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Well mostly because of my lack of funds, at the moment I am trading FAS/FAZ. It has the most bang for the amount of buck that I have. If I had more capital I would spread out to other things as well, but I think using these which tend to track the market closely are a good place to start. They...

I found othernet, but I would still like to hear of other recommendations.

I am looking for some chat rooms (irc or webbased) to participate in, so I can "talk" with people rather than post (which I also enjoy participating here). Any sincere recommendations? Thanks.

Honestly, no one can tell you how to approach a hedge fund manager. You either are in the arena or you aren't. Practice and exposure are the only things that will show you aren't some yutz. A track record and experience is the only thing that will be recognized as having value. I'd stick...

I happen to use linux myself, I don't have any issues with it.

Actually a lot of the market has been trending downward and just reversed this past week, though honestly I guess that depends on what time frames you are looking at. Yeah since the begining of march the markets were trending up, but started falling again at the beginning of the week. It just...

Well just to update everyone. My balance today is $2311, that's quite a bit more (%) than the $1020 I started with. Honestly though I added $150 into that last paycheck. If I can keep going with the swing trading I am mostly limited to, I may be able to start day trading rather sooner than I...

I'd say three months is fairly consistent, but honestly anyone's opinion of a timeframe before one can be called consistent is just that, an opinion. Anyway, my input on this thread is mostly just this. In the last couple weeks, I have made more money in positions I held overnight than I have...

I don't think the OP is looking to profit on someone else's trading profits, I think the OP is looking to provide a service to the trading community, but needs a trader to fill in the trading information. The OP is an IT guy, not a trader, but needs a trader partner to create the live...

Interesting, from my point of view (which is somewhat validated by being a computer science professional), both of these are the same. What exactly would a Programmer do but exactly what you say the scientist would do?

Perhaps less mathematically rigorous, but having an educated "eagle's eye" perspective of a system is extremely important.

I am surprised no one brought this one up. "Game Theory", it's probably the most important aspect of economics for a trader.

Thanks, but...I am ahead....and the point is to build my savings, not pretend to build it. The more money I have the lower the commission percentage, and the easier it will be to move forward not having to "beat" the commission. I am also not trying to go full time yet, or rather I am trying...

Well just to get everyone on board where I am. I am not 100% newb, its been 20 years since I have traded on the stock market, and right now the one thing holding me back is these new fangled finra 2520 rules. They suck. With a cash account, one can only trade their money once every 4 bank days...

Miguel, so you left a job trading for someone else so you could trade on your own. Sounds reasonable to me, you already have the experience and were obviously successful if you are certain they'd take you back just cause you ask.

yes...if what you predict actually happens...yes its that simple. 10 years is a long time to forecast. Assuming you pay more attention to the market, you could increase your earning a lot by simply being aware of when the stock is trading for a high price and dumping it, then buying it back...

@ Pa(b)st Prime For me you got it backwards. The job IS in the way. If I had the capital to break way now, I would. its not just about the money, though the money is great, but its about the game and enjoying what you do and enjoying the fruits of that love....

I seriously can't believe what I am hearing. Just for the record, I haven't read the whole thread, its too huge, but.... If you intentionally had credit extended to you with the expressed intention (expressed here on this forum), of stealing that money, you are liable for charges of fraud...

I also work for uncle sam, so yes I understand. I however don't have $15,000 days yet. If I were there, then I would have already taken flight probably long ago. Probably when I was averaging $3000 a week honestly. My portfolio isn't big enough yet to support trading as a career, it is only...

Its tough, that's where I am. Yesterday would have been excellent to put money on FAZ in the afternoon, and trading the GAP this morning but I was in meetings ALL day yesterday. What I have done for the mean time is convert my "full time trading" strategy into "part time". What does that mean...