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Hello I worked for a company that awards employees with sharers of stock at the end of the year. A separate company administers that program, and they only allow employees to sell their stock during a few regularly scheduled windows during the year. Employees are not allows to trade the stock...

Hi, Trendlines are just about the only technique I trust. I can look at hundreds charts and mark them all up, and narrow it down to a few dozen I like, but that's still too many to keep track of when youre not full time. I need to set alerts on my trendlines, on many different charts, and when...

I agree, I would have liked to see some evidence supporting each technique, but if they tested all the techniques and only included ones that proved to be profitable, the MTA would be out of business.

It was all self-study, no classroom. A lot of time was wasted on useless material, but I would not have known what was useful and what was not if I had not studied it all. I find that I learn and retain material far better when there is structure, a curriculum, assigned readings and tests vs...

Here is the curriculum .. covers both types you mentioned.

I passed the CTM, held it for a few years then stopped paying dues. I went through the program to learn TA and it was good for that, but the yearly dues are too much for a credential that adds no value. The CMT yearly fee is more than the CFA charges. That said, I am seeing the CMT more and more...

Hello My trading trading platform includes a large number of market scans, but I

Hello, I'd like to draw trendlines on a group of interday charts and receive email notifications when they are broken. Sounds simple but I haven't been able to find any platforms that support it, Quotetracker does it for day charts only. TOS doesn't have it nor IB. Does anyone know of a...

I saw on another thread that the consensus opinion is that hard work will only compensate for lack of talent up to a point in trading. The talent required includes patience and discipline, as well as other skills ie. pattern recognition. If we can determine what these other skills are it might...

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Hi, Are there any independent sites that rank the financial stability of Brokers like IB, Etrade etc. and trading venues like Knight? Financial Statement analysis is not really my strength.

Hi I've developed a strategy that is testing extremely well but Ill need high frequency pipes to make it work. I don't need a trading interface, just an API. Has anyone researched the HFT providers? I'm not really sure who even operates in this space. Best would be a chart that compares...

Hi, I started building a backtesting engine in C++ to use with IB market data, but now I'm thinking not to reinvest the wheel. Are there any robust open source solutions? Please comment if you have used one. Thanks

Hi, I m going to take the CMT (Chartered Market Technician) level three exam in a few weeks. The level three exam is all essay. Has anyone on ET taken it? If so, can you let me know what to expect? According to the website, there isn’t really any new material on level 3, just...

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Looking for CMT level 1 practice exam booklet. If you've got a copy PM me.

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Is there a free newsletter or website that highlights all the upcoming stock splits?

I'm close to NYC but want to check out whats in my back yard first.

Stamford here