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Old 09-15-2007, 05:11 PM
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Re: John Carter's Setups: Legit or Lame?

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I guess its relative to your account size.......to some, trading 3-4 contracts is too much risk...but if I were some big shot treader..I probably wouldn't really be too worried about 32 contracts.....

Risk tolerance is based on the size of your account right?
My risk tolerance is based on a psychological comfort level that I don't want to exceed, not on the size of my liquidity, net worth or size of account.

I'm not looking to buy a helicopter and a villa on an exclusive island so there is no need to press the contract size and thus the risk with a commenserate rise in anxiety. So I guess that puts me out of the big shot trader league, but I'm not complaining.

A successful trader can make a very good living consistently winning 2 points per day on 32 contracts.

Anyway, we're getting off topic here so if you care to continue the dialogue, email or pm me.

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