Originally posted by esc_trader
Why should trainers be conpensated? The firm is already being compensated by having an additional trader generating commisions. Firms should share things with you for free.
I liked Taleb's book "Fooled by Randomness" and it helped me a great deal, but I'm not going to send him a cut of my profits every month (and he's not going to take any of my losses)!
This is a individual sport, you win (or fail) based on the lessons you learn (or don't!) by RISKING AND LOSING YOUR OWN MONEY, not the "classes" you take. Give that "training fee" to the market instead, call it a loss, but then REALLY INTERNALIZE why you lost it.
That will make you a better trader.
Originally posted by theShadow
LIke typical firms who develop an attitude after making some $$$. They are looking to scoop up more $$$ for themselves.
Protrader is another firm that exhibited the same characteristics. Now they are close to being extinct.

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Meanwhile the trainer is taking attention away from his own trading which hurts his P&L.
Quote from wan2BTrader:
The reason I like to point out this implied assumption is that we all know that those who can trade don't write.
Your original statement was that trainning hurt the trainer's P&L. My discussion is that it is not necessarily, and more likely the opposite. I just liked to point that out to other readers, and not here to argue with you as you are saying. The first part of your subsequent response is illogical so I'm not going to discuss further, and part of your response deviated from what I was discussing and I have no intention to discussing how firm work/charge with their new traders since I don't have those facts.Quote from rtharp:
and this is based on the assumption that those who can trade don't write.......
Yet I know quite a few traders who have done quite well and have some articles/books written.
I can argue and argue with guys on this board. Yet I have no reason to.
Robert