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June 12th, 2018, 01:00 PM

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Posted By blb014

Watching the markets for the last 15 years. ...

Watching the markets for the last 15 years.
There are some great pshchology books about trading Mark Douglas- Trading in the zone, Van Tharps- first book. I also liked Daltons - Markets in...

Forum: Traders Hideout

June 12th, 2018, 12:12 PM

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Posted By blb014

Read some of his material but I do not use chart...

Read some of his material but I do not use chart patterns, for me that has alway been noise. Yes the market moves in fractal nature but prediciting where it move next base on a pattern has never...

Forum: Traders Hideout

June 12th, 2018, 11:50 AM

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Posted By blb014

I think most new traders would be better off...

I think most new traders would be better off investing in equities and options first after couple years then move to futures trading small along the way. It doesn't sound cool or 1000%ROI but the...

Forum: Traders Hideout

June 12th, 2018, 11:45 AM

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Posted By blb014

Started with 0, actually negative, lived in...

Started with 0, actually negative, lived in trailer after college and saved and bought F in 2004.

Then started buying AAPL in 2005 because I really liked the IPOD, moved into options in 2006 just...

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June 12th, 2018, 09:28 AM

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Posted By blb014

My experience is that Think or Swim/TD Ameritrade...

My experience is that Think or Swim/TD Ameritrade is less initial fees, easier to set-up and easier to withdrawal money. ACH right into bank account. Faster customer service.

Ninja Trader/ Dorman...

Forum: Traders Hideout

June 12th, 2018, 09:23 AM

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Posted By blb014

I would suggest at least 10x that amount to trade...

I would suggest at least 10x that amount to trade that type volume, 10k is on the small size even for 1 contract

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What unexpected challenges have you encountered while trading on a "Funded Trader" platform?

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