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Forum: Psychology and Money Management

November 3rd, 2011, 11:32 AM

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Primary source of income: how many have made it?

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Posted By forrestang

There was a really good podcast done by radioLab...

There was a really good podcast done by radioLab a few years back talking about 'stochasticity.' It didn't have anything to do with trading, but it was an entertaining listen. Since you mentioned...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

November 3rd, 2011, 11:04 AM

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Primary source of income: how many have made it?

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Posted By forrestang

Oh yeah, like I said above, like most things it...

Oh yeah, like I said above, like most things it is probably HIGHLY variable.

But there is likely a 'general' distribution of some sort with regards to success with respect to time. I wonder what...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

November 3rd, 2011, 09:38 AM

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Primary source of income: how many have made it?

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Posted By forrestang

I wonder what the attrition rate would be for...

I wonder what the attrition rate would be for those that stick with it for some given period of time?

For example, for those that may spend a year trying to figure it out, probably easily less...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

August 16th, 2011, 06:16 PM

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Primary source of income: how many have made it?

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Posted By forrestang

bluemele I say that because at the moment, I...

bluemele

I say that because at the moment, I trade through one of my live accounts, and I am profitable. Profitable enough to pay my bills. Right now, although profitable, my equity swings can...

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

August 16th, 2011, 03:24 PM

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Primary source of income: how many have made it?

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Posted By forrestang

I guess I get to say that trading is my primary...

I guess I get to say that trading is my primary source of income. I don't feel like I get to say, "I've made it" yet though.

Forum: Psychology and Money Management

July 29th, 2011, 04:45 AM

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Primary source of income: how many have made it?

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Posted By forrestang

Options were the first things I traded a while...

Options were the first things I traded a while back. I started mainly with credit spreads and Iron condors. I did ok with that. It's a dual position that limits downside risk, but also limits...

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