Forum: Just Trading 
Jun 17, 2013, 2:59pm
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Replies: 116
Views: 2,309  Re: Random or Competition?
I think that the best a trader can do is to make a calculated assessment of what the market is going to do next. However, if he is right it is because of the law of 50-50. Even then, he has the...
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Forum: Just Trading
Jun 17, 2013, 5:56am
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Replies: 116
Views: 2,309 Re: Random or Competition?
The belief becomes a fact in hindsight. I've spent a lot of time doing this and have come to the belief that the market, for a day trader, at least, is random and only in hindight does the trend...
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Forum: Spread Betting & CFDs
Jun 16, 2013, 11:38pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,848 |
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Forum: Spread Betting & CFDs
Jun 16, 2013, 9:07am
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,848 Re: Stop loss vs Guaranteed Stop loss
I'm being lazy but I'm also old so you have respect that!:D It's, also, around 34º outside and I've just come in from a walk.
Does a trader paying 10 GBP per point pay more than another paying 2...
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Forum: Trading Journals
Jun 16, 2013, 5:16am
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Replies: 114
Views: 14,998 |
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Forum: Spread Betting & CFDs
Jun 16, 2013, 4:07am
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,848 Re: Stop loss vs Guaranteed Stop loss
I can only speak for myself, of course.
I use SB and they have a very bad name for skimming punters, according to some sources.
In countless years that I have been doing this with Finspreads I...
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Forum: Trading Journals
Jun 14, 2013, 1:01pm
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Replies: 114
Views: 14,998 Re: Lee Shepherd's Trading Diary
You have posted a good example of how things, probably, are. I had not thought of it in that way and thanks for pointing it out to us. The mods do us a great voluntary service and we should be more...
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Forum: General Trading Chat
Jun 14, 2013, 11:49am
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Replies: 158
Views: 10,847 |
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Forum: General Trading Chat
Jun 14, 2013, 9:49am
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Replies: 158
Views: 10,847 |
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Forum: Trading Journals
Jun 14, 2013, 3:32am
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Replies: 114
Views: 14,998 |
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Forum: Trading Journals
Jun 13, 2013, 8:10am
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Replies: 114
Views: 14,998 |
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Forum: Trading Journals
Jun 13, 2013, 6:54am
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Replies: 114
Views: 14,998 Re: Lee Shepherd's Trading Diary
Not enough mods but, in any case, the other members should have drawn the mods attention to the problem. I've seen this several times without having to read anything. When one returns, after an...
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Forum: First Steps
Jun 13, 2013, 6:00am
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Replies: 65
Views: 2,065 Re: No experience- do not to start real trading
When I suggested minimum of 50p per point I was not considering SP mini. That must be the most boring intrument in the market for trading at that stake. There are plenty more where interesting money...
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Forum: First Steps
Jun 11, 2013, 10:09am
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Replies: 65
Views: 2,065 Re: No experience- do not to start real trading
I don't want to advise anyone to start trading without a demo, if they feel better by using one but I repeat what I said earlier, If one cannot afford 50p per point then he, really, should not be...
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Forum: The Foyer
Jun 10, 2013, 3:35pm
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Replies: 838
Views: 31,031 |
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Forum: First Steps
Jun 10, 2013, 10:41am
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Replies: 65
Views: 2,065 Re: No experience- do not to start real trading
Since I have never used a demo account what does it entail? Do you get to use the same trading platform as the real traders? What is so special about it that someone cannot calculate trades and price...
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Forum: The Foyer
Jun 10, 2013, 10:25am
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Replies: 838
Views: 31,031 Re: The end of the EU
What I'm not keen about Turkey is that their next door neighbour is Iran. Any trouble, even border skirmishes, brings EU into it, immediately.
No doubt about it, though, we're getting bigger....
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Forum: Indices
Jun 10, 2013, 10:20am
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Replies: 24,774
Views: 765,704 Re: Anyone scalping the FTSE Futures??
Split's lunchtime train travelling target strategy worked again, today. 20 points between 1320 and 1435.
When I'm not watchng seems to be the only tme I get to make a crust, these days.
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Forum: First Steps
Jun 8, 2013, 5:10am
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Replies: 65
Views: 2,065 Re: No experience- do not to start real trading
You can trade 50p per point with my spread co, and my opinion on anyone who cannot afford that, is clear.
He cannot afford to trade.
Leave trading alone because, after trading with demo, what...
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Forum: Indices
Jun 6, 2013, 10:35am
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Replies: 24,774
Views: 765,704 Re: Anyone scalping the FTSE Futures??
I figured on a profit that I would be happy with. In fact, the morning was so dull for a shorter, as I was, that you get to be happy with any kind of profit. I did not, really, expect to be triggered...
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Forum: Indices
Jun 6, 2013, 10:01am
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Replies: 24,774
Views: 765,704 Re: Anyone scalping the FTSE Futures??
I've had a short on the Footsie all morning, had to go out and see that I was within 5 points of my stop. I have mentioned limits before, on this thread, because they can be very profitable when one...
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Forum: Site News & Feedback
Jun 5, 2013, 5:25am
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Replies: 2
Views: 114 Old "reply" box problem still unsolved
I've got a password problem brought on by the Lee Shepherd incident.
I lost my old one and T2W gave me a very a complicated mix of letters to replace it. Since I seem to be open all the time I...
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Forum: Trading Journals
Jun 4, 2013, 5:21am
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Replies: 114
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Forum: Indices
Jun 3, 2013, 8:26am
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Replies: 24,774
Views: 765,704 |
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Forum: Indices
Jun 3, 2013, 6:34am
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Replies: 24,774
Views: 765,704 Re: Anyone scalping the FTSE Futures??
I'm long but conscious of the fact that I am countertrading to what I feel will be a strong down trend.
However, we have all had those feelings before, haven't we?
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