Recent content by purplevein

thanks for that comment mate... just for your info I come on here occasionally to read some of the more interesting threads... Im not saying im a good trader in sense of the imagination... all im saying is i sit right next to one of the best macro traders in the world (no joke) he has his own...

Barjon summed it up for you.... i work in the hedge fund business so i know some of the best traders in the world....the guys who are running billions of dollars and making serious cash...not many people can succeed over the long term making money from purely punting around on financial...

no probs good luck!

Although I am not an expert on China I think its very difficult to trade Chinese Stocks that are listed domestically. The only way I know you can trade them is through a QFII like Goldmans for example. They are bascially allotted an exposure entitlement - they are always full up on this...

cool - glad to hear things have worked out. Who are you working for if you mind me asking? Regards, Simon

Im pretty new to this site... Just wondering if there are any 'Macro' minded traders out there to excahgne ideas thoughts. Hope to hear form you... Simon

Dont bother with specualtive applications...remember these trading houses are typically very down to earth....I was the only person with a degree in my office when i was trading small caps fyi!! Winterfloods, Evolution, KBC Peel Hunt, Collins StewartTeather & Greenwood to name a few market...

Hedge fund dont necessarily need quant degree....it really depends what kind of hedge fund you want for work for and what position. Have you thought about working for a market maker rather than a stockbroker? I agree with Charlie that the Brewin guys are a good bunch. I would consider the...

Hi Charlie!!! when you say you made 25% easy I presume you are talking about return on margin right??? who would you say are some of the worlds best equity traders?? The first name that springs to mind is Steve Cohen at SAC, undeniable one of the best equity trading funds. His average return...

if you make 5-10% a month you will be the best trader in the world...i would happily give you my cash... tell me more about your system...

This is a very good question. Applying econmic data to trading is becoming a very difficult game nowadays. In the past it was possible to get an edge by speaking to 'people in the know', information wasnt as widely available as it is now, so you were able to get a marginal edge over the crowd...

If you look back through history it is always possible to come up with these kind of trade ideas...be careful...!