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  1. pak

    Best book to rewire me to follow my trading plan

    Handle, “After all you’ve been thru…do you still find yourself “overriding” your strategies at times for real (or do you just keep track in a journal)...and if so, how many times in an average month/year? Do you believe its just “human nature” or something else-deeper…& what can be done about...
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    What's your "number"?

    There is no “number”…cause all the zero’s in front of “that number”…won’t help you when your super sick in the Hospital (I know from experience of close to dropping dead from a brain aneurysm coming off the beach in Maui Windsurfing 18 years ago). For us “over 50 crowd”…it’s all about your...
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    Arthur Jones on how much exercise is "enough"

    Barron…you look great with cool vibe…& nice family pic too..Congrats! A few questions: My charts tell me your 37-43??? Are you a “supplements taker”…& if so which ones??? How many grams of protein & carbs do you average per day? Thanks...
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    I Used to Worry About Money. Then I Inherited...

    I would like to add the “West Coast Version” (just couldn’t resist): Grow up in “Bel-Air & Beverly Hills” Follow the Dead from 75-82…including all New Years shows in San Francisco/Oakland Go to University in Colorado & Ski Vail or Aspen all winter (continue Dead shows) Graduate with...
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    I've had enough of Marketsurfer!

    I think anyone who "escapes" from New Jersey and plots themselves across the street from a Beach and in one of the best areas in the World to Live...is doing just fine in my book!!! + add the fact he's got a solid way of securing himself in the Financial Trading world...G-R-E-A-T job Surf!!!
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    Successful traders: what were the early days of starting out like?

    A true Classic Red...& brilliantly written too!
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    Trading with $0 commissions -- "Robinhood"

    Tick got it right on...but I 'll go one step further..."Even if commissions were truly Free-the high percentage of losing Traders would STILL L-O-S-E!"
  8. pak

    I have bought Al Brooks' Trading Course

    Al Brooks...TA...the "How to Books".,and even Market Wizards...aint the Problem--- Just step in front of the mirror...eyes forward...and you will see CRYSTAL CLEAR...where the REAL problem lies---
  9. pak

    Are there any millionaire traders who started undercapitalized?

    Morse is right Commodity trader...only '"back in the day" ( like us ol folks over 50) when floor trading was the rule. Their maybe a few who still exist in the Crude pit...but highly unlikely and you will never know who anyway. If your looking for a fast score with $5,000 to really gamble...
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    Suppose you got rich after striving for it all your life, is it really that great?

    "Whoever said money doesn't buy Happiness is shopping in the wrong store"
  11. pak

    Why are Futures and Forex more popular than stocks for short-term trading?

    L-E-V-E-R-A-G-E my boy...leverage!
  12. pak

    I am sick of these fake mentors

    I'll step-up...
  13. pak

    You can time the market.

    Caveman's right... ex -CNBC reporter Ron Insana (now Trading Guru) just told us things are good-no need to worry...step in and BUY-BUY-BUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  14. pak

    Pro Traders: how do you invest your money?

    I follow Jim Cramers Golden Rule..."When you start C-R-Y-I-N-G then it's time to BUY"
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    Taleb fund and how it profited

    And very telling how Mark avoided the question of HOW MUCH this insurance cost over these non-crash years...
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    ? regarding the use of Etf's & 2x etf's for long term

    Thanks to both of you! Do either of you have any opinion on investing in a long term India non-leveraged etf???
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    Dang, I'm A Great Paper Trader

    Red got it right on...gotta make the sim as real as possible...no taking bigger trades-no "trying" new things ...just over & over again what you do with da Real ( to the best of your ability-i make 100-200 trys a month). To the OP: I went back to the sim for 6 weeks just as an experiment...
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    Protection for Futures Accounts

    Are you telling me that your funds are 100% protected from fraud or anything else... when buying any T-bill (why is their a $500,000 limit?) at a major direct access broker (Tradestation-IB for ex.)??? So is it true that if a client at MF global had a T-bill they got their $ immediately??? and...
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    ? regarding the use of Etf's & 2x etf's for long term

    I read sometimes that holding 2x Etf's for the long term (multi-years) is not a good way because of ????...and that all these leveraged etf's are only good for Daytrading?? Is long term investing in any non-leveraged Etf the best use of these Etf's??? any other sugestions? and thanks for...
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