jmiles301
This thread has obviously gotten off on the wrong foot. I appreciate your reply regarding the book, but that is not what I am asking for. If you havent been to any seminars and have no reasonable insight regarding professional trading seminars then please post elsewhere. I am interested in sound advice from experienced traders who have personally been to a few seminars and are willing to share their experience with me. This would reduce the need of going to a handful of them myself.
Once again, thanks for your time.
jm
Wow, this thread got WAY off subject...
jm,
I have been to a few trading seminars. From my previous experiences with gurus and trading seminars, I would say trading books (that are specifically geared to one, two, or a few specific aspects of trading or specific strategies of trading) are usually a good route. Again, from my past experiences, I think most gurus or seminars (in general) are really trying to sell something other than the seminar itself. ie product placement.
A lot of good, hard-earned money has been spent on seminars (that fact can go undisputed) but I have never heard of anyone giving an inexpensive/free seminar that: 1) tremendously helps the majority of seminar attendees that are present. 2) didn't push a product, website, broker, software, mailing list, or something of that nature.
Also, I can say that I have never heard of anyone going to dozen(s) of expensive seminars. So, in conclusion, I really can't recommend any one specific seminar, or really any seminar in general. The only really good things I have received from seminars are free access to "Data" websites, magazine subscriptions, and an endless supply of mailing list spam (I use junkmail to line the bottom of my cat's litter box).
Keep in mind, I'm not disputing the fact that there are possibly some really great seminars out there, I just haven't come across any yet. Other than that, a week in Vegas for the Trader's Expo can be fun, and good for freebies, and networking... I've only been to one though, I heard through the grapevine that they're all pretty much the same thing every year. Good luck in your search.