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For this year, I decided to post my portfolio on regular basis to keep reminding myself about trading. Due to the fact that I work full time as a sales rep for a medical lab, trading stocks/options on daily basis is impossible (too much driving). Hopefully, I reach $200k at the year end to be a...

first time posting my daily p&l here... +1,199.44

you're absolutely right. my trading approach was based on the events - a portion of the return in jan was from HLF (Herbalife). when it was turing around sharply, i took a long position and got out of it once i made the profit i wanted. then, i took a position on INVN before the earning -...

i actually agree with you and i'm trying to be cautious when i trade...especially in Feb...

it was pretty high in jan...

Thank you.

well, it was $40k - maybe a crap size...

Good job, I did okay- up only 21% in Jan... Good luck in trading...

Hello, I would like to know how much I need to make to be a trader (full-time). Since 2009, I have been traded stocks and as of last week, I had a cumulative return of 140%. Someone told me that I need to generate at least 50% per year to trade full time. Thanks,

To all the members who put the comments: Thank you so much for the advices !!! really appreciated !!! I attached the updated performance adding September... I did 8.2% for the month...

thanks, yes, those were showing monthly return... i tried to be positive every month, but it was tough... =)

thanks, okay, i guess 100% return is a good benchmark... =)

thank you for the comments guys, to answer your question, i was net short on options and vix jumped... eventually it came down. but i also agree with you that i was lucky for few months... so i need to improve my trading skills. so, on average, how much do i need to generate % return on...

Hi traders, I have an account with IB and just pulled out LTM performance report (9/09 - 8/10)... and would like to know if I should try out a prop trading firm... Any comment will be appreciated, Thanks, S

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/early-signs-of-a-double-dip-in-housing-prices-2010-02-10?reflink=MW_news_stmp it has been obvious since last december, i'm sure some people will pick it up today.

use Google finance and type the ticker for common stock. the list of preferred stock should be showing up under the text box. i've been betting on preferred stocks and the return was good so far. GWSVP 10%+ yield paid monthly SPPRP 10%+ yield paid monthly

right now, it's trading under its book value and their cost structure needs to be improved in order to maximize its cash flow. IF a PE or HF considers to buy them out, what will be the reasonable price? Its market cap is about $4bn with debt amount of $12bn, EV is about $20bn

I agree with you that these stocks have been up since March, but the majority of US stocks have gone up at the same time. I noticed that some of you might think about bankruptcy issue- All three (MGM, LVS, WYNN) have enough cash on hand/ cash flow to meet its debt obligation for 2010...

looks like they are going up from here. LVS: +7.2% MGM: +6.0% WYNN: +2.9% 12/14/09