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The problem is the returns, not the strategy. I have always operated under the pretense that in order to succeed as a trader you should at least beat the index. Many of the strategies in the book dont amount to a high return.

I agree with most of whats been said on this board about the book. Another book I bought is Stridsmans book for Tradestation, several of them, but Ive yet to use any for stocks. Anyone have anything to say about them? I found most were written for futures.

Hey Reid, Haha, what can I say, 6 weeks straight of working 10 hour days and 4 beers will do that to you. I assumed that smoothsmooth was one of many Swifttrade ex-traders that didnt make it. You asked for a paid training gig. The only one I know of in Canada is Refco. They apparently also...

Hey Reid, another Swift story. You have endurance, though you dont know how to cut your losses. The market doesnt work "Swifts Way" nowadays, may I suggest Marcel Prousts "Swanns Way" instead, if you want a longwinded sappy story. You could jump into futures trading- a la Refco in Montreal...

wow, this is a real place for life advice. Youve just had an existential crisis my friend, it will pass.

how many pages of trivial verbiage must be written about swifts inferior "business model" -scam everybody while 1/20 succeed. Thats how it is folks, move on.

Do their contracts expire continuously too?

Obviously not everyone is reading this site if they still manage to find trainees....

limit your risk to 1-2% per trade $ value of stop TrailStopAmount = .5 * ATR(10); // use whatever volatility stop your system uses Trade amount = ((.01 * Equity)/TrailStopAmount * value of option)); And set a limit on the formula to a certain % of capital, low % for big account say 7.5%...

try stockshare publishing software, it uses msn data now. I can send you charts if you wish showing the float channels and boxes. Eric

As Emmanual Derman said in his book, if all it took was a phd to succeed in the markets, we'd have alot of rich mathematicians.

I bought his book trade like a hedge fund, I only tried one system or so, but look at them all, the return is less than what youd get out of an index, no one he runs a funds of funds.

Best Swift post yet

How about this- Get your son into a cheap backtesting package so he can learn to develop trading strategies and models. If he wants to be a trader, poker trains your brain to understand risk rewards, which is the most important thing in futures and in equity. I think the academic...

Is this a problem that is going to get passed down to the traders or will management of prop firms go out and get a bank deal or broker deal for capital?

Mountain Biking, just you and the trail.

efficient market - versus non random Well, the best analogy is the house versus the gamblers. Some gamblers have an edge, while the house thrives on the fact that most dont. The fact that most gamblers go into a Casino knowing that they are going to lose is an edge for both other gamblers...

price , volume, an indicator

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No idea either lola. I emailed a resume over to someone named verbrugge a month ago, havent heard anything. Do you live in Montreal? Im planning on moving there in a few weeks.