Originally posted by Pejman Hamidi
The most important point for experienced traders is the firms willingness to build a trading desk for the trader, which includes equipment, assistants, research and data fees, allowances, etc...
Additionally, for the experienced trader, it's not an issue of 10 to 1 or 20 to 1, it's an issue of "is there going to be enough capital available to fully employ my model and scale it up according to market liquidity?" Then, it's a matter of building the desk to accommodate the model.
Originally posted by TonyOz
Just to make sure that no one makes a mistake about it. Prop firm does not take the hit. You do. It comes out of your future earnings. And with outrageous commissions and not being able to freely trade any market you want, you definitely pay for it. In fact, you pay a lot more than it looks like initially.
Now, if you are looking for insurance against being a losing trader it's something else. But for profitable traders, trading from home with low commissions and 100% payout is the way to go. And this is what I was referring to
So I guess if you do not have 25K to your name, then you have to pay for it in other ways. But make sure you do not settle with a broker who tells you that you may not trade a certain market (such as Nasdaq) because "you" are not good enough. If you are good enough to press the buy or sell button for one market, then in my book, you are good enough to do it in the other market as well.
Trade Smart!
Originally posted by bigbear
Trading from home is like being a second class citizen unless you have a remote setup from a prop firm. Prop firms give you fast execution - professional execution - not through a cheesy online broker. And they give you buying power that you could never acheive with your own stake. You should check out what firms have to offer Oz. It would open your eyes to what we have. Sorry to sound like a dick but it is the truth.


Originally posted by Shorteee
I believe Tony Oz thinks that all you have to do is read my books ( You know the outdated ones that I wrote when stocks were trading in fractions and market had momentum) and open an online account and trade from home and make money. If your to lazy to read just pay me 20 bucks a month and you can get my great stock scans. Give me a break.
Originally posted by Shorteee
The question is how much money did you make off your books, seminars,videotapes, and scanners last year????????????
