the MATROX Millenium G450 dual head card and looking to add a 3rd monitor. I had the computer custom built and have no idea what the guy did and it was 3 years ago.... I...
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    Trader P/L 2005

    thanks for your insight
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    Trader P/L 2005

    I have been experimenting with trade ideas and like it. I am a littel confused on what you mean by the "running up/down" acting as contrarian indicators. do you mean: A) they warn of of a reversal? or B) warn of a good pullback to get in that will probably resume its original trend? I ask...
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