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I appreciate your remark.. it's also easier to just use the 'kill' feature on a post. thanks

well, IB is good but you can't compare the 2 brokers or systems, they cater different users and customers imo. the prices are close with small lots, and better with IB with bigger lots, but that's only one parameter in choosing a broker, and trading platform. there are many different...

well, obviously you did not see summer 'volatility'. :) regarding nasdaq versus S&P, well, the nature of the stocks in the nasdaq index calls for volatility (which is just another way to call emotion driven moves). Some stocks are less volatile than other regardless of volume. an internet...

Well, I guess it depends on the setup. For one of my systems I go full size (although I keep some buying power in case of trouble). For another one, indeed, I will never go full size first, because the entry is risky, I will add on the retrace. In rare occasions I am ready to add the winning...

I am an adept of scale in / scale out. Do others prefer to go in full throttle ? depends on your style I guess.

4.0 is pretty good. intraday if you can get 1.5 is good imo 2.0 is fantastic, but that's just me. with systems anyway. what is your system broad style ?

could not get in either.. maybe the problem is with Java 1.4 engine.. Opera, netscape or internet explorer all failed.. pity.. chat with you next time

Precisely ! thanks Robert for the example. Can we get on trading now ? Today was a great day, volatile and all and a major bowl of crap (the gap up). It's going to be fun tomorrow. hopefully volume will be back and we can make money easier than last week.

we have one such thread each week. it's getting BORING. was first the 'beat larry williams crap', even before there was some silly traderX stuff, and I don't remember which other.. kids, give it a rest now.

indeed, actually since monday few if any problem on US equity and options, at least for me.

I am sure candletrader was being sarcastic. I was laughing hard from his post. The replies are even better.. :D Too few women traders and members.. pity. And with all the testosterone around, the few are hiding anyway :)

maybe you missed the post from hitman stealing this site's trademark, wanting to force us to point people to his 'site', threats of attacking and spamming EliteTrader.. yeah, he's a nice guy and he wants to help you guys, yes he does... NOT ! He just wants to recruit you, he said so very...

well, I think the truth (whatever that means in trading) is in between. yes you can tape read them (a bit), but it is pointless because any 'reading' is likely to lag the tracked index or futures. And if there is one thing you don't know, is lag what the others know already. tape reading is...

wait, where is this traderX detector already ?

I am not 100% sure, but I will venture a reply based on logic. Check with a CPA. The company is a separate entity and is responsible not you. The amount does not matter (remember Enron). It would surely be a bankruptcy though for the company, and there is your name on it, even though you are...

well, the easy answer is $2600. :) you must be prepared to lose it all. although you do everything to avoid that. From reading you, you obviously want to make it and try to prepare enough. well, maybe too much. You need to try it now. after a few days you will see if your predicted...

well, I fully agree with easyrider. not that I doubt trader99 is really trying hard. obviously working at a prop firm, you gave this a real chance of success. The trap is to try to hit it big I think. Few will get there, very few. Also, salaries are so inflated in US that it may be a better...

true about the compounding. the problem in your argument is that you should see that pro traders are not seeking compounding, amateurs are. (fund managers are another story and it depends). trading like a business implies no compounding, because the revenues you generate are income to your...

for every buyer there is a seller. and you don't usually sell or buy to/from the specialist. the specialist might be involved only 10% of the time or less. so this is a big misconception that you deal against the specialist. forget this. what people call a buy I suppose is when a...

tom, I don't know why.. what I know is that MSN messenger, Yahoo MSN don't work through a linksys router/firewall. Kazaa does. I can guess why, but I don't want to speculate. I am just sharing what I experienced (ICQ I did not try).