Recent content by bobtuf

I read that it was due to europe saying that they would have to revise their GDP figures for 2008. But yes, you are right, not listed on any news site! Maybe it would have been useful to have had bloomberg on the TV - who knows! Bob

Thanks again all for the replies!! Discipline is something I do believe I have, just what I am being disciplined to isn’t all that great, but who knows. If it comes to pulling a trade, for example, do you take the approach "premature exit is not following the system rules - naughty boy!" or do...

Thanks again for the replies everyone. So it is possible to trade for a living, therefore there must be some systems out there that work, but trading for a living is a cold hard world then! Can I ask, are the people trading for a living using systems they have found/modified or their own...

Thank you for the replies. So far then, no one here has trading as their 100% source of income? Thanks for the tips about living below your expectations. I have already given that some serious thought and decided that if I want to earn say £2000 a month, then I need to look to make about...

I would like to speak to someone who trades for a living, I am not looking to system crib - just to gain an insight into what it is like to do and how feasible it is to make a living. I have a few other questions, like do you need a large PC setup i.e. 3 screens plus and how important it is to...

Many thanks!! I thought about a Saturday becuase of people possibly trading in the evenings, I sure try to! Will do what you suggested! Bob

Same, cant see the results, problem in firefox and ie, so dont think its browser related. Bob

So add to this: I think it is important to have a backup drive that is not raid controlled. The advantage of Mirror Raid is that if you have a hard drive failure or similar, the machine will just keep running on the remaining drive(s). However, if you were to get a virus or similar, then the...

OK, as for a day, I presume everyone would want it on a weekend? Is a Saturday best? My initial thoughts would be for March sometime, as it will be a bit warmer then I hope. Would there be a preference to meeting somewhere in town or out of the town? I would have thought in town would give...

To be honest, that was what I would have thought, but someone I speak to there often said, "yes, sure, if there is a lot of activity in the markets, then yes you can expect slightly higher spreads, but if we start making the spread size ridiculous and also not filling peoples positions, then we...

My vote would be for my broker - Alpari Regulated by the FSA and are only 35 miles from where I live, so a nice local one for me. Have heard many things about Oanda not filling during news releases or giving high spreads, Alpari is yet to do either of those to me. If they did, I know the FSA...

Will do, thanks very much indeed! Bob

I cannot seem to edit my posts in certain sections of the forum, primarily in the social section. Any help on this one would be very much appreciated as I can edit this post fine. Thanks Bob

Thought I would start a new thread for the 2008 year for arranging any meetings that will hopefully happen during the year (and this first post will be edited to always show any dates, locations and attendance list for meetings to make it easy for everyone). It would be good to have a meeting...

When might the next brighton meet be?? I know me and a mate would be up for one. Any feedback for one in the early new year sometime? Bob