haven't had any major issues with these guys for years now. every once in awhile there will be a 3 sec lag and then resumes no problem. Today though, just been horrible for the last hour.
I thought it was 2-6k a day? Maybe your other aliases are better traders than this one :p
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2161572&highlight=26+k+a+day#post2161572
ok, even so, if you know everything about the markets, why did your ONE position end up down 50%? Shouldn't you have known better than to go long when you did?
Thats just wrong. I know its funny for you but for a few moments he probably had great things flash through his mind of how he could help his family out and make their (and his life) better. The roller coaster of emotions is probably insane.
I'm all for practical jokes, but this one was...
Probably because your good call here is spoiled by many bad calls. You've admitted publicly to being down 50% plus on many of your long term holdings so that suggests, right there, that you aren't an expert or a player.
Are you even vaguely familiar with intraday trading? Rangebound markets are GREAT for daytrading because you get both up and down gyrations. Even if the indeces remain relatively unchanged at the end of the day, what takes place WITHIN the day is where lots of money can be made.
Think outside...