Ok riddle me this: Why does it say on the FDIC plaque in a bank that deposits are guaranteed up to $250,000 per acct. This is up from $100,000 just a few short years ago. In 2008 I happened to be at a bank that was taken over by FDIC. I didn't only ...

Afraid of US government regulations

true, you really don't know what the risk is unless the unthinkable happens. I actually saw a people's court episode recently where someone gave someone a $100,000 peso note. They took it to the bank and the teller did some checking and came back ...

Afraid of US government regulations

stupid is - stupid does — Sure you could do this but you add greater risk your bottom line as you have to have a funding bank outside the USA. Alot of these banks don't have any insurance on deposit. Plus you have to maintain this account to ...

Afraid of US government regulations

Small risk capital = High Leverage. Big risk capital = Low Leverage. The less money you have to trade with will require higher leverage than MORE money. (to avoid margin call) The more money you have to trade with doesn't require as much leverage. ...

Is it good use high or low leverage as a beginner?

counting cards with Charlie Babbott — yes, and just because you count cards at the casino doesn't mean it's an automatic win... there is still luck involved as well as strategy such as money management. The only advantage counting cards gives ...

Ridiculous Trading Myths

Yes, and I believe this will continue... because you can't have an upside down economy where there are no "worker ants" there always has to be smaller more insignificant people to "service" the rich. Everyone should have the ability to climb out of ...

Thinking Outside the Box!?!

Then why are there brokers out there that advertise zero downtime, and my previous broker even advertised "no reboots". How do they do it when the others can't? It seems unprofessional to make excuses for them. If you're running a professional ...

IBFX manipulation or lag?

A 3 minute trading halt for a 24 hour market... what will they think up next. full blown manipulation at this point and blatant at that.

IBFX manipulation or lag?

What was it about? Real Estate? LOL. Proper Etiquette for forum boards? LOL. Don't feel bad I've been ripped off before many times too... and I can say that on occasion I got information worth it's weight in gold. So they aren't all bad... but very ...

Thinking Outside the Box!?!

Opinions are like... — I am not sure why so many people think they need to write a book about something? Are we really that desperate to make money off the backs of people less fortunate. Out of all the books and courses I bought over the ...

Thinking Outside the Box!?!

yeah I know... I was just bored at the time. I RORRY!

7 years at FF - some humble advice

What a professional trader might say... — I am never done trading... I am watching and sizing you up. Your best hope is that you don't come up against someone like me. LOL... Just kidding.

7 years at FF - some humble advice

yeah if you boss is watching you might get fired. LOL. Well the subject is about thinking more or less. But the thinking has to go somewhere productive. Discussions about volume and what moves the market is something even the so called experts can't ...

Thinking Outside the Box!?!

I think we have stumbled into no mans land with the latest regards of supply / demand / trend lines / S/R or whatever. If you delve into positions and what drives price there are no concrete reasons that I know of that drive price except where ...

Thinking Outside the Box!?!

PS — You forgot to say: "This message self-destructs in 10 seconds." ---- Nubcake, yeah I guess most would say I am "built" but I lug the units around on a dolly so it's not like super-human strength or anything. Leverage works in many ...

Thinking Outside the Box!?!

Yeah it's possible I've done it many, many times and due to this repitition I seem to be getting better at it all the time. Experience is thy greatest teacher grasshopper. LOL. I don't think I would call it Forex Rambo, but more like the "house of ...

Thinking Outside the Box!?!

Emotions are probably the biggest difference. On demo you don't have anything at stake... on live you do and so your reactions with the market change. The other differences are requote, spread widening, price feed differences etc. But your actions ...

I've asked this before BUT I realy need to know

21 days & Mind exercising — Ok the 21 day thing comes from an HVAC sales class I had many, many years ago. All it really boils down to is repitition, repeating the same desired action over time creates a habit. (good or bad so becareful ...

Thinking Outside the Box!?!

Ok good now don't let it become poluted again. You know alot of what I did sitting in front of charts all those years of hopeless frustration watching demo after demo blow up... when I got an idea no matter how stupid, how insignificant... I wrote ...

Thinking Outside the Box!?!

Yeah, the problem is it won't necessarily work simultaneousy... in order to gain you have to be net positive one way or the other and the market has to move there. There's already been great discussion in the hedging thread. Some have gone to great ...

Thinking Outside the Box!?!