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Guns have a hell of a lot to do with those that are killed or injured by them. The states with the highest gun ownership has the most deaths from guns, both murders & suicides. We already have more guns than people. Who wants paroles, kids, & the mentally ill to have easy access to guns...

The forex market size is based on trading settlements calculated by more than one central bank. The worlds traded money supply being far larger that what is speculated in futures & equities markets should not be hard to understand.

This chart is based on the settlement or cash value - not the notional. The Fx market dwarfs the futures & equity markets.

I would not worry about it. We used to pay $29.95 1-way commissions back in the day. Inflation adjusted its more like $51.

Here is the list I use with the avg price moves.

Unless your performance is legendary like Simmons or Drukenmiller to name a few, or you have over a billion I would not worry about it.

Your never going to be on the same playing field as the big boys - they queue jump exchanges by offering to trade in dark venues at sub-penny prices. They have all kinds of tricks to overwhelm the smaller HFTs - which is why so many have thrown in the towel. The big dogs have already won the...

Making large gains when you bet the whole farm is gambling. The vast majority that operate like this end up giving it all back & than some.

Depending on how much/often you trade stocks you can save a lot with mid-point fills. There is a lot of mid point liquidity out there. D-Peg fills are the best fills you can get - based on studies measuring the mark-outs which means your trade is more likely to profitable post trade execution...

If you like gambling films just saw one on the other day I thought was really good & you can watch for free on Youtube 'PLAYER 5150'.

Where is the money coming from? * Federal Reserve Bank of NY trading desk injecting billions daily- Repo madness catching up from holidays. * Q1 fund inflows. * Seasonal influence is strong this time of year. * Bull market with very little resistance to get back to new highs. * Short squeeze...

Trump inherited a raging bull market which are known to get frothy in their late stages. He also inherited a declining unemployment rate which has started deteriorating. Trump makes Nixon not look so bad in comparison.

183 day limit is the norm but check your states rules to be sure. If you did not conduct business & live outside of your resident state for more than half the year than nothing changes. https://www.howmoneywalks.com/state-residency-for-tax-purposes-the-183-day-limit/ * disclaimer - I am not...

Yes - 2 stage auth is much better security although a good hack can defeat a pin sent via SMS text. If the 2-stage uses an app on your devices that generates a pin that would be much harder to defeat. Few people realize that the FDIC/SPIC does not cover you if your acct is hacked. Some...

Tradestations has the most advanced filtering and scans of any platform I have used, which is most of them. Any thing you can think of can be scanned in real time or at scheduled intervals on any time frame down to a single tick.

Not leaving Windows 7 for Windows 10 which is pure spyware. I suppose it may be possible to scrub some of it out but that could take months. There are still many enterprise networks that will not allow a Windows 10 puter to be plugged into the LAN. If you have a proper hardware firewall and...

You want to go with a modern name brand router which will give you superior protection than a software firewall like Avast. This will free up your computer resources & will ensure it is not interfering with your trading program. If you want top notch security than buy a hardware firewall from...

Since some others had mentioned SMB, here is a cool clip from a 7 digit trader. A lot more insights than from a bank trader that works for a paycheck. Start at 2 minutes.

Gold has broken out of a 62 day bull flag - sometimes the holiday moves get reversed when the big players return after new years - only time will tell. The breakout on shrinking volume is suspect.

Anton Kreil has switched gears - he is now a promoter of selling training for portfolio mgmt. Whatever time frame works for you, go for it. I do both day & swing, adding size on breakouts during the day & holding the winners to catch larger moves that may last weeks or months. Day session...