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Quah, I have no real problem with what you or others have posted so far. I'm just recommending caution, that's all. My "problem" here is that, totally independently, a couple of weeks ago, someone I respect suggested that I check BDT out. I looked at their website and didn't see anything...

Quah, Yes, there were some half decent posts but the majority of what's posted here is a bit too aggressive, imo, even for ET. For example, at the start of the thread, Ms Barker deserved much better treatment... etc, etc. We have all seen the IBM commercials that promise to solve every...

OK folks, This was an informative and entertaining thread to read over the weekend BUT are we not at risk (again) of throwing out the baby with the bathwater? I mean, I understand the objections that some of you have about exaggerated claims by vendors. I have learned to disount...

An optimist and a pessimist are arguing: "My God," laments the pessimist, "things are falling apart, the economy is collapsing, our situation cannot possibly get any worse!" "Oh yes, it can!" smiles the optimist... :) :) :)

In my experience: When Joe says that the software works, or that he's going to fix it, you can believe him. When he says that he'll give you the promised refund if you don't like it, he'll do it. But, if in his marketing spiel you are getting the message that the software itself is some...

I've bought and used some of their indicators and liked them. Later, I hired the proprietor, Joe, to develop something I had defined and was very happy with his professionalism and skill.

This is a real profession, like any other: 1. You feel that you have some talent in that direction and you work hard at preparing yourself - it takes a few years but there's plenty to choose from; 2. You try out a few trading approaches and then select a methodology or two to follow -...

Yes, they happen, but I haven't suffered too much from them - at least, not in the long run. When Greenspan lowered rates for the first time in March (?) 2001, I was caught on the wrong side of an ES swing trade... But then, a few months after that painful event, on 9/11, I was caught short a...

A few years ago, I started trading stocks, then options, then futures (no forex yet.) At this point, I swing/position trade options and stocks and daytrade the ES, NQ, and YM... different accounts with distinctly different objectives.

Calendar spreads (can) work very well.

mmillar, Yes, you are right, I agree. PS. And, speaking of gurus, my "transcendental" question is, what good is FR/FF/... money management on my part if, at the end of the day, it's my wife who gets the money? :)

andrasnm, To answer the question in the first part of your statement (assuming that you are really looking for an answer :)) if I remember it right, all FR adds over and above what FF teaches is that, if, for example, your account has $15,000 and you are trading, say, 3 contracts, then before...

ES - thanks :) 50 cent: good point. I have been trading for a few years and am doing fine, but, whenever things turn a bit hectic, many of us tend to want to "throw money at the problem" and buy systems, seminars etc. Btw, techniques like Extreme are open and seeing it being developed and...

Excellent thread... thanks 50 cent! :) I have to admit that I am still one of Ryan's fans. I like his book, although I don't really believe that FR is his own idea - I am aware of another trader/teacher who had published notes with FR way before Ryan did. Still both Ryan's lucid...

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Three old men are sitting on the porch of a retirement home. The first says, "Fellas, I got real problems. I'm seventy years old. Every morning at seven o'clock I get up and I try to urinate. All day long I try to urinate. They give me all kinds of medicine but nothing helps." The second old...

A guy walks into a post office one day to see a middle-aged, balding man standing at the counter methodically placing "Love" stamps on bright pink envelopes with hearts all over them. He then takes out a perfume bottle and starts spraying scent all over them. His curiosity getting the better of...

A guy phones a law office and says, "I want to speak to my lawyer." The receptionist answers, "I'm sorry but he died last week." The next day, he phones again and asks the same question. The eceptionist replies, "I told you yesterday, he died last week." The day after that, the guy...

Hombre, I unederstand. Here's what I would do (but, since I tend to throw money at problems, take what I say with a grain of salt): If you really intend to be a professional trader and you feel that you need more training (especially early on in your career) and you can afford it (cost is...

Hombre, Like many other people here, I've been trading for a few years and making a consistently good living out of it. At this point, it's no big deal and scary and difficult any more. I have invested a lot of time and money in trading education and software. I trade several accounts, all my...