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    Trader P/L 2006

    Really pissed off. Got hit for 900 on the most bullshit move ever in the morning. Then got raped by the specialist. Called brut, they complained and i actually got price imrproved shockingly on the abuse of my order. Then made it all the way back to around +100, but got F'd over at teh close...
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    Trader P/L 2006

    Crappy. Missed 480 bucks by 15 seconds on the close...
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    Algorithmic Trading - Why?

    As most of you probably know, institutions use a variety of dark books, crossing networks, hidden liquidity pools etc to move large blocks of shares. I assume this is to not impact the market price of the given stock, and to obtain a better/faster fill. As many of you also know, hundreds of...
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    Trader salary scale

    If your thinking about year 5 and making 100k, 500k etc before making 1 dollar and day/year 1, your in trouble.
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    Trader P/L 2006

    Not as good as it was the last couple days. Had a couple retarded keystroke errors. Ok i guess.
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    Trader P/L 2006

    Just FYI, 12 million would be 6 million bought, 6 million sold, so 6/36 = ~16%. Either way though...
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    Trader P/L 2006

    Look at the chart of ford... a million or 2 shares for 10 cents...
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    Trader P/L 2006

    Ok. Given the moves this morning there was lots of money out there.
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    Trader P/L 2006

    You are flat out unbelievable. Best improvement/trading ive ever seen, and would be most people have ever seen. Words really cant express it, you're an incredible trader.
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    How do Prop Firms control risks?

    Limit B/P, have their accounts open on your desktop as well (2 instances), use software with some sort of auto stop out, watch their order logs real time. Im sure there are lots of other ways as well.
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    Opening A Prop Shop In Dallas?

    It would depend on the company and type of prop shop you would be opening. Can you elaborate on the companies you were considering, the vehicles traded, or the structure of traders/management?
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    Trader P/L 2006

    Decent. Took it very easy i felt I took the easy money but didnt swing for the real dough.
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    Why Canadian Swifttrade prospers while American firms go bankrupt?

    Also known as if you throw enough mud against the wall, eventually some of it is going to stick. With the risk parameters and economies of scale, this makes sense.
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    Trader P/L 2006

    Had more at 12 noon. Afternoon bled my blotter and bored my brain. Need to know when to do nothing...
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    Why do you want to be a trader?

    Loved trading since the teenage years. Hated someone setting my wage knowing they were getting rich off my back. Loved the idea of my income being correlated to my ability. Hated anwsering to some ass who didnt know wtf was going on at the ground level (because i always had base entry...
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    Trader P/L 2006

    Average day seems to be getting better. Not 500 bucks to 40k, but better.
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    Average Age

    A great strategy and balls of steel :) I'm 21 as well.
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    Trader P/L 2006

    Best day on the new system. Pleased, but as always could have had more. Had a couple non pussy trades this morning that accounted for about half of the day.
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    Trader P/L 2006

    Ok i lied..
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    Trader P/L 2006

    I give up... 350 LFT later and my brain is finished.
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