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    Plane-spotting in comfort

    I think it was the FA-20s that I used to watch take off from Bournemouth airport as a kid. This thread makes me want to go to RIAT again
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    where do I start?

    Yeah I wouldn't particularly recommend jumping into FX but its a good place to learn what a candle stick and moving average are. Those links @timsk put up look great though.
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    Best Prop Firms

    Good point, I did listen to one of their webinars a few months back and they do take on remote traders nowadays.
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    Why I Buy Bitcoins and Why Not Go To Ripple

    Bitcoin is a good start as it has the biggest capitalisation by a long shot and is therefore more likely to stay around.
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    Deciphering the e-mini price action

    Reading tape and depth of market are not things im especially knowledgeable in but I think SMB capital and a guy called Sanglucci are pretty prolific for it.
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    Core Spreads

    I've not used them but know someone who has and says they're pretty decent
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    Deciphering the e-mini price action

    Theres no real way to tell who exactly is buying and selling what. Its ussually presumed as to who the big and small players are that are hitting the bid and offer. The easiest way to decipher who is doing what, is by the size of the order and that comes from being able to read the tape...
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    Took courses with Van Tharp, Chris Capre, Magnetic Trading (Mark Austin & Cameron Malik) etc. etc.

    I remember being on quite an expensive trading course and once we'd completed it one of the students said at the end that the main thing he'd learned was the fact that trading wasn't for him. I'm glad you eventually came to that conclusionfor your own peace of mind. I'll definitely be showing...
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    Best Prop Firms

    A lot of the firms like topstep give you $300k buying power but charge you quite a bit for the priveledge. In reality thats just a $3k account with 100x leverage anyway so theres not much point. If you want a real prop firm I'd look into something like SMB capital, they seem pretty legit, very...
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    where do I start?

    If you're starting from absoloutley nil I'd start at the Babypips school. It will give you the basics.
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    Man vs Students

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    Sticky Introduce Yourself

    Hi all Trader from the UK, been an active trader and investor for over ten years. Have been a member on several other forums such as ForexFactory, Prorealcode and such but have always heard this one is fantastic too. Thought I'd give it a go and see what fresh insights I can glean and...
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