I'll weigh in here.
First, Don has always been upfront about his success rates from his classes.
Having said that..... Don, I'm often on your side but calling out other firms for their stats is pointless because they aren't shilling a $1000 class or boot camp program. In fact, from what I've seen (I trade at one of your competitors), there is no training at the other firms. But you do offer training and you offer it for a fee. Therefore the question to you is valid and is valid for you alone.
I also post from the point of view that I took one of your $1000 classes. Most of what I learned to be successful I did not learn in your class, not to say your class had no value (Bob was great).
I agree with Lescor. If you have the dedication, you'll succeed whether you go through Bright or not. If you are fresh off the street, one of the Bright programs may be right for you as you will learn the basics much more quickly.
But the bottom line is there is no reason to join any firm unless
a) you need training AND they will give you quality training. You WILL NOT be a profitable trader after the $1000 Bright class if you weren't beforehand. After the Bright boot camp? maybe.
b) you are undercapitalized and have no other way to build a bankroll.
c) have profitable methods that would benefit from increased use of capital.
Otherwise save up your money and open an account at IB and trade 100 lots until you figure something out and save yourself the whole hassle of registration and licensing. There is a lot of great information on this site if you just tune up your BS meter and filter the crap out. I've personally made things I read about on this site into profitable methods. I've also met some great people through ET. It's all here. Sometimes all it takes is to read something here to inspire a totally different idea. Watch the tape. Learn to backtest your ideas. There are no silver bullets regardless of how much you're willing to spend.
First, Don has always been upfront about his success rates from his classes.
Having said that..... Don, I'm often on your side but calling out other firms for their stats is pointless because they aren't shilling a $1000 class or boot camp program. In fact, from what I've seen (I trade at one of your competitors), there is no training at the other firms. But you do offer training and you offer it for a fee. Therefore the question to you is valid and is valid for you alone.
I also post from the point of view that I took one of your $1000 classes. Most of what I learned to be successful I did not learn in your class, not to say your class had no value (Bob was great).
I agree with Lescor. If you have the dedication, you'll succeed whether you go through Bright or not. If you are fresh off the street, one of the Bright programs may be right for you as you will learn the basics much more quickly.
But the bottom line is there is no reason to join any firm unless
a) you need training AND they will give you quality training. You WILL NOT be a profitable trader after the $1000 Bright class if you weren't beforehand. After the Bright boot camp? maybe.
b) you are undercapitalized and have no other way to build a bankroll.
c) have profitable methods that would benefit from increased use of capital.
Otherwise save up your money and open an account at IB and trade 100 lots until you figure something out and save yourself the whole hassle of registration and licensing. There is a lot of great information on this site if you just tune up your BS meter and filter the crap out. I've personally made things I read about on this site into profitable methods. I've also met some great people through ET. It's all here. Sometimes all it takes is to read something here to inspire a totally different idea. Watch the tape. Learn to backtest your ideas. There are no silver bullets regardless of how much you're willing to spend.
