I'd like to thank Trader888 for his contributions as I think they show great insight into not just the value of incorporating fundamental analysis into your trading arsenal, but of what it means to be a trader and the effort and dedication needed to ...

How to be a trader for a company?

Forex Hall of Fame — I think it's great to know who some of the best forex traders in the world are. Just knowing that it is possible to make it big, and to see evidence of that in other wildly successful traders, can be a great source of ...

Who are the top best Forex traders in world??

I was actually doing some due diligence on FXDD earlier this week and the NFA issue bugged me too. A second concern I had was the very low excess net capital held by Tradition Securities & Futures (their parent company), which the CFTC records as ...

Is FXDD Reliable?

There is a decent review of The Secret on Steve Pavlina's site. Steve has a lot of great content on personal development and is well worth checking out. DRT is shining a beacon on the holy grail for those with the eyes to see. Focus and work on ...

The View DownRiver

I think I've come full circle. I came across a definition recently of how to be a good trader as "sagacious laziness". The definition certainly seems to fit my style of trading at the moment.

Frustrated with Laziness...

Ok, I think I've tracked down what I was thinking of: NewsTrader Pro. If anyone knows of a similarly featured news trading tool, post away.

Historic news chart tool

If you know all the basics and are looking for a leg up to the next level these books were invaluable to me: The Spirituality of Success by Vincent Roazzi The Way of the Warrior-Trader by Richard McCall

Books

DiNapoli and automated do not go hand in hand. DiNapoli's methodology and associated indicators are very much discretionary in nature. I've found his book and tools to be excellent. He is also pretty active on his private forum. There's a free ...

Is Dinapoli any good?

Don't worry I'm not. I don't even own or hold any gold. It's taken us a long time to go from pure barter to gold to fractional gold to money backed by gold to pure fiat money. Who knows what the next wrinkle might be. At the same time, there have ...

Gold Discussion

Sorry for any confusion. It's been a while since I read either of the books, and I just gave the example from memory. Since you're such a strong supporter of fiat currencies, I was wondering what your stance on whether it is a good thing that the ...

Gold Discussion

No-one needs to be able to print money. The way fiat currencies work based off of fractional reserves allows for money to be created out of thin air. That's the whole point and reason for having a fiat currency. Let's look at how it is done in ...

Gold Discussion

To really understand the grave problems that go hand in hand with fiat currencies you need to understand the history of money. To this end I would recommend that you read The Creature from Jekyll Island. If nothing else it will open your eyes and ...

Gold Discussion

FT, Which data providers are supported? I couldn't find any mention of this info on VP's website. You mention Genesis as one of them in your review; who are the other two? I've been demoing Genesis's services for the last month and have found them ...

VantagePoint discussion thread

url Emule and Bit-Torrent are your friend. Use them wisely.

Gann Revisted...

PropFX seem to be targeting scalpers; dunno how well they fulfill your other criteria. You'll have to give them a go to find out...

ECNs anybody?