Quote from Blotto:
I've never properly traded more than 80 contracts, so I have absolutely no idea how I would react. I've not got myself truly comfortable above 40. This is more to do with my risk management. I think if I had three million in a trading account, I'd have no problem with 200 lots. Of course this is still far too much risk.
I did my first 100 lot within my first 18 months of live trading.
Quote from atticus:
You're entirely FOS.
Quote from austinp:
Risk, there are reasons why EliteTrader.com has slipped from #1 traffic ranking for message boards a couple of years ago to no higher than 4th place right now and pretty much tied with a competitor for that.
Quality of posts by most active posters is the beginning and end to that conversation. One need look no further than this thread or most others, tally up the most active posters, assess their quality of contribution, and there you have it.
Quote from eudaemon:
I'm glad that we are finally on the same page, Mr Vendor.
Quote from austinp:
We can be on the same page every day... go ahead and post your daily screenshot from real-time trades in any thread of your choice, and I'll join you there.
Until that time, only one of us two has ever posted real-trade results in this website.
And you ain't the one![]()
Quote from atticus:
Agreed. Anyone boasting about turning 100 lots after eighteen months is either selling something or had the $ to do so from day one. I don't think he could paper-trade a 100-lot.
Blotto -- produce Friday's run from a real-$ account showing a 40-lot fill and I will paypal you $1,000.