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Forum: Psychology and Money Management

January 12th, 2011, 12:11 PM

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Account size when trading multiple instruments

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Posted By sysot1t

sorry, been hanging out with friends of friends...

sorry, been hanging out with friends of friends who are traders at BMO and LGI in NYC on weekends and they call their positions lines.. brains swithes back and forth now with the terminology.... :)...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

January 12th, 2011, 09:08 AM

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Account size when trading multiple instruments

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Posted By sysot1t

Full Size Contract given account size

I am curious, I figure I ask you given that you are what I consider a pro trader because of your background...

would you stick to the eminis because of the volume/liquidity or trade the bigger...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

January 10th, 2011, 02:09 PM

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Account size when trading multiple instruments

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Posted By sysot1t

lately i have gone for 10% of the ADR, more...

lately i have gone for 10% of the ADR, more realistic for me than tryng to capture more, working up my confidence levels on the new strategy.. I also just started to get into grains... though I like...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

January 10th, 2011, 01:52 PM

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Account size when trading multiple instruments

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Posted By sysot1t

I too believe the whole point to trading is to...

I too believe the whole point to trading is to acquire capital; I thought I was alone on that belief. Regardless of what one uses that capital for, one should not expect to be able to trade forever...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

January 9th, 2011, 11:51 PM

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Account size when trading multiple instruments

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Posted By sysot1t

have you thought about joining cornerstone...

have you thought about joining cornerstone trading or advantage futures at their trading floors in CHI? one good way to be surrounded by other traders in real time I would think. sounds like you miss...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

January 9th, 2011, 11:43 PM

Replies: 39

Account size when trading multiple instruments

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Posted By sysot1t

Account Size

I use my own logic for what number of contracts I should trade, though influenced a bit by all those books I have read, and plain common sense of not risking too much.

I test theories with $5K...

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