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Which products do you/do you intend to trade mainly?  

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  1. 1. Which products do you/do you intend to trade mainly?

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Pippus Magnus    10

Pippus Magnus
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Hi I'm new to the game too, been trading since last spring. I found this place while chasing down information about Walter's icon trading system and fantail vma3.

Presently I'm trading at a break-even level, with now and then a few cents more. I have a little ability with MQ4, but don't really see the need to get too far down that road as MQ5 is apparently just round the corner.

I have a multitude of things I call hobbies, sculpting, knife-making, painting, writing, reading - fantasy, etc, etc. :)

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Perrin    10

Perrin
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Hi,

 

Long time reader / lurker. Started looking into trading several years ago. Left it for a while. Came back. Left again. Came back... I'm in the UK, and recently have been trading stocks over several days / weeks (swing trading).

 

I'm unsure what I can bring to TL that hasn't been already said by many posters who are vastly more experienced than me. But I know I ought to be a bit more active, so here I am.

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Obsidian    10

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Hi,

 

Long time reader / lurker. Started looking into trading several years ago. Left it for a while. Came back. Left again. Came back... I'm in the UK, and recently have been trading stocks over several days / weeks (swing trading).

 

I'm unsure what I can bring to TL that hasn't been already said by many posters who are vastly more experienced than me. But I know I ought to be a bit more active, so here I am.

 

your (and many other silent traders') participation is valuable because we all have different point of views, ideas

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CYP    10

CYP
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Hi there,

 

I'd like to start off a thread where everyone can post to say hello or ask a question. I personally am an experienced trader and not a beginner. However, being a new member of the TL team, I feel I do qualify!!

 

I trade E-mini futures mainly S&P 500. I am a full-time retail trader. My main concepts are auction theory and volume analysis. I try my best to listen to the market and control my basic human instincts!! :crap:

 

Cheers,

 

TheNegotiator.

 

Hello Everyone,

 

I initially started trading back in 1998 but stopped as the Internet Bubble crashed and I realized how little I knew about the markets and trading. Back then, all you had to do was throw a dart at any internet stock and you were almost guaranteed to make money on the uprising trend.

 

I stopped trading until this year, January 2012. My life is more stable and I am able to apply my efforts towards trading again, which I have really missed all these years.

 

I've still got a lot to learn, so gathering experience from others is important to me. As I get more comfortable and consistent with my trading, I intend to return the favor by helping others achieve that optimal trading state where they can be successful in their trading.

 

First, work on me and my trading, then help others...that's the goal, anyways.

 

I have limited my trading to ES,NQ for now. I have really appreciated the posts and comments from TheNegotiator, JoshDance, SoulTrader, gosu, Tams, roztom, and Steve46 just to name a few. These are the folks I have seen posting on the ES market. As I expand my focus area, I'm sure there will be plenty more people to add to my "thank you" list. The TL community is huge and I've only scratched the tip of the iceberg.

 

I look forward to being more active within the TL community.

 

Thanks,

 

CYP

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riadh    10

riadh
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Hello,

 

I am located in North Africa and exactly in Algeria, would like to know if there are members from my country or any other Arabic countries ) :)

I have got a long enough experience with Forex and would like to give and take from the forum members.

 

thank )

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khamore1    10

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Hello,

 

I am located in North Africa and exactly in Algeria, would like to know if there are members from my country or any other Arabic countries ) :)

I have got a long enough experience with Forex and would like to give and take from the forum members.

 

thank )

 

Would you accept none Arab as a trading friend? I’m from Israel… we could make Piss together…LOl

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Tams    20

Tams
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Hello,

 

I am located in North Africa and exactly in Algeria, would like to know if there are members from my country or any other Arabic countries ) :)

I have got a long enough experience with Forex and would like to give and take from the forum members.

 

thank )

 

this is the internet...

 

we have no ethnicity, no skin color differences,

 

no nationalistic allegiance, no political affiliations,

 

no religion, no oath, no vow,

 

no age, no gender, no sexual orientations,

 

maybe philosophical debates, but no care.

 

 

 

we are traders,

 

we have no enemies,

 

the market is our best friend.

 

any friend of the market is a friend of mine, too.

 

 

 

.

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Tams    20

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If you are on the other side of my trade, you are my enemy! :rofl:

 

MMS

 

I don't look at it that way...

 

 

the market is a BIG pool... you are only using a spoon to fetch a drink.

 

there is plenty to go around,

there is enough for everyone, and more.

 

 

so what if I am on the other side,

I am your enemy ONLY if I am taking money from YOU.

 

if you are taking money from me, then I am not your enemy, I am your enabler.

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Coolman    10

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I am new to FX trading, trying a demo account.

I want to try one more demo account from another broker. My question may sound silly :)

Is it ok to download MT4 from 2 different brokers at same computer at same time?

Thanks for educated reply.

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