Recent content by alfine

So you want to learn There are a number of useful online sources for learning this game though few can really teach you to change the poor traits we all have when we first start out. correcting them will only come through determination and self awareness. Here are some recommendations...

Thanks for the f&f advice. These people aren't f&f. I have also warned them that they risk losing everything and I'm promising nothing. I've also insisted that they only give me money they can afford to lose. I asked to see their portfolio of other investment vehicles to make sure this is...

Going through the various sites over the last week has left me pretty overwhelmed with the number of possibilities out there and the small but important variations with each broker. I've now reached a point of analisys paralyses so need some friendly advice from those of you ouy there who have...

I use a Matrox Parhelia card to run three screens and still have the original graphics card spare for another screen should I choose. samtron just use two systems.

Jon, Correct again, but don't you agree that the method I mentioned is far more convenient and I am sure not difficult to code?

You're right though it doesn't do part 2 which is very helpful: Additionally if one clicks on the icon instead of the thread title the user is taken directly to the first of the new posts instead of having to scroll/click through pages of already read messeges.

I have noticed on elitetrader - an american site there is a very useful and convenient tool that notifies the reader if there are any new posts since the last visit to the site. It appears in the form of an icon next to the thread's title. Since I am sure most regulars refer to the boards...

Looks like Soros is a Google Bear "Of course, don't expect Soros to make a quick killing on his latest mega-bet. Even if he guesses right, the tech stocks he has targeted are those of big-cap old-tech companies. In other words, he is passing on newer tech stocks -- like Google (Nasdaq: GOOG)...

I'm with you all the way back down Trade, I'v been calling this one both ways ever since the gap up a couple of weeks ago. Overall i'm showing a loss on this one but have very bearish sentiment. Today is the first day I'm holding an overnight position on GOOG. I expect a small gap down...

First:- A big thank you to FTSE Beater for starting this thread nearly three years ago and above all for being so honest about his strengths and weaknesses. Others would have simply avoided some of the personal questions or even dare I suggest - lied through their teeth. BTW I had never...