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nobody wrtoe the stocks off...And nobody said buy and hold is bad. We would all thike to effortlessly hold on as long as possible while we got to the country club to play cricket...you are missing the poitn of our criticism commpletely. what we said is that you HAD NO PLAN...no risk...

As long as the hedge fund is honest and discloses all risk, and the client is aware of it...it shouldnt be a problem. there are many funds to choose from, some use leverage, some dont. If someone doesnt want the exposure...dont go with a leveraged fund.

jesus man...what a twit. post something useful for a change. Id like to pop you in the back of the head with a phone book.

anyone who says trednslineas are BS and "in the eye of the beholder..."doesnt know how to use them They should be used as an integral piece of any methodology. to ignore them is ignorance. dont use them alone, but use them as one of the tools.

People can authorize a second party to make trades on their behalf. all very legal.

I am going to elaborate on this...I have experience here becuse i was a stockbroker. YOU WONT HAVE PROBLEMS IF YOU PREPARE THEM FOR THE WORST UP FRONT. My dad has a million plus in the market...he started $15k with me...matching what i had. I told him it was pure risk capital, and it is...

NO WAY. I got my career started with a family fund. You have to be careful...but go for it. here is how i did it 1. START SMALL...you will screw up every now and then. as numbers are good ask if they would like to add more. 2. I put all funds into 1 account...you can do it under a...

sorry, takes a lot more than that. dont worry about stocks. start with a risk control strategy and then go from there.

No way. regulation is one of the fundamental flaws that hurts the mutual fund industry. the charters, inability to go to 100% cash, or inability to short trust me..Mutual funds DO blow up. There are VERY few examples of hedge funds doing what you describe. so few that they make the news.

very good post and question. to me this is vital. I recently swicthed platforms becuse of the lack of GTC Market stop orders. here is how i use them. 1. I do my traditional daily screens (i swing trade... not intra day, but i imagine the prinical is similar). 2. Look for your 3:1...

program it...walk away.

for NON-day traders. Who here gets gas by watching all of these ridculous flashing lights and moving real time charts with alerts etc. (i sound like an old man...I am 31). I say do your analysis...make a list...enter your orders...enter stops and turn the damn thing OFF! Check it once a...

i also think that profession would be one of the better ones for trading. 1. discipline 2. Used to being bored 3. Knows how to handle stress 4. overall calm 5. lots of study and preperation.

ADM?

Trendline drawing is as old as china...and yes, very important. No news here. Congrats on your google trade...but you need to be able to decipher information consistently over time...not just catch one or two luck trades. Trader Vic has great information on trend lines and how to use them...

1. B.S. 2. work on your english. "tradin'"? "lesser risks"? "thot" "cud"...come on man. 3. It is hard to make millions in anything. name something else where 100k-200k per year is easy?

EVERYTHING IN LIFE HAS A 90% failure rate people. Most people fail at most business endevors. I hate these stats. If you truly love the business, study, spend time, do your homeowrk, anaylze, make a plan etc....you can succeed in this business. the big problem is most people dont want to...

the Penson i know is a realtively large company that sepcializes in custody. dont know if it is the same.

There will always be money in being a broker. I was with A.G. Edwards. I think they were the sixth largest in the country at the time...this is retail mind you. being a broker is tough...period. Not much fun or elegant about it. But i feel the same way for any profession. i think most...

I hope so! I dont know why anyone whould be surpised about this data...we fish the HELL out of the waters...we dont replenish..there are minial controls....what do we think is going to happen?????