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    san diego firms shutting down??

    That was a great time in New York, and I will have my revenge after what you guys made me drink that night. My crosshairs are on Jeff and Rob! Corey, Robert finally got that puke cleaned off his suit pants, and let's keep the photos off the net!
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    san diego firms shutting down??

    Sorry I missed this ranting and raving and mudslinging, I have been in Las Vegas for the past week and have not had time to participate in the boards. Don - First, I did not encourage or post any of the posts above unless they are under my name, PERIOD. I did hear that a trader in my office...
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    san diego firms shutting down??

    Van Buran is still open as far as I know. Protrader is closed, and has now closed the LA office also. In the last month traders from both firms have joined our team and seem to be fitting in great to our trading room. All seem to be good traders that contribute to the room on a daily...
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    series 7

    When my brother joined the firm he went to ebay and bought used books and a CD to help him test...made a 95 on the exam and saved some bucks too compared with new! He later told me he sold them back on ebay for what he paid! Just a little tip from the boys at ECHOtrade... Good Luck!
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    Bright Vs Echo

    Look at you, you just like to stir it up- and I like that! You are right, let's keep it light and fewer attacks...
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    Bright Vs Echo

    I apologize felichka, Andover and Carlin are competing firms. Carlin has an office located in Vegas and Andover has plans to open there (rumor). Seems Vegas will be a hotspot of trader activity for a while. the "dream team" are a group of bright traders. Can't we all just get along...
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    Bright Vs Echo

    When ya back a bunch of young bucks against the wall with a bunch of crap .... we come out fighting. Maybe we should just settle this the old fashioned way. With good 'ole arm wrestle.... I will be in vegas this weekend, we could webcam it to the elitetrader board! Can't we all just get...
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    Flat Panel Monitors

    Those were of the Phoenix office - I am in the San Diego office - not all the offices have same equipment - we just have brand new office - Boston is the same setup. Will have pictures posted soon. JK
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    Bright Vs Echo

    The only folks you ran out of town were your own traders, Don. Time will tell regarding the Vegas office, you will know it is open when your traders leave. Has Carlin grabbed any more of your traders? What about Andover ... heard the Dream Team was shopping....
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    Bright Vs Echo

    Whatever Don. You are just a laugh a minute, lately it seems quite a few of your traders have had no problem calling ECHO.
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    CNBC Business Center Daytrading Spot

    You know, back in 1999 I taped the first interview with Chris (still have it)- at the time he was trading with Van Buren in Chicago - I have no idea where he is now.
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    Flat Panel Monitors

    My mistake - these are 17" - just have the same space as a 19"CRT - Sorry
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    Flat Panel Monitors

    That would explain all the losing trades ..... just joking! Nope, never seen that...or heard of it. I really like these, thinking of buying one for my home.
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    Flat Panel Monitors

    At our San Diego office we have 4 digital Flatscreens per trader using a MMS Quad Matrox video card. The digital screens blow away analog.... CRT is out - go with flat and digital if you can afford it, your eyes will love you. We use Planar 19" flats.
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    Anybody making any real $$$???

    I agree with Don's post... The market changes... I used to take 100-500 share positions in stocks that move 1-5 points throughout the day...those days are gone. Now I am trading 1000-4000 lots of stocks that move 40 cents to a buck (if I am lucky). I concentrate on liquid NYSE stocks in...
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    ATTN: All professional/prop firm owners and managers.

    If you can explain how the firm will profit by starting traders with zero money down and low, low commissions, and high payout I will be glad to forward it on to the powers that be at echotrade. As a matter of record, we do have some traders that back others with a split, but no Firm-wide...
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    Bright Vs Echo

    It goes without saying but Gene is just a class act and brings a real contribution to the boards. Thanks Gene! JK
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    ECHOtrade seminar in SD and NY

    2 from San Fran 1 from Illinois
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    ECHOtrade seminar in SD and NY

    San Diego is the best place to live and trade (once you get used to the hours). The word must be out too, our office started in late January with three traders and we now have 13 active traders and 3 waiting on their series 7 to come through. Import stats on active traders- 8 from...
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    Bright Vs Echo

    rcreal - Thanks for the post but let me clarify a few things for the readers of the board. Terri Kirkland owns and operates a meeting planning business and has done so for over 4 years (Before I even joined ECHO.) Terri was contracted to handle all administrative, organizational, and...
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