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March 22nd, 2016, 09:17 AM
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If that was the case many people who I understand...
If that was the case many people who I understand are successful traders today would have never blown accounts out.
I agree with your second point about emotional control though.
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February 19th, 2016, 04:55 PM
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I've just read again your question and now I...
I've just read again your question and now I think I understand better what you are asking.
In my earlier post I had indicated that in my case I had opened a very small account to begin with.
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February 19th, 2016, 02:31 PM
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I took 'blowing out' to mean what Big Mike meant...
I took 'blowing out' to mean what Big Mike meant at the beginning, i.e. bring your account down to a level where you're unable to trade any longer, so in effects it means the account must have less...
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February 19th, 2016, 11:06 AM
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On the position sizing I have found the following...
On the position sizing I have found the following advice from Linda Raschke to be particularly meaningful....
It's just the first 40 seconds from the point the video starts that are relevant......
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February 19th, 2016, 10:05 AM
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Yes, good point. I assume you're referring to...
Yes, good point. I assume you're referring to humility, which I would concur with.
Of course.
Agreed. When I was very young I remember my father telling me about a friend of his being...
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February 19th, 2016, 09:39 AM
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So to add my own experience... I blew out once,...
So to add my own experience... I blew out once, less than 3 months after I opened my first futures account.
It was, you guessed it, on one trade :smile:
I was trading Bund, which up to that...
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February 19th, 2016, 09:20 AM
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I like peteM's 'tough love' post :smile:. His...
I like peteM's 'tough love' post :smile:. His recommendation about thinking like an institutional investor is something worth considering in my opinion.
I also like his point that says basically...
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February 19th, 2016, 09:15 AM
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That sentence scares the hell out of me. The idea...
That sentence scares the hell out of me. The idea that somebody is consciously aware of the fact that they have no control over certain parts of themselves and at the same time they trade an account...
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