I'll try to tackle the questions 1 by 1. I can only answer them from my experience and knowledge and not base it on a whole for everyone so this are individualized answers. 1) First you need to acknowledge that the worst thing you can imagine can ...

Avoiding slippage such as the EURCHF crash?

It wasn't slippage that occurred during the EUR/CHF flash crash if you will. It was a crash that dried up liquidity in the market. 1st time in history event for Forex, in other-words it never happened before this time. It also scared a lot of ...

Avoiding slippage such as the EURCHF crash?

hehe thanks, I wouldn't say professional just took to many classes while being undecided for too long. I kept changing my majors like socks, wasn't sure what I really wanted to do ended up doing a little bit from a large pool, from criminology to ...

The Market's Illusions & The Human Brain

What's funny is, I've been getting spam email from FXCM about becoming a "client" I think Jason might be looking for a new job. Its the titanic. Coming to the office now days must be grim.

FXCM Discussion

hehe sorry, I know I am relentless but here is some more information.. What I personally find interesting and my idea of Forex its a game.. I always thought of it is a game, you have opponents. So in any game that must be played.. Their has to be ...

The Market's Illusions & The Human Brain

hehe most welcome nice to know my knowledge isn't going to waste. In essence though, I think knowing the things I know now. It helps in daily activities, by knowing your walking into a trap you can always stop yourself before you end up in it. ...

The Market's Illusions & The Human Brain

here is a list of biases lol just a tad url

The Market's Illusions & The Human Brain

I'll just bring up another point real quick.. I left my last post with "social conformity" Its an un-concussions event. In other words we don't think, when we succumb to group pressure. We don't stop and think jee the behavior of all this people is ...

The Market's Illusions & The Human Brain

Hey Sis, that's called "Hindsight" Understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed. To see the event as having been predictable, despite there having been little or no objective basis for predicting it Everything that ...

The Market's Illusions & The Human Brain

The way I learned it in psychology.. There is 2 steps.. There is a lot of 2 steps in psychology lol. Problem lays with the fact that people never reach past the 1st step primary because it requires to much energy, imagine if we had to go through ...

The Market's Illusions & The Human Brain

Lol I said a Red Wrench the short cuts are called heuristic any approach to problem solving, learning, or discovery that employs a practical methodology not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect, but sufficient for the immediate goals. Where ...

The Market's Illusions & The Human Brain

lol in all honesty.. If were to get into that type of details they've hit every nail on the head from random errors to systemic errors to human errors to human I just don't give a s*** this is a paycheck. To be honest this experience has shed light ...

Experience as a trader

So I want want to share something.. Yesterday my son had surgery his tonsils and adenoids were removed because it was causing him breathing problems. The surgeon asked for us to keep him overnight in the hospital so they can make sure everything is ...

Experience as a trader

Good luck good luck

Playing $3000 to a Million in Real Account (Myfxbook Verified)

I'll toss in my 2 cents on the subject at hand.. Edge is important or as I call it a strategy. Whatever anyone wishes to call it, always amount to the same thing which is an idea of when to get in and when to get out of the market. A lot of very ...

Experience as a trader

I'm more curious whats your relationship with the chubby mall girl that is the opposite of you? I mean obviously there is a relationship in their but by your description seems interesting.

Is trading not considered a job?

Thanks heph. I've seen your discussion on the FXCM thread, sorry you've had a bad experience with them. I've also had my run of the mill with FXCM early in my trading career. I've find it amusing how my comments always get dodged by their PR ...

Experience as a trader