Recent content by jtc172

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    How long before I blow up? And other ramblings ...

    :thumbsup: makes sense
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    how long did it take?

    first profitable month after about 3 months. consistent string of profitable months started after about 6-7 months.
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    Ego or Lack of?

    i love getting a cheeky winner, we all need as much luck in this game as we can get. However i agree with £10k loser..... if we could stick to our plans we would all win. This game is 95% about your head for me! strategies etc make up the difference.
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    Negotiation your trainee prop contract

    i get a minimum of 65% of my profits at my current position
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    How did you save up your trading capital?

    took a gamble based on my confidence and paid into a prop shop with access to great leverage. Best decision i have made!!!!
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    Negotiation your trainee prop contract

    take what you can get in these current times is my advice
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    Anyone know a good FX platform?

    FXDD Currenex
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    Any success stories from retail traders?

    Im making about 30+ on average, surly its better to make more?? :rolleyes:
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    Dumb Question from Total Newb

    Totally agree! i Use a very tight 8-11 pip stop loss
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    newbie

    I would recommend a platform that gets you the lowest spreads possible. Trading is hard enough to have to start with huge pip spreads before you trade.
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    Trading Without Charts?

    The charts are your friend :-)
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    Any success stories from retail traders?

    Yes but not telling! ha! only joking, what do you want to know? What do you class as a success story?
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    Trading: Emotionally and Spiritually sapping?

    Are you trading alone at home? This is very boring and beats you even more, get involved with an active chat room, interact with traders on a daily basis, exchange views. I enrolled on a program where this is possible and it put a smile back on trading afetr beating myself up
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    Biggest Trading Mistakes.

    I like this one: My views below and advice, hope they help: 1. Trading with money you can't afford to lose Depends how your mind set is when trading, if desperate then a NO go. 2. The need to be "certain" I believe in this one, i dont put a trade on unless i am certain, the maybe trades 90% of...
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    One Liner

    "If its a maybe its a NO!"
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