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    Trader P/L 2012

    velocity offers xtrader FOC with $1 increase in total RT fees ;) if your size is not too big (>20 ZN contracts per trade), maybe want to consider transact ;) i mainly trade ZN now and have been using it for 3 years, you can get 2.XX RT fees if trade few hundred contracts per month.
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    Need advice

    +1
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    financial futures first notice date (FND)

    Hi, Wish to know if there's any broker allow intraday trading on/after FND?
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    Is Trading Just Guessing?

    +1 if we talk about nature science, we have hypothesis, we gather sample, we observe, if observations are valid, hypothesis -> theory, and we assume its 'fact'. there're outliers that invalid this theory, but we throw these away as its not 'big enough' to invalid the whole theory. usually...
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    Has there ever been a single documented case of profitable live trades?

    +1 it doesn't has to be 'video', just 2 things to prove what you claim: 1. exchange clearing/broker statements 2. exchange membership but question is, why would he wants to do it if hes a 'real' profitable trader. is there a need for self-serving ego boost like most posters doing on web...
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    Looking for a mentor

    +1 there's no free lunch... its either: 1. i know u well & i like u 2. u're working for me 3. u'll pay me more than its value i perceive
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    Looking for a mentor

    teach me and show me the ropes wont end up as a failure statistic since I recollect that 90% of traders fail want to be disciplined willing to spend a lot of time honing the tactics a very lucrative source of income during this hard hit times want to have streams of income...
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    Looking for a mentor

    now u know why 90% fail...
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    the secret to successful trading.

    +1 but hmm,i cant say i agree fully, i guess different people do things in different ways & its not for us to judge, i mean the '8 monitors' stuffs. but ya, am using 1 laptop + 1 external mon, sierrachart + iqfeed + DOM, thats it.
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    What is the best way to learn how to day trade?

    Couldnt agree more. i think its a constant fight between buyers & sellers, at any point of time, any changes in the buyers/sellers mind/emotion can trigger any decision that could change the whole story. i guess no matter what kinda 'analysis' our decision based on, its just nth more than a...
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    question for Russell (TF) experts

    i traded TF before & switch to ES bout half yr ago, mainly because suffering slippage when i tried to upsize which was a problem i never thought before after trading TF for 2 yrs. for sure, TF range is larger than ES, you can easily grab 20-40ticks in a move while ES may only moves 10++...
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    eSignal vs IQ Feed

    Hi, i have 2 questions: 1. can i stream in the data into Sierrachart? 2. Do you have any idea of the data speed & quality if receiving the data in Asia region? 3. i have participated in the CME group globex fees waiver program, do i need to re-signup again or the old 1 will do? thanks.
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    eSignal vs IQ Feed

    am using iq feed, no complaint at all. speed & data quality is surprising good even am in Singapore. think e-signal is a bit pricey compare to iq feed?
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    Is this track record good enough to attract new capital

    looking at these numbers, i guess these are swing trades... Due to the trading frequency, it might not be able to have solid proof esp these 3 yrs as most instruments were having large price range which is quite rare if you look into the past. we'll never know if the volatility is going to damp...
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    CRUDE OIL TRADER MACBOS system

    test it for few more years, we'll see ;)
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    Risk Management - Mini Sized Dow

    am not so sure if you can size 10 for YM, its daily volume nowadays is only ~80k. 3-5 is probably still OK though. Theres tradeoff between moving range & contract size, futures with large range usually with lower daily volume like YM/TF/FDAX. size according to your risk appetite, that depends...
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    Engineer looking to make a career change into trading (PART II)

    ask yourself, if you've worked for 2-5 years without any positive results, facing monitor for 14 hours a day, sacrificing all your private times with friends/family, & yet still down bout few 10k to few 100k, so you'll still have the passion to continue working? you better think bout it coz...
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