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Mark, I work for the 3rd biggest hedge fund in the world, i trade more money than you can imagine and the guys you read about in books are people i count as close friends and colleagues. Keep reading pal. As i have mentioned, anyone who is looking to make a career in this game and isn't on...

Hey Mark, The post was not directed at you but just a general statement to anyone looking to make a career in trading. However, I think it's great you are being so pro-active about your learning. Anyway guys, as I mentioned I am a trader, I work in the city for a pretty big and well...

hey guys, I am a trader in London working for a hedge fund. I probably don't have time to come for a beer but I am happy to answer any questions about the industry and give you guys some advice if required. Always happy to help people out with a genuine interest. PM if you have any questions.

Great posts shmeeko69, I think you need to establish what exactly you want to get out of trading before you go into it. If you want to do it as a hobby I would say give it up now and take up fishing or pole dancing. If you want to trade for an IB steer far clear of these courses, go back to...

Depends what you want to acheive out of it. If you want to get it to learn about options and various startegies it could be helpful. If you want to get it because you think it will make you lots of money than don't. There is no short-cuts in this game. Do your own research.

I would never pay because trading is the easiest thing to teach and the hardest thing to do successfully in practice. I was fortunate to start my career trading straight out of uni at Goldman's. when I started there I was exepcted to know pretty much everything about trading...

Pleasure mate, Once you understand Supp/Res the next thing you need to take into consideration is the risk reward of your trading target compared to where you would place your stop. This is because even the best traders are only right say 60% of the time so you need to ensure the trades...

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Depends on what you are trading and the size you are dealing with. Agree with above post. If you are just learning the game, using a spread betting company putting small trades on you can get guaranteed stops. If one day you make it professionally then there are lots of stories of people...

I have always said they are a good starting point if you have no prior experience and can handle trading at home. How is it going anyway?

So what have you done in regards to trading to ensure your success?

You place your stops using levels of support and resistance. if you were short you place your stop above a level of resistance. If you were long you need to place it below a level of support. Look 'Support' and 'Resistance' up on investopedia

Traderboi, weren't you working for Amplify before? Did that not work out?

No worries Ssingh, I can't say i'm a not little annoyed about wasting my time giving some constructive advice to a novice in this space but hey, im happy in knowing arrogant litte *****'s like you never make it far in this game. Good luck to you

Maybe i missed it but have you even told anyone name of the company yet? Or where you are based? Sounds pretty suspect to me