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October 20th, 2015, 05:24 PM
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Thread renamed from BMT to FIO Mike
Thread renamed from BMT to FIO
Mike
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September 25th, 2015, 05:46 PM
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The trading industry has a very high turnover...
The trading industry has a very high turnover rate. I don't have time to put together such a complex mysql query right now to statistically show the difference between Elite and non-Elite measured...
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September 25th, 2015, 05:09 PM
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Elite Members currently make up 14% of the total...
Elite Members currently make up 14% of the total user base, leaving 86% of members as non-Elite.
So 14% of people contribute 93% of the post content. Meaning that 86% of the members (non-Elite)...
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September 25th, 2015, 04:49 PM
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As of today, there are 505k posts on the site. ...
As of today, there are 505k posts on the site.
79% of these posts are contributed by Elite Members.
14% are from Market Wizards (which are Elite Members, but I broke this out separately).
7% of...
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July 1st, 2015, 12:27 PM
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Big Mike
Another thread: ...
Another thread:
https://nexusfi.com/traders-hideout/36229-ripoff-reports.html
Recently raised the question about nexusfi.com (formerly BMT) being a scam due to some other websites filled with...
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February 19th, 2014, 09:50 PM
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Big Mike
True. Unfortunately, Molly, my six year old...
True.
Unfortunately, Molly, my six year old female yellow lab, is scheduled for emergency surgery in a few hours for a herniated or ruptured disc. She is in some pain. Also painful for me to...
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February 19th, 2014, 08:08 PM
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Big Mike
I handle the majority of banning. Users are...
I handle the majority of banning. Users are banned if they do not follow forum rules and guidelines.
Mike
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October 17th, 2013, 08:53 PM
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Big Mike
Today, Brian Padgett of Puretick (Senior VP)...
Today, Brian Padgett of Puretick (Senior VP) joined the forum.
He agreed to our disclaimer and terms and conditions, and clearly stated he was not a vendor nor affiliated with a vendor.
Then he...
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September 5th, 2013, 10:56 PM
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Big Mike
Continuing the transparency, I am going to try to...
Continuing the transparency, I am going to try to remember going forward that if a user is banned I will update their user profile to list the ban reason in their public profile so it is viewable by...
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July 29th, 2013, 12:35 AM
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Totally private. The exception would be if a...
Totally private. The exception would be if a user uses the 'Report' feature, which sends the private message to the moderators for review (spam, or other problems).
Mike
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July 11th, 2013, 02:38 PM
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Big Mike
I agree with this. But there are a lot of people...
I agree with this. But there are a lot of people who maybe are brand new to futures.io (formerly BMT), or learn about futures.io (formerly BMT) from the nutjobs. So hopefully a thread like this...
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July 11th, 2013, 02:05 AM
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Big Mike
Thanks Bob. I try to not let the crazy...
Thanks Bob.
I try to not let the crazy people get to me. And I try to let the site speak for itself.
But it is hard to stand by and do nothing when someone is attacking your friends, family,...
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July 10th, 2013, 11:53 PM
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Big Mike
Special Elite Offers page ...
Special Elite Offers page
https://nexusfi.com/elite_membership/
http://screencast.com/t/sQkORSYO
Some people think I get compensated or earn some sort of commission or referral fee. I do...
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July 10th, 2013, 11:36 PM
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Big Mike
Why was futures.io (formerly BMT) created? ...
Why was futures.io (formerly BMT) created?
Because as a trader I was disgusted with the other communities. I couldn't stand them, with all the fighting, rudeness, childish behavior. Since I have...
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July 10th, 2013, 11:34 PM
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Big Mike
Should have also mentioned that although the site...
Should have also mentioned that although the site started June 2009, I didn't start allowing banner ads until December 2010. Mirus Futures was our first sponsor, and I am happy to say they are still...
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July 10th, 2013, 11:30 PM
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Big Mike
If anyone else has questions I will try to...
If anyone else has questions I will try to answer. But no, I will not be posting tax returns or etc so be realistic with your questions.
Thx for your support, as always.
Mike
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July 10th, 2013, 11:29 PM
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Big Mike
Elite Membership I've heard people claim all...
Elite Membership
I've heard people claim all kinds of things with regards to Elite Membership. I went into a lot of detail in the prior two threads I linked in post #1, but a brief summary is as...
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July 10th, 2013, 11:22 PM
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Big Mike
Webinars Some people think I get paid by...
Webinars
Some people think I get paid by people to allow them to come and do webinars. That is absolutely incorrect. In fact I often have to pay the speaker to come and lecture, just like those...
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Feedback and Announcements
July 10th, 2013, 11:09 PM
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Big Mike
Vendors Basically vendors are anyone that...
Vendors
Basically vendors are anyone that has some product or service to sell. It could be programming talent, it could be a trading room, it could be mentorship or coaching, or a platform,...
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Feedback and Announcements
July 10th, 2013, 11:01 PM
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Big Mike
I don't want to rehash too much of what I've...
I don't want to rehash too much of what I've already said in the two above mentioned threads. So I will try to just do a quick recap on a few things...
Site sponsors (businesses that pay money)...
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July 10th, 2013, 10:48 PM
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Big Mike
FIO Transparency and Facts
Hi guys,
A couple of recent threads has lead me creating this topic on transparency.
The threads in question are:
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