Ok screw this Im gonna rip this apart
Quote from trade4dollars:
"Hey Mecro, yes people do go through serious drawdowns, and financial difficulties are not a matter to make fun of, I hope you have settled your debts properly and are solvent again."
I did what I had to do, but for the last 2 months my problems from about A YEAR ago are not of the slighest concern to me anymore
"You did come to ET though and ask this board what the ramifications of a judgement (bankruptcy) would be to your liscencing history. So you came to a message board that is devoted to trading (ET) for the reason of asking a trading related question."
It was my first ever post and I was a total newb. Doesn't that say smth? Oh and BTW, the responses I got were basically false. Goes to show what really is up.
"Yet you then in turn chastise this Anthony fellow and Speakingout for doing the same exact thing, it's amazing how you decide to overtly ignore this fact (in a public forum) and continue on with the same rhetoric. Where should they go to get an instant opinion from a diverse group of individuals around the world about trading? The weight watchers message boards perhaps?"
My god, is it really that hard to understand? Experienced trader with great success coming to a public board to ask for career advice? What? Man when I first read the post my first thought was that this supposed friend should be giving advice instead of asking. Then the whole friend thing, man it's just a joke.
"Come on Mecro you cant be that silly and continue to play the hypocrite on this thread."
Hypocrite? I was a newb and this supposed friend is an 8 year experienced & successful trader. How do we at all match in our initial posts?
"Either way, you admit that your were not trading back then so I will assume you just began recently because you were insolvent just a year ago, so you probably don't make much money in terms of absolute amounts figuring that your account would be of piker size only."
You have no clue WTF you talking about. I'm glad you can make such huge assumptions but it is very obvious you do not know much about the industry. If you paid careful attention to my first ever post you could easily figure out what I was doing and what my concern was.
Oh and let me take that piker comment as a compliment. Im glad you can take 10k blocks and trade them for a measly 3 pennies. I'll stick to my tiny account and super piker trades and keep on making my tiny little cash.
"As for your statements that most dont trade on ET, I would say you are most likely correct. Considering the statistics of how many traders lose money its most likely the smartest thing you have said in this thread so far."
Uhm ok
"I still stand by the fact that the prudence shown by this fellow Anthony who has taken 8 years to cultivate his account to the size it is now lends credence to the fact that he would not be the type of person to simply ignore a resource such as ET just for the simple ability to hear opinions. Its a move that costs the man nothing, he doesn't sound like some rash fool who will base his final decision on anyone poster's opinion here and I am sure speakingout has made it quite clear to Anthony the frame of reference from which most of the advice comes from here on ET. "
Yeah uhm, the decision that this supposed Anthony had to make was a grown man's decision that required no advice from a public forum. Like I stated before, ANYONE with such record and experience can easily make the decision. It's simple risk/reward.
I mean, in all honesty, is this guy that freaking stupid that he cannot check out some prop and retail shops and just weigh the options? Christ, I was able to make a similiar decision with almost zero experience and I did not have 250k. And I certainly did not need anyone's advice.
"Give Anthony the credit he deserves for gods sake the man has 250k and is not declaring bankruptcy. He obviously has better financial decision making skills then someone who would end up in bankruptcy or close to utilizing it as an option for whatever reason."
Oh wow congrats on that low blow. I would be insulted but it has no relevance to me anymore.
"Furthermore, the fact is that you come to ET and post 555+ times, 3+ times per day in fact so ask yourself why you are here for if your not interested in participating in trading related discussions? Are you just bored so you feel posting here 3 times per day is your entertainment for these people you consider beneath your "financial" and "trading" prowess?"
Yeah just about. Sorry but just the responses to this thread point how ridiculous some of these posters are. Maybe 10% of the members that replied to this thread actually saw the absurdity of this supposed friend situation.
"I say this not to "egg" you on but for you to take a really hard look in the mirror at yourself so that you will hopefully overcome your demons and be a better person and a better trader for it. Mecro God Bless you and God Speed my friend. "
yeah uhm WHAT? You're egging me? I'm laughing at your responses.
Look you obviously still completely miss the point why this whole Anthony friend situation sounds like a complete fucking joke. Once you figure out why, then I can take some of your comments with a lot more seriousness and respect.
Oh and did I mention that almost everything you have assumed about me is completely wrong?
