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    Brokerage recommendations for futures

    I am thinking of trying a new broker. I have traded with a local Los Angeles company for years but I imagine there might be better out there. Yes I want the lowest cost of possible but customer service is important as well. If there is any issue with my account I want to be able to get...
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    Who can match AMP Futures? - can not find a better offer

    Is flat pricing better? I came across this Brokeridge doing a search. Does anybody know about them? https://info.tradovate.com
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    Basic ES question

    Yup. Case in point. I went fir s runner trade on thurs. So I moved the target out to 5 points. Guess what. Trade hit 3 points. Never hit 5 and I ended up at 0 break even. I just must stick to a reasonable exit.
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    $3k to $1 mil in one year

    Just google it. You'll see for yourself
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    Great read,,, Trading for a Living

    Well I don't know how he made his money and I don't really care. His focus on the mental part of trading is very very important Mastering my emotions, sticking with trades, bailing out when I need to.... those things took a long time to learn and I believe that's true for most traders.
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    How can i become a good trader?

    Well I think automated trading is a fantasy. In Elders book he gives comparison to pilots in a plane when there is an automatic pilot available. I believe you cannot Autonate a human function requires judgment and quick decisions. Do you think we can automate surgeries? Yeah I know. We...
  7. J

    How does a trend start? How is a trend born?

    Uh, I've been trying to figure that out forever. I think I've finally given up. Look at a day like yesterday. How do you have any idea that the massive down move is gonna go on and on all day? As it's happening? It's only clear After it's over. But please if you figure it out. Bottle...
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    Great read,,, Trading for a Living

    Yup. I'm re reading it. The parts of his book dealing with trader psychology are gold. And money management
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    Great read,,, Trading for a Living

    From the famous book. "Trading fir a living" by Elder. Read the first paragraph
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    $3k to $1 mil in one year

    Well your info seem to very accurate. All I know is what I read. Sykes Is dead? Ok then I held this back. I was a financial advisor from 1995 till 2003. I had a client start with $100,000 and on just AOL Stock he got up to $2,500,000. I begged him to buy puts or sell but of course...
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    To all thee would-be traders out there....

    Again buddy you're missing the point. I said Soros was worth respecting not fir one trade but his overall lifetime achievement. This started with me saying that one of the all time greatest ever, Buffet, uses none of the fancy indicators or charts. But once again you can't stay on topic. I...
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    To all thee would-be traders out there....

    Oh wow you really are an ignorant individual. You seriously think Soros doesn't understand risk management? Now that's funny. You're gonna tell me A trader has nothing to learn from the greats like buffet, Soros or Zander! Wow! That's like telling computer programmer has nothing to...
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    To all thee would-be traders out there....

    ???? No There's a lot to leArn from the elite. How about Soros, a trader who made a Billion dollars in one day! On a currency play. Probably the largest Day trade in history.
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    To all thee would-be traders out there....

    Page views? Fir what purpose. No I'm just here trying to improve. But god help you if you say something opposite of the ET majority. I already found that out by criticizing the Crypto Cutrency clan Now I'm speaking against complicated charts and analysis and of course it's not gonna be a...
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    To all thee would-be traders out there....

    Yes I have a very good reason for it. To aggravate the living hell out of idiots like yourself. I think you must be the first groupie then I can say I have. You sure seem to follow my every word. This gives me great joy and I crack up very often. I never ever said trading was easy. It's...
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    To all thee would-be traders out there....

    I thought I was being funny. Keep guessing you haven't gotten there yet. OK another hint on the surface this guy does not look like some big highflying Wall Street wizard. He lives in a very modest home and probably drives a Ford pick up truck.
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    To all thee would-be traders out there....

    I already said it isn't that guy. Come on guys this should be the first investor that comes to your mind when I say billionaire and extremely successful
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    To all thee would-be traders out there....

    You are missing my point as usual. My point is that you don't need all these super complicated indicators and charts to be a good trader. You haven't even gas to this very very successful investor is I'm referring to. He doesn't use all the very complicated charging indicator's.
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    Mental Case

    I posted this on another post..... I trade off a very very simple chart...I used to plot out all kinds of stuff, all it did was confuse me and keep me out of trades, by the time I decided what it all meant the trade was gone... I won't say who it is (hint: he is one of the richest most...
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    To all thee would-be traders out there....

    nope.... not Rothchild.... common,,, ok another hint... he manages the personal funds for another REALLY rich guy named Bill Gates. His asset management company is now the 2nd largest company in America by revenue behind Walmart.... he is not a day trader, but he is super super successful
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