Recent content by rudeoilbarron

Unfortunately I don't have the support of a female partner, but I do have my parents! I'm living with them for now until I make enough to leave, they are very understanding and supportive for now :-) I voted No. R.O.B

Hi, I have found that there does seem to be a couple of bugs with the system. I have been caught out on occassion thinking that a position has been closed because the order position window has told me that I'm in the market at £0/p (closed out) when in fact after I have restarted the software I...

Yes I agree. I think the problem stems from the relatively inexperienced retail trader trading an already complex platform while not being helped in the slightest by various technical problems. There are bound to be lots of people who didn't understand how and why they lost money. Well thanks...

Hi Atilla, Are you referring to my message? I am a real trader who trades with various platforms. I have only joined T2W recentely and like to read threads relevent to me, and if I have an experience to share then I'm happy to contirbute. If you disagree with any of the points I have made...

I trade with CMC Spreadbet. They are not as bad as some people will have you believe, however they do have some serious problems you need to be aware of, not limited to the following: 1. The software can be SLOW, it is java based and if you have more than a couple of windows open it really...

Hi donone and tomtom, So 1-2% of £5k is £50-100 as you say. At £1/point this would allow for a 50-100 point stop loss (minus the spread). Whether this would be enough for your strategy obviously depends on how you are entering the market and on what time frame charts you are basing your setups...

Hi ADV, I started out in March 2004 with a £10k account, by April it was down to £3900. I took on too much risk too soon, with too little experience. I've paid my entry entry fee like everyone else, and now I'm nearly back in profit and looking to be trading for a living sometime soon. I was 16...