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I make that about $90m margin requirement. $2.5m per point Natalie

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Maybe, but I've yet to find anything that compares with trading and having position on that is just a little larger than you are used to, that all your systems scream should be running, but it just sits there refusing to budge, but hasn't gone against you either. It's decision time. Do you...

Yep - America must have really upset China, because these times are deffinitely interesting. :) Natalie

Sounds familiar. short 1012.25 Covered 1009 before I could even get to move it down... :( Then just watched then next 2 or 3 minutes in total disbelief. Natalie

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Maybe the big players would stop making these mistakes if they knew the exchanges were not going to bail them out? Or maybe they are not mistakes at all......? Natalie

These incidents do seem to be coming thick and fast recently don't they? Natalie

Well that figures... Can't be much by way of a short overhang otherwise we'd be seeing a squeeze. Natalie

Looks like another rogue trade. I've seen reports that it was in ES this time. I thought there was an order limit on Globex? Natalie

ROFL - He's funny, but why do guys always have to scratch their bums (and other bits...)? best Natalie:eek:

Agreed. Wise words indeed! Which of course leaves you with:- For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are those 'It might have been' Natalie

There have been many threads about fear of loss, about the psychology of trading, being in the right kind of mindset, fear of failure and any host of other things, but I wasn't sure anyone had ever considered this phenomenon at all, and reading about it made me really wonder what everyone would...

I've been watching some of Wimbledon over the last 2 weeks, and it has been interesting to see people at set point to go ahead in the match, only to go on to lose the points, and then go on to lose a tie break as well. Then they have to fight their way back into the match only to do the same...

I also wonder if we set our own glass ceilings, and when we reach them prevent ourselves subconsciously from going beyond? Anyone experienced this? Natalie

Hmmmmm. There have indeed been some very good points here. Yes it is different for women than for men. Men are brought up to be the provider, competitor etc. Women are brought up to be wife, mother, housekeeper, and most importantly to not be more successful than their man. So Yes, this is...

I was reading an article in a women's magazine this morning, which was talking about failing because of being afraid of succeeding. I thought to myself this is interesting indeed. I wonder for how many people this is an issue for in trading, because success in trading is financially life...

That's the advantage of being in the UK and trading the US. You get all morning to get the housework and stuff done while the children are at school, and plenty of time to find out what's happened overnight, eat lunch, chat with friends, shopping (especially shopping - ooooooh - I love shopping...

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