Don't get me wrong....The show is well organized, there was a fairly wide array of vendors and the show is worth attending. If you're searching for a new trading methodology, new ideas or a broker, it's well worth the trip.
However, last year when I was a brand new trader and learning the art of getting my butt handed to me on a platter, I went all three days and attended many seminars. It was very enlightening. There were also many more vendors last year and as a newbie that provided a great opportunity to hear alot of new ideas and concepts.
Now that I have some experience and realize that most of the advisory services are selling snake oil, that only left the brokerage services and I'm happy with IB.
The part of the show that I enjoyed best was, I hooked up with qwiktrade, had dinner and a great discussion! I also saw Larry McMillan speak and that was quite good. I spoke with Price Headley(
www.bigtrends.com) about his service, interesting, but not for me. Another interesting person was a trading coach Adrienne Toghraie(
www.tradingontarget.com) , she focuses on the psychological aspects of trading.
I also stopped at the Worldco booth, just to chat. I was speaking with someone about their company and another Worlco guy starts screaming in my ear "If you don't come with us you're a f**king loser"! etc. Sheesh...cya
So, overall, I liked ithe expo but I don't feel the need to go back. Whereas a new trader could find a great deal of information and chase down some leads for learning. I WILL go again next year.
Just my 2 pennies
kempo