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Comment on Has trading ever made you physically ill? by John

John — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:10:00 +0000

I clicked a buy order instead of the sell and what should have been a 400 dollar home run within an hour turned into a 150 buck loss before I realized my account was moving the wrong way….too much caffeine!

Comment on Penny Stocks or Forex for the new trader by Update Digest for Week of 2012-02-04 | The Essentials of Trading

Update Digest for Week of 2012-02-04 | The Essentials of Trading — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:17:59 +0000

[...] Penny Stocks or Forex for the new trader [...]

Comment on Retail Forex Trader Profitability and the Death of US Forex Trading by Will Dodd-Frank end up killing the US forex business? | Invest Together | Currensee's Investing Blog

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:48:34 +0000

[...] demise of the US retail forex industry has been declared on several occasions in recent years in the wake of the no-hedging, FIFO, and [...]

Comment on Can a Shared Trading Edge Still be Profitable? by Technical/Fundamental analysis a child’s game | The Essentials of Trading

Technical/Fundamental analysis a child’s game | The Essentials of Trading — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:11:00 +0000

[...] of all, I would refer nikesh to Can a Shared Trading Edge Still be Profitable?, which I posted the other day. That addresses my feeling on the “spill out your trading [...]

Comment on An Introduction to the Fixed Income Market by Some Good Entries From Fellow Members of the Blogosphere | The Essentials of Trading

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:10:45 +0000

[...] the beginning of this blog I have suggested that traders become familiar with the bond market (see An Introduction to the Fixed Income Market). Granted I’m thinking more in terms of how interest rates drive much of what goes on in [...]

Comment on Book Review: Way of the Turtle by Can a Shared Trading Edge Still be Profitable? | The Essentials of Trading

Can a Shared Trading Edge Still be Profitable? | The Essentials of Trading — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:10:30 +0000

[...] money with them (If you are unfamiliar with the Turtles check out The Complete Turtle TraderÂ and Way of the Turtle). I think his main point, if I remember correctly,Â was that most people learning the system [...]

Comment on No More “Hedging” for Forex Traders by Conspiracies, Regulations, and Trader Paranoia | The Essentials of Trading

Conspiracies, Regulations, and Trader Paranoia | The Essentials of Trading — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:10:15 +0000

[...] week I posted No More “Hedging” for Forex TradersÂ to discuss the pending NFA rule which effectively ends the process of “hedging” in [...]

Comment on How do you hedge in the forex market? by No More “Hedging” for Forex Traders | The Essentials of Trading

No More “Hedging” for Forex Traders | The Essentials of Trading — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:08:00 +0000

[...] have long made my feelings about this so-called “hedging” known (see How do you hedge in the forex market?). It probably goes without saying that I am quite happy to see this rule put in place because I [...]

Comment on No More “Hedging” for Forex Traders by Forex “Hedging” Continued | The Essentials of Trading

Forex “Hedging” Continued | The Essentials of Trading — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:04:03 +0000

[...] yesterday’s No More “Hedging” for Forex Traders post I pointed out a new rule from the NFA going into effect on May 15th which effectively [...]

Comment on No More “Hedging” for Forex Traders by New NFA Rule Impacts More Than Just Forex Hedging | The Essentials of Trading

New NFA Rule Impacts More Than Just Forex Hedging | The Essentials of Trading — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:00:29 +0000

[...] couple of weeks ago I posted on the new NFA rule which effectively bans the practice of “hedging” in the retail forex market. There’s been considerable discussion on the subject of hedging and [...]