Quote from danshirley:
"The real guys signed forms not to talk or divulge any of there firms secrets out. Else they will be sued."
The SEC requires that financial advisors give clients disclosure forms that reveal the qualifications of the advisor, the corporate relationships and any conflicts of interest.
As you gain more experience and have a relationship with an IB, you will then learn how things work.
Silos are still the rule.
Employment requires licenses. Licensees require testing and passing tests and getting assigned numbers.
The government regulates licensees and employers who operate in a givien state to follow the regulations of the given state.
Personally I operate under the protection of a corporation as an independent contractor in silos where I am licensed.
As a trader my IB qualifies me under the rules of the NFA. In this silo I am an amateur. And the SEC regulates my compliance with the federal compliance rules for not cheating. Certainly the SEC and others like the IRS make a lot of enforcement mistakes and they go through the process of getting straightened out. After they learn they correct their errors with retractions. They are slow to learn.
You may be watching and observing this and that. When I post that the open on Monday (06AUG12) is going to be long and I suggest that you go long on the first bar; then I have spoken using my knowledge and skills. I am correct.
In your case, you are so myth bound that you do not know how the market works, scientifically speaking. I could test your mind and you could then find out how it deviates from being able to perform. You are thus stranded and in a place that is sub par for performing.
When I prepare for licesning tests, I know I am going to ace the tests. My instructors usually try to make a deal with me to report to them so they can learn how the testing is changing. They certainly would not charge me for their instruction.
You are kind of out of it and have a very selective picture of the whole. Many of the myths you believe are just myths that have invaded the ranks of the common people.