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[Currently I have over 1 million of cash to trade with, I have been trading with the Schwabs, TD, and so on.. And of course I do trade futures but I mainly like to trade stocks and options... [/B] Brandon, If you want to get some answers and have some credibility, I would suggest giving...

Thanks for your comment. To answer your question I am not actually using a lot of loan/margin etc. In 2009 I had 40k in margin during March-April when the market was tanking. Right now the amount I owe on margin is $4,300. You say “but I am also sure that there is nothing you're doing that...

I have to fully agree with “Trader KGB” .3% is really over diversification/conservative, I would much rather agree with a rule of like 1% and when there is a special opportunity go as high as 5%. Having said that I my comfort level is really with ETF’s not individual stocks. ETF’s of...

Thanks for your comment; can you please explain why you think I am taking excessive risk and low diversification? My account value is pretty stable (now standing at 550k) and has had appositive return for 8 of the 9 last quarters. My portfolio includes the following; S&P 500, Emerging market...

Great points.

Hi Mike, Just curios, is your hedge fund an FOF or is managed by yourself. Thanks

The question is, do you want to earn 20 % annually on a million dollars, or earn 4% (20% fee on 20% return) annually on a “billion” dollars?? With the later one you earn 100 times more. Yes its much more work, but it’s also much more reward. As for your quote, “starting a hedge fund...

It seems from your earlier posts that you have been trading for the last 4-5 years, can you detail your annual return from 2006-2010. By the way, I am pretty similar situation, started with 175k-225k in beginning of 09, now standing at 543k. The advice I have been getting was, to start an...

I am not sure what you mean when you say giving up 80% of profits. My account size now is half a million, lets assume a return of 20% a year , my profit will be 100k a year, however if I manage a fund let’s say of 10 million, my management fee will be 500k (20% of profit + 1 % of assets). Off...

Can you share your trading experience and your plans for a startup? I am trying to find people in similar situation so we can share concerns and ideas. Thanks

I am actually considering myself as a “conservative” investor. While I had a 100 % return last year, that is not my target return, I would be happy to have a 20 % annual return every year. As for drawdown, while values fluctuate I don’t think I had more then a 15% drop in value in any...

The idea I was thinking about was to start now with a smaller amount (anywhere from100k to 1M) and around 10 investors, just to start establishing a full record without prohibiting costs. I can get this money raised pretty easily, my question was does that make sense? Will that get me to the...

Not more the 10% of my portfolio is in a single stock, I hate having a lot of exposure to a single stock because any single stock can go to zero (remember Lehman, GM, etc.). While I began 2009 buying preferred shares from a whole spectrum of banks, I have added MBS and A- rated bonds at the end...

Thanks for your reference. My situation is a little different, I have a decent account size of my own (half a mil), and I can probably get an other 500k from friends and family. I am only trading stocks and options, and I think I did not have a “negative” quarter for the last 7 quarters...

Hi everyone, Just looking for some feedback about an idea I’m considering. I have been in the stock market for the last 2 years and had some pretty good success. I started 2009 with around 175k invested, had around 100% return bringing my NAV to 366k at the end of 09. In 2010 I started with...

Hi everyone, Just looking for some feedback about an idea I’m considering. I have been in the stock market for the last 2 years and had some pretty good success. I started 2009 with around 175k invested, had around 100% return bringing my NAV to 366k, in 2010 I started with 366k and invested...