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Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors March 7th, 2022, 05:12 PM
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Posted By Tymbeline
Some people might find the idea of paying Combine...

Some people might find the idea of paying Combine fees 12 times when they could have been trading their own account (either sim or small-stakes on micros) a bit "ridiculous" to start with, perhaps?
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Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors February 10th, 2018, 04:30 PM
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Posted By Tymbeline
I believe that there's now no such thing as "FTP"...

I believe that there's now no such thing as "FTP" any more.

Instead, the Combine's in two stages: the first stage (which seems to be what was until recently called "Combine") has been reduced to a...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors December 4th, 2017, 02:44 PM
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Posted By Tymbeline
Comments like this (though I agree with it...

Comments like this (though I agree with it completely, and am perfectly aware that a few people will get as far as a funded account without adequate skills, simply because they got lucky twice, once...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors December 4th, 2017, 08:12 AM
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Posted By Tymbeline
I hear you, and of course have seen many forum...

I hear you, and of course have seen many forum members saying this (both here and elsewhere), but I still think it isn't quite right, Pedro, because of a point it omits: that "$3k account" is one...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors November 22nd, 2017, 05:55 PM
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Posted By Tymbeline
Absolutely - well said (and thanks for replying)....

Absolutely - well said (and thanks for replying).

Maybe I was being pedantic, but I think that with a genuine edge, by taking it really slowly and carefully and with appropriate position-sizing...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors November 22nd, 2017, 11:18 AM
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Posted By Tymbeline
Surely not? Why would the fact that the target is...

Surely not? Why would the fact that the target is three times the permitted drawdown mean that you necessarily need a strategy with a Sharpe Ratio of 3+, to pass a Combine? :confused:
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors January 9th, 2017, 08:55 AM
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Posted By Tymbeline
That would be my guess, too. They sometimes let...

That would be my guess, too. They sometimes let people do a Combine for $1, I think?

My reading of that is that they want to get people funded rather than just making Combine fees. And the...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors January 8th, 2017, 07:00 AM
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Posted By Tymbeline
In that case, this question...

In that case, this question (https://nexusfi.com/vendors-product-reviews/25776-topsteptrader-s-michael-patak-president-ask-me-anything-ask-me-anything-88.html#post617560), and Michael Patak's reply...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors January 7th, 2017, 10:32 AM
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Posted By Tymbeline
I gave at least one example (and discussed it in...

I gave at least one example (and discussed it in some detail and at some length) a page or two ago.





No; they don't. Not only do they state that on their website, but Michael Patak and his...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors January 7th, 2017, 08:48 AM
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Posted By Tymbeline
If someone is in the backing business generally,...

If someone is in the backing business generally, in all contexts of it, and willing to back anyone safe and sensible and with a good record, it wouldn't; but that isn't TST's business model. They are...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors January 6th, 2017, 07:05 PM
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Posted By Tymbeline
That's for the purposes of presenting his own...

That's for the purposes of presenting his own credentials as the owner of the company, and explaining who he is and where he's come from, surely, rather than implying that people taking Combines are...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors January 6th, 2017, 05:21 PM
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Posted By Tymbeline
TST is presenting its service for the potential...

TST is presenting its service for the potential benefit of people who don't have enough capital to trade futures on their own.

Underfunded/unfunded people.

There are no entry barriers...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors January 4th, 2017, 04:11 PM
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Posted By Tymbeline
How do you know?

How do you know?
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors January 4th, 2017, 09:39 AM
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Posted By Tymbeline
Here, and elsewhere in your post, you make some...

Here, and elsewhere in your post, you make some very good points, of course - and you make them well. It's interesting to see your views, Tpredictor.





Perhaps so, but the fact is that it...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors January 4th, 2016, 08:18 AM
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Posted By Tymbeline
It certainly is. I imagine that having the FTP...

It certainly is. I imagine that having the FTP stage effectively increases that figure quite a bit, and that it's more than "earning its keep".
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors October 23rd, 2015, 10:00 AM
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Posted By Tymbeline
Yes, they are, in a couple of specific places -...

Yes, they are, in a couple of specific places - albeit that they're pretty well and clearly explained, and TST have even shown willingness to change wording when it's been brought to their attention...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors October 23rd, 2015, 07:38 AM
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Posted By Tymbeline
I'd hope so! How long would they survive,...

I'd hope so! How long would they survive, investing in people's trading abilities without having any "little rules" for their funded traders to stick to? (And how long would you survive, trading your...
Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors October 19th, 2015, 07:19 AM
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Posted By Tymbeline
Yes, slightly, but they're very clearly explained...

Yes, slightly, but they're very clearly explained on the website.



Their customer service seems very responsive, and they're willing to change wording that's confused people.

This thread...
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