There is a difference between eating wisely until you feel good and stop it, and eating with carless attitude until you end up in the hospital...Same applies with the economy...If the economy inflates, that's good, but when it over-inflates, usually ...

Inflation and the $$

Jim, you might want to check out this thread...A lengthy discussion was there about this specific issue although the thread started as a "Trading vs. Gamblin" discussion... url Thanks, Nader

Question about market makers...

Ya Pyramiding, that's the word I remembered now, thanks DrRock... I know the idea of doubling which was discussed over here...In my opinion, it's dangerous... What I was talking about is doubling by adding to a profitable position, mentioned ...

Doubling up method or playing casino

Hey, guys, you are all talking about doubling up in here...Just thought to pour some thoughts... Many professionals say that you shouldn't DOUBLE UP...You should add to your position only with smaller increments, but not doubles... Example: You are ...

Doubling up method or playing casino

Here is the reply to my email...It's weird, but I think they might have a point although I can't understand it yet.... { Dear Trader, Thank you for your interest in Interactive Brokers. Please note, e-mail assistance at IB is designed to assist ...

Interactive Brokers - experiences and opinions

You are locking in losses like that man You are just making sure that you won't lose more than a specified amount and making sure that you will never make a profit unless you close one of the 2 positions and the other going in your direction to ...

Hedging

Zazzy, you must have been trying to open a universal account...The US regulations require that you have at least $25,000 in equity to be able to daytrade stocks...This of course is not eligible for futures or currencies...But since the Universal ...

Interactive Brokers - experiences and opinions

Sterling, I did resent the email...Hope they reply this time....I will keep everyone updated about what they say... Thanks, Nader

Interactive Brokers - experiences and opinions

Well, almost 2 weeks and they never returned my email back...!!! I don't know what's wrong with these guys...I get an email reply 2 weeks later from TradeStation with weird policies, and no reply from IB....Looks like I will stick with my Ameritrade ...

Interactive Brokers - experiences and opinions

What you mentioned is likely to increase inflation pressures whenever the government needs to...As long as the Fed Chairman is a wise guy, things would be fine...But this also means that GOLD and other precious metals are not going down anymore, ...

Central Banks Watch

LOL, I already got pissed off, but I hate to show it... Thanks, Nader

A little experience with TradeStation!!!

You would exactly feel as if your head is just right in the intersection of the 2 perpendicular lines of the rifle of the sniper... Thanks, Nader

Vegas: "the house cares"

That's one of the decent solutions..Interactive Brokers forex trading cost you commissions, typically $2.5 at minimum, they are not after your money, they don't care, they are not on the other side of the trade... To Zazzy, the fact that your broker ...

Vegas: "the house cares"

I think that they do care for whatever happens, it's their business, and that's how they really make their profits...As Vegas said, they use sophisticated software which monitors everything real-time, and that's really a big big edge for them, if ...

Vegas: "the house cares"

Ok, here are my 2 cents.... First of all I assume that you are talking about stock options... Major tips for selling (Writing Options): 1- Pick a stock which has experienced increased volatility lately..Don't sell options on a low volatility stock, ...

selling options

Bloomberg TV provides real time coverage on for major economic reports, moreover, they air the speeches of the people like Greenspan, Bernanke, Trichet whose words affect the markets... In my opinion, the best place to get the data from is where it ...

Anyone know of a "real time" fx news website or tv station?

If you know that your reward/risk ratio is 3:1, and you have a $10 M account, you will be comfortable losing $100k because you know that your next winner will bring you $300k to cover up such loss and give you a decent profit... Thanks, Nader

Why professionals "only" make ~30% anually

Of course they will, if they don't, then they know nothing about statistics, probability and geometric sequences...Every time you are betting on red, the odds are still 50/50 (Neglecting of the green probability)...It doesn't mean that you got a 5 ...

Doubling up method or playing casino

2/3 of your equity in every trade???!! This is way too much...What is the safe pair?? The AUD/USD which is considered one of the safest pairs among others is NOT actually safe...It's just how we see things from our side...If you look at this pair ...

How long can I use compounding?