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    Who here trades "retail" full time

    Moved to FL in 1989 and have traded retail full time since then, and the advent of practical internet/computers/data etc. Basically have always traded big cap Nasdaq stocks intraday and overnight. Plenty of action, only your lack of imagination limits potential. Specialize, hit singles daily...
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    TradersInternational demo

    Has anyone taken their online free training demo for the e-mini? Firm is out of Houston, and demo was offered to me through SFO mag. Not sure if they are pushing their brokerage services or a future advanced pay course. If you have gone through it, how does it stack up? Thanks.
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    Gary Smith challange, any taker?

    Let me add to the cogent comments of AAAintheBeltway & WarEagle to also thank Mr Smith for his inspirational writings and his wonderful way with words while describing not only his trading style but also his trials and tribulations dealing with the market. It's a mind game and a mine field out...
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    T-REX Journal - "Scalping 101"

    I notice it is a chart of the $SPX: yet you are looking for trading opps in the ES.
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    Listening to your risk tolerance

    my experience has been that the time a trader can remain focused on what they are doing is approx 20 trading days. This is unfortunate because it keeps the trader from reaching that next level of improvment just by the fact that one gets better by doing the same thing over and over. We all want...
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    IRA "day-trading" to be disallowed???

    I don't doubt that the 3-day clearing rule is indeed the "LAW"; and also that one can never use margin in an IRA. However, in my opinion, enforcement of the 3-day clearing rule is discretely up to the individual broker's own enforcement policies. I have been trading my IRA up to its max everyday...
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    Best Place to trade in the world - Quality of Life

    not to put too fine a point on it, but I live, play, and trade on the coast in Sarasota FL; and it rivals any of those places mentioned above, and based on the list of who's who moving in, others agree who have the resources to live anywhere in the world. Plus FL is a no income tax state which...
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    Where are you trading from?

    sometimes it feels like 'myanus', a large island south of my brain but that's ok as long as I get the daily trend right!!
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    Van Tharp and Mark Douglas

    for perspective, I have an advanced degree from MIT and have been trading for over 30 years, yet when I look at my trading library I only have 10 books in it, all the rest were given away to fellow traders who wanted that 'hot' book to read. One of the books still on my shelf is Mindtraps, which...
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    monitors

    oops I meant at Best Buy Stores in Sarasota FL
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    monitors

    Best buy Mag 18.1" $399. check it out, nice combo of size and specs. Flying off shelf today.
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    Windows XP message popups

    thanks guys; I can't tell you how annoying those popups are!! I tried j medved's link, and simply checked the network box(this is microsoft's recommended fix) and it is working so far. If it fails later I will indeed remove the program from XP as 'optional' has indicated. What a f**king waste...
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    Windows XP message popups

    I'm trying to trade or in general just use my computer and those annoying windows messenger grey box pop ups appear constantly. I've been clicking them off but now I'm really getting pissed. Does anyone know how to rid my computer of this spam? I can't believe I'm the only one getting bothered...
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    Wanted: 19" monitors, South Florida area

    I have one for sale in Sarasota area.
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    Blown out

    forget win/loss ratio; it is meaningless. It is the positive expectancy of your system that counts. Simply, and just as a beginning on your road back, consider setting your profit/ loss ratio first; say $100 loss versus $500 gain or 5-1. Then decide what trading instrument and position size...
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    Books, Books, Books

    let me add to the list: 1. The elements of successful trading-Robert Rotella. This relatively unknown title covers all aspects of trading/markets with a superb section on psychology by a futures trader. 2. The disciplined trader-Douglas. his best treatise imo. 3. The inner game of...
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    what is your top-ten stocks-list ?

    Two other considerations are bid/ask spread and correlation with its index or industry. Note stocks like MSFT and INTC typically have .01 spreads all day which can be an important trading factor to control slippage if one doesn't use limit orders. I personally like my stock to move with its...
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    Will it break???

    This has been repeated 5 times since Jul bottom, strength WILL continue all day, but for 20 min corr, as it brings in buyers and prompts short covering. Especially after big corrections the first rally day, if outsized, will lead to strong rally over next two weeks. Don't fight it, Just might be...
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    favorite car / dream car

    don't care to 'own' a depreciating asset; hence I lease all my excitement as I just luv cars esp here in FL where the weather is fine and car collecting is a passion. my current lease: 2000 millenium yellow corvette conv license plate 'STK TRDR' I've owned a 62 red conv and a 93...
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    On Music and Trading and Art.

    put your sweet eyes a little closer to the monitors and let's pretend that we're together all alone I'll tell the trading gods to turn the jukebox way down low And you can tell your charts there with you they'll have to go You can't say the things I want to hear when you're trading If you...
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