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Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors

March 5th, 2017, 02:16 PM

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List of FIO traders who have passed the TST combine or funded

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Posted By Tymbeline

The principle is the same for both. ...

The principle is the same for both.

That's probably because the principle is the same for both? :)

Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors

March 4th, 2017, 06:50 PM

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List of FIO traders who have passed the TST combine or funded

Views: 105,600

Posted By Tymbeline

Yes, as far as I know - it's a trailing max...

Yes, as far as I know - it's a trailing max drawdown, explained (and even illustrated) here: https://help.topsteptrader.com/hc/en-us/articles/235514547

Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors

February 12th, 2017, 02:05 PM

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List of FIO traders who have passed the TST combine or funded

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Posted By Tymbeline

No, of course not: it's targeted specifically at...

No, of course not: it's targeted specifically at people who can trade but don't have the "riskable capital" (and clearly there are loads of them, and all over the world, too - you do need quite a lot...

Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors

February 12th, 2017, 01:06 PM

Replies: 221

List of FIO traders who have passed the TST combine or funded

Views: 105,600

Posted By Tymbeline

The answer I see offered most widely is that they...

The answer I see offered most widely is that they have trading skills but not enough capital to trade futures on their own account.

That's been the reason given by the people I know myself, who...

Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors

February 12th, 2017, 12:05 PM

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List of FIO traders who have passed the TST combine or funded

Views: 105,600

Posted By Tymbeline

Typically a little under $4, I think. ...

Typically a little under $4, I think.

It seems differently, to me. These things are very subjective, aren't they? I wonder whether, and to what extent, it might seem that way to you...

Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors

February 12th, 2017, 10:10 AM

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List of FIO traders who have passed the TST combine or funded

Views: 105,600

Posted By Tymbeline

This is so. But it's effectively much more than...

This is so. But it's effectively much more than you $1,500 you mentioned: for the $150k Combine you refer to, the max drawdown is actually $4,500.

What they're really doing is lending their...

Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors

August 20th, 2015, 06:51 AM

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List of FIO traders who have passed the TST combine or funded

Views: 105,600

Posted By Tymbeline

He does and they do, and very openly, but there's...

He does and they do, and very openly, but there's a specific thread for asking him/them:...

Forum: Trading Reviews and Vendors

August 19th, 2015, 08:04 AM

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List of FIO traders who have passed the TST combine or funded

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Posted By Tymbeline

So am I, but if you look more closely, you'll...

So am I, but if you look more closely, you'll discover that TST really doesn't have anything even close to that business model.

First, the trade constraints are far from meaningless (and...

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