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Lol, right... Well I was hired as a trader for a firm and after about a year I started to turn net positive. The next few years I really started to hit it, decided to go off on my own with my own nut. I started to lose my edge a bit not being in an office and trading from home. Decided to...

After over a decade of actively trading, feast to famine to feast to famine again, I threw in the towel about a year ago. I was strictly daytrading and system trading. The markets still very much pull me. Now that I have a steady job and a child on the way I was wanted to dip my toe back into...

It seems there aren't too many opportunities like that in Chicago, where you can give them $$$ and trade in house with your own capital and risk

I'm not even concerned about the execution but I am looking for software that will enable me to graph visually and in real-time spreads, baskets of spreads, and also allow me to change weighted averages between the spreads... I would love to get some feedback on my inquiry. Thanks!

Does anyone know of real-time spread charting software for intr-day trading?

Any recommendations on some good pairs trading software? I'm hoping that it can give me real time and intraday analysis as well.. thanks!

Also curious to see what is going on....

Hey guys just a quick question regarding a certain solar co. Who are FSLR's direct competitors? What companies are most closely related to FSLR in terms of stock movement? I looking for the most highly correlated stocks to FSLR for some research I'm putting together. Thanks, I look forward...

For those of you that what the solars, is there an industry leader that you have been able to distinguish. I believe SPWR has the highest cap..FSLR seems to trigger many of the moves... Just wanted to get your thoughs

I'm trading from Chicago. Currently I have the highest upload and download that my local high speed company offers, I'm running cable modem. I tested it on www.speakeasy.com and I was 11,000kbps down and 370 up and my CPU is top of the line. I trade on lightspeed.... I've notice when the...

To my understanding from other traders to a few techie buddies in the industry this wouldn't make an once of difference. For the most part all your trading software will require on the high side is about 1.5-2.0.. It is the latency and the drops that are the most important. Plus you wouldnt...

I've called about it and it isn't offered in the area... Stinks! Thanks though

Well these are my current options... It was a pleasure speaking with you. Per our conversation, it is hard for me to say in all honesty that these options would make such a huge difference based on your usage patterns, but there are definitely benefits to them. One other item some...

Thanks for all the wonderful feedback, I really appreciate it!!!

I'm using comcast cable internet, which I currently upgraded to 8Mbs Down and 2Mbs Up... I've noticed there are may companies that offer up to 15Mbs down. Someone told me that this doesn't matter at all? I'm very confused... what should I be looking for? Latency? I'm really confused about this...

Avatar is offering the Anvil platform, hence that makes it very attractive. I've also received an offer from Assent directly. Everything else is pretty much the same across the board.

Well gentlemen I'm weighing my options and I'm going to ask the studio audience for help.. I've narrowed it to three firms.. Echo Trade Tradestar Avatar I'll only be putting $5K up, and am licensed 7 and 55. All the rates and fees seem very similar. Echo trade has a group in Chicago...

Has anyone ever heard of this firm? Apparently they are a new start up, backed by assent. I've traded through assent in the past and am series 7 licensed. The reason I ask is that that are giving me a nice offer... Low commissions $5K starting capital with 80:1 leverage.. The deal...

I've heard about this forum from a few friends in the industry and thought it might give me a great opportunity to network. I don't really personally know too many individuals in the industry. Due to personal issues in my life(an ex-fiance, ha!), I was forced to end my previous trading career...