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VERY interesting question from the thread starter. You'll get some surprises (and great insights into market behaviour) with your research. And you'll stunned to discover that what we call "trends" is often created through overnight moves only. (this is HUGE, and only 1/1000 so-called traders...

I tend to believe (or is it experience?) that discipline discussions are often here to hide the fact that no edge has been found yet. If you've got an edge, and understand it, then it will be quite easy to apply it efficiently. just my 0,02, though

A long time trader is everything but a gambler IMO (in the pejorative way) If he's capitalized and savvy enough, he'll have the ability to pay you for a couple of years at least. So he's probably not worse than any other. + the wife's job ends the discussion!

the 3 books from Perry J. Kaufman will help you in any trading endeavour...

I had a friend working for them in Europe, it seems they're doing ok, even in 2007-2008. (never checked, though)

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way too few relevant experience to start a trading CAREER. Keep it as a hobby/complementary income for a couple of years.

Psychology is way overrated in trading literature. When you understand this: %win x avg win > %loser x avg loss = profit the right state of mind naturally follows. I'm not saying that experience doesn't matter, but writing 500 page on trading psychology? no way

European markets are gonna break up IMO

What's your take on Dexia?(CAC 40) A strong stock to you? (some serious fundametal news, too)

Guys, do you realize we have way too few historical data when it comes to long term trends (a 100 years history? give me 1000 of them and we start discussing VALID statistics) and can only base our assumptions on very unreliable patterns. Basically we just don't know. So just make your bets...

little reminder (back to initial topic - didn't read the entiiiire thread), intraday trends are actually very (very) close to random when it comes to data distribution. Weekly and longer timeframes display "abnormal" distribution (leptokurtosis), clearly showing trends. And yes, those...

What is this van supposed to be? I might be a naive girl, but I just don't understand.

A couple of months ago, Businessweek published a science article which stated that NOT sitting at all was the healthiest position (the organs would prefer that, in some ways). I promised myself I'd try, and of course I didn't...

I travel to Monte Carlo every quarter at least (Gricham Jones's Chairman, Mark Haddad-Grisham, is a resident there). Life seems a bit boring for "youngsters", but streets are clean, feel safe for a girl walking alone (unlike most large US cities, sorry to say). I'ts not only the real...

read the 19 pages of this thread with great interest. Sometimes, military is not entirely a choice. A thought for those who didn't come back...

Not exactlly prop, but Gricham Jones does

Andiroo, Just start by understanding how market works (nearly randomly, that is), try to check by yourself if most TA technique actually works and have positive expectancy (they don't in 99% of cases) and start developping your own approach. No shortcuts!

thanks for the heads-up traderszone, always interesting to read first hand experiences like yours...

clever post leeD