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I tend to agree. commissions is not the most important thing. Actually the most important cost in trading is tax, not commissions. However commissions must be kept under control since they will take a bite of every profit and dig yourself deeper when losing. You can't ignore them...

this thread is now totally out of context (well for a while already). It's just an opportunity for spammers (2 already). so maybe we can wrap it up now. if you are interested in more information from these spams, please contact them directly.

I can't seem to find where I wrote that. it is not really what I think. What is important to point out though is Nasdaq's stocks have usually more volatility than Nyse's stocks. Obviously there are exceptions but on average that's my experience checking them out. Then with higher volatility...

vinigar, just do an upgrade, it will be fine. in the rare case it's not (it does happen), then you will still be able to reformat and start over. so no need to force format right away. just try the upgrade. all your settings will be saved. only some devices might be deactivated (it happened...

I rarely get buried and actually it should never happen to me. But, sadly, I am only human and I make mistakes, so from time to time it happens. I would say it is very very rare though. maybe once a quarter or something. And obviously I am talking about one stock going bad, not my portfolio. I...

intraday is the most important. but thinking that whatever happens intraday, happens in a vaccum, regardless of the previous day(s) and short term trends is foolish. I never force myself within the limits of intraday. the surrogate specialist game is more subtle than that. good for you if you...

not necessarly. it's all a matter of time frame. Obviously I don't enjoy a 3 months bottom, it's a too big time frame. But short term bottoms, of course (I know short term is vague here, but it relates to the time frame I trade). Usually I enjoy a trend when I picked a bottom. Just the same...

thanks cesko. I fully agree with you. I was being provocative too since we always hear 'the trend is your friend' etc.. specialists do enjoy trends too, they just enjoy them very differently than other traders. I know I do. it is a bit counter intuitive and hard to understand in the...

yes to all this. no to top and bottom picking. I may get involved heavily at these levels but by accident (well, not really accident), not by design. tntneo

chasinfla, sure it has been done. I do it every single day. I hardly have a down day (just a few a month). The specialist does have big advantages. but he has many rules to follow too. The surrogate does not (we just follow rules applicable to all traders). the specialist is, by...

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mostly the big caps part of the main indices (dow, S&P500).

chasinfla, I think it is very easy to go with the trend (well at least very large trends, like in the bull market). However, the thing which works all the time is to go against the trend. That's what specialists and market makers do, and they always make money (in the long run). So it does...

don't torture yourself too much. all we are saying is this : simulators are NOT reality. simulators are better than paper trading. the only real thing is live trading. if simulator trading is not profitable, then you will know you saved a lot of money. if it works, you will know...

obviously some free advertising. take it as such, with a big grain of salt.

ffast is an introductory rate. anyway, sollicitation is not allowed in this forum.

it's a fact that the right brain (well, the so called right brain) is more powerful. the issue is you train that part with a lot of experience, trial and error as well as money losing. it can only be done that way : practice, practice, practice. the problem : if you train your right brain...

it depends on what you do with it. I find it very very very very useful. But again, I am pretty sure I don't do things you are doing so, it means nothing. You must try it for yourself. every new tool is usually dismissed (specially when the tool comes from the exchange. 'cause obviously...

there are several now. tradestation, IB, preferedtrade, mytrack, some realtick platforms, cybertrader, etc.. would you be more specific in what you are interested in ?

this is probably a scam and very dangerous.. I would suggest to stay away.