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Forum: Psychology and Money Management

April 3rd, 2015, 05:56 PM

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Posted By blb014

Thanks for your story. I trade cash secure...

Thanks for your story. I trade cash secure options also and it has taken me years to work some of my positions back to break even from 2008. Using margin incorrectly and being over leveraged have...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 28th, 2015, 12:56 AM

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Posted By blb014

Yes many successful traders and investors that I...

Yes many successful traders and investors that I know have never blown an account, these aren't full-time intra-day futures traders. To me it really comes down to money management, diversify risk...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 27th, 2015, 03:29 PM

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Posted By blb014

Excellent post

Excellent post

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 27th, 2015, 03:26 PM

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Posted By blb014

Yep 2008 and early 2009 made me question the...

Yep 2008 and early 2009 made me question the conventional wisdom of investing. It will probably happen again, right before I retire

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 25th, 2015, 03:15 AM

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Posted By blb014

Not exactly that simple though. Who knows the...

Not exactly that simple though. Who knows the reasoning behind a retail, institutional, or hedge fund trades. Maybe the contract or share traded was a win-win for both parties involved.

Just my...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 25th, 2015, 02:51 AM

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Posted By blb014

Just curious who are these opponents?

Just curious who are these opponents?

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

March 25th, 2015, 02:45 AM

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Posted By blb014

Agree with that, especially on longer term trades...

Agree with that, especially on longer term trades and options. Simulation, paper trading on TOS, lets someone see what type of risk is involved and how to react and roll options. Paper trading has...

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