Annual PnL statement 2017 - Winner will be awarded a prize!

[speedo]

Anybody watching the nfl games today? What’s up with Dallas? Terrible.

 

[EsKiller]

I know it can be done but I would like to know one other person who is doing it in 2017.
I don't believe this is a business where worthwhile advice is shared. Every trader has to carve his own path to success himself. That is why I say the best gift that can be given to a newbie is providing factual evidence that it can be done.

Trading is truly an inner journey, and by far the hardest thing I've ever done in my life. And once mastered, it gets boring believe it or not. After my mentor showed me his strategy, it still took me 3 years to understand why it worked structurally, how to make my own strategy, and how to have enough discipline and patience to repeat it on a consistent basis. All in all, there are much faster ways to earn 6 figures. I can trade 20-30 mins in the indexes and still easily pull out 6 figures. And if you don't believe me I don't really care. I'm more than willing to help anyone if they have questions about price structure, feel free to PM me, but when it comes to money and success, your motivation needs to come inward, rather than chasing somebody elses $ profits and their success. The greatest athletes aren't the greatest b/c their motivation was how much $ they could make. Find your motivations elsewhere, have iron discipline, and drive to succeed, and see yourself do well.

 

[HobbyTrading]

I think @globalarbtrader shares his numbers on his web site.

In his threads you will find some others who also share numbers. But, as always, you have to dig to find the gems.

 

[algofy]

In his threads you will find some others who also share numbers. But, as always, you have to dig to find the gems.

I've seen D08 and Newworld share profit statements.

 

[MarketDiver]

True, but it's rare these days. The dating environment has changed since you were 33 years younger. I have an uncle who's been divorced twice already and he's just 50 yo. Divorce rates are high.

The divorce rate is about 50%. And I wouldn't want to risk 50% losing 50% of my net worth to a possibly cheating woman
who has been sleeping with another man/men while I am working.

 

[ironchef]

One final comment to OP if you care to read, a post from sle, a real professional and a real deal:

I find that there are two separate degrees of discussion.

There is theoretical “what if and how about” which most professionals engage in all the time without holding back much. A chat along the lines of "in my experience, cost of risk is a better way of smothing out your transaction frequency than hysteresis, especially in strategies with multiple legs".

Then there are detailed "how do I make money" type of conversations that you could only have with the members of your team. Anything that involves your specific factors, instruments you trade or anything that can really dilute your alpha falls in that category.

If you are looking for the second paragraph, you won't find it here and you will keep looking and will not be profitable. If you take paragraph one to heart and use it as a backbone to build your strategy, you will go far.

 

[rallymode]

If a successful trader truly has an altruistic bone in his body, he won't waste time responding to posts on this forum instead he will provide proof because that is the best thing you can do to a new trader is show that it can be done. And providing proof takes half an hour at the max compared to the time it takes to respond to posts. After that it is upto the new trader to figure out how to do it.

There are plenty of better ways for successful traders who aren't contractually bound from speaking to give back. Revealing alpha, teaching or persuading others to actually trade for a living is a very inefficient way to pay it forward. If you spend some time in proximity to success in the trading world you would understand. But i will forget the lack of incentive for a moment and ask you a serious question. What exactly makes you think that merely showing proof would help an aspiring trader in the least?

 

[speedo]

There are plenty of better ways for successful traders who aren't contractually bound from speaking to give back. Revealing alpha, teaching or persuading others to actually trade for a living is a very inefficient way to pay it forward. If you spend some time in proximity to success in the trading world you would understand. But i will forget the lack of incentive for a moment and ask you a serious question. What exactly makes you think that merely showing proof would help an aspiring trader in the least?

Couple of reasons, one understandable and one sad. The first is the beginner or journeyman who would like reinforcement that it can be done. The second is he or she who has failed and needs to believe that it can't be done or one who is afraid to try and wants to believe that it can't be done.

 

[Scataphagos]

When I get to being a successful trader

With your posting to reward "2017 performers from your own pocket"... then say, "when I get to being successful..." comes off as you being bitchy, demanding and high maintenance. Or is it just me?

 

[sle]

What exactly makes you think that merely showing proof would help an aspiring trader in the least?

There is some value in knowing that something can be done, I guess.