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in the beginning when you just have NO CLUE what you're doing, losing some money is expected. my problem is, when i started to get a little better, i didn't have much money left. so... #1 too small account. as i've said previously, i would say a pro could make a small account grow, but unless...

LongShot, i'm starting to think you keep your PM box full on purpose..and knowing you, probably for some strange reason, too. :p anyway, i agree with you. it's time for me to get a job.....

aphex.. hi dude, thx for all the comments throughout this thread. you and i have always been ET's young underdogs. i hope things work out for you, as well. :cool:

i'm not gonna repeat myself over and over in response to you, but... get real, dude. i'm responsible for myself--period.

nkhoi, i hope you didn't take my remarks on page one too seriously. at the time i wrote it, i knew i would probably get some backlash and i was pretty sure at one time you said i was just looking for sympathy. if i am wrong, i apologize. i post this stuff on ET because i know there are...

THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED SO MUCH, I HAVE TO BE CLEAR HERE: as silk said, there is NOTHING wrong with quitting, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. HOWEVER, i do not WANT to quit at all. it is in me to keep going, so i am going to keep going. if i ever change my mind, so be it. dbphoenix, i...

i have to leave now..but i will be back later tonight and try to respond to more questions to me..... you made a very good point about learning nothing. i guess i wasn't clear enough. i would say i have definitely learned A LOT the last few years. not just about trading, but about myself, and...

LongShot, i never said i was QUITTING. i'm not quitting and will never. i just can't place a trade with IB right now, don't have money to add to the account, and even if i do add a little to it, my account is just too small FOR MY SKILL. i will be the first person to say a good trader could...

on the bright side, at least it took a long time for me to self destruct. i started basically right before the nasdaq top and i hung in this long. at least i didn't go down without a fight!

just to be clear. i am not giving up. i am just FORCED to stop right now (can't place a trade at IB).

i went to school, but didn't finish. the main reason i quit was because i started to trade during the nasdaq top and i was actually making money. so i put school on hold. i told myself that if it is possible to do, i will just keep at it until i figure it out. i DID do that (i never quit), but...

about 2 weeks ago, my account at IB dwindled down to like $1975. to place a trade, you need $2000. so i wrote a check for $50 to get back above $2000 and considered my next trade a hail mary trade. well, i did the trade today and lost like $200. i really just don't have the money to...

can someone tell me if either of these 2 methods is a valid way of doing things? i put these 10 numbers into excel: 2 3 11 2 3 3 2 1 9 1 the average is 3.7 the standard deviation, using STDEVP in excel is 3.257299 now, if i wanted to get rid of those 2 big numbers, do any...

i am not a statistics expert at all, but statistics interest me... there is something i'm thinking about.... say i have 10 numbers, but 2 are way different than the rest. for example, say 8 of the numbers are less than 4, but 2 are above 8: 2 3 11 2 3 3 2 1 9 1 what if i...

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started around 20-21... i'm 18 now...

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EGGS, i think..... egghead.com went up like 90something % in a couple days. i then began thinking, "there's probably smart people out there that can detect when these moves might happen.. i have to find out how they're doing it..."

http://www.marthatalks.com/

i know IB lets you do it. i'm sure others do, too. IB refers to it as OCA (one cancels all).