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20 Questions: Trader Interview Series

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 FB2012 
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What is their motivation to share knowledge with the public retail traders,
do they think that someone not sharing knowledge can be successful in trading ?

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What is their motivation to share knowledge with the public retail traders,
do they think that someone not sharing knowledge can be successful in trading ?

In all my years of trading I find those that think success is based on some secret formula are only those chasing such a ridiculous notion, or selling one.

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I have 2 questions:
  • How important is RR in trading? Said another way, is scalping for ticks with an RR of 1:1 or worse really a viable strategy?
  • Regarding adding size, the carrot being dangled is if you can just make $100 per day consistently with 1 contract, you can size up to huge size and make millions. From psychological and practical points of view, how realistic is this? What is a realistic income one can expect from day trading?

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Confirmed Peter Davies aka @DionysusToast.

Confirmed Manesh Patel.

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 ntvola 
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Another potential question:

- In your opinion, who is the most talented trader alive today?

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 Itchymoku 
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Another potential question:

- In your opinion, who is the most talented trader alive today?

Not to intrude, but how do you define talented? The word talented is very ambiguous. For example, there maybe a trader who can consistently pull money out of the market day in and out but has never made a million dollars because he doesn't have the psychological tolerance to add contracts while trader b has made a million dollars on a few trades because he is more confident but he doesn't have the patience to pull it off again and again.

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 ntvola 
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Not to intrude, but how do you define talented? The word talented is very ambiguous. For example, there maybe a trader who can consistently pull money out of the market day in and out but has never made a million dollars because he doesn't have the psychological tolerance to add contracts while trader b has made a million dollars on a few trades because he is more confident but he doesn't have the patience to pull it off again and again.

I'll PM you...

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@Silver Dragon confirmed.

@Fat Tails confirmed.

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@DarkPoolTrading confirmed.

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Dear Mike and Forum Members,

I propose two questions for the interviewees:

1) Consistency and discipline are essential to trading success. To this end, what tools/approaches/methods do you use to achieve these objectives?
2) Trading is associated with numerous myths. If you had the opportunity to correct one, which one would it be?

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