attached is 3 reports, Q4/09 , Q1/11 and Q3/12 :
Q1/11 from: 'winning traders: from + 23.5% up to + 39.9% profitable'
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=222307
and the first report Forex Magnates published - Q4/09:
http://forexmagnates.com/us-forex-brokers-account-profitability-comparison/
for instance in 09/10: Oanda reported about 50/50 thru 4 Qs while FXCM about 25/75
broker and total client capital by broker:
http://forexmagnates.com/us-forex-brokers-regulatory-capital-report-for-february-2011/
also found 'Top 100 Forex Traders Statistics' by Oanda for last 24hours, and 7 days:
http://fxtrade.oanda.com/analysis/top-100-forex-traders-statistics
so, client profitability seems to be Very variable, tho the Why isn't known
abattia just posted ' "Going nowhere fast" (article about Hedge Funds)':
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=256383
and from the article:
"There are, of course, market-beating superstars, as you would expect in an industry
with nearly 8,000 participants (and rising). The top decile of managers has served up
returns of over 30% in the past year, according to Hedge Fund Research, a data
provider. But a third have lost money, including some of the stars of yesteryear: John
Paulson, celebrated as an investment wizard in 2007 for having foreseen Americaâs
housing bubble, reportedly saw his flagship fund lose 17% in the first ten months of
2012, after a 51% fall in 2011."
I tried 'consistently profitable' in Search and it turned up 4,238 topics in 170 pages !!
more manageable, Search set to 'threads' turned up 15 topics, two selected:
'How to become consistently profitable':
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=64644
and most posts: 'Consistently Profitable Day Traders':
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=45222&perpage=6
google: consistently profitable traders ~ 'About 8,050,000 results'
