Would you start a prop firm now (assuming you had the capital)?

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elindydotcom

With all this talk recently about Worldco, Andover etc. I was wondering if anyone would start a new firm now assuming they could raise the capital necessary to do so. In other industries some good companies were started when chaos was reigning supreme - why not this industry?

Along the same lines, if you're currently trading at one of the existing firms what will cause you to move to a newly formed one? What will a newly formed company have to offer in order to entice customers? Is it even possible?

eh - just some food for thought and discussion.

-eLindy
 
The problem is the total number of individuals who actively daytrade is probably still shrinking and we still don't see total apathy in the markets.
 
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The problem is the total number of individuals who actively daytrade is probably still shrinking and we still don't see total apathy in the markets.
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Even though there are fewer daytraders, there is a higher percentage that have experience, IMO.
If a company could harness some of the talented traders with experience it might work.
 
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With all this talk recently about Worldco, Andover etc. I was wondering if anyone would start a new firm now assuming they could raise the capital necessary to do so. In other industries some good companies were started when chaos was reigning supreme - why not this industry?

Along the same lines, if you're currently trading at one of the existing firms what will cause you to move to a newly formed one? What will a newly formed company have to offer in order to entice customers? Is it even possible?

eh - just some food for thought and discussion.

-eLindy
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Right now is a good time to start many businesses: when everyone is uncertain those that can make decisions can profit....

FYI there is nothing unique about the current situation in the financial industry. Many firms in the financial industry - and other industries - simply made some very bad business decisions during the boom. A lot of those decisions were IMHO motivated to produce short term gains for the management rather than produce long term operating companies. BK's, Layoffs and restructurings are the direct result of poor overexpansion decisions.
 
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quote from MondoTrader :
Even though there are fewer daytraders, there is a higher percentage that have experience, IMO.
If a company could harness some of the talented traders with experience it might work.
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........hmmm thats working for us...real well....

J-
 
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