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  • #21
  • Sep 18, 2009 2:11am Sep 18, 2009 2:11am
Yea just got back from thirsty thursday night out..... 3 am time to trade london nice
  • #22
  • Sep 18, 2009 3:35am Sep 18, 2009 3:35am
Quoting mfoste1
Yea just got back from thirsty thursday night out..... 3 am time to trade london nice
...well, I say as long as trading doesn't interfere with your drinking then why not?
  • #23
  • Sep 18, 2009 7:10am Sep 18, 2009 7:10am
Quoting FXSurfer
...well, I say as long as trading doesn't interfere with your drinking then why not?
lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lowest draw down possible please.
  • #24
  • Sep 18, 2009 8:04am Sep 18, 2009 8:04am
All I can say is I wish I knew about FX when i was college age. Good Job Gents.
  • #25
  • Sep 18, 2009 8:31am Sep 18, 2009 8:31am
Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
  • #26
  • Sep 18, 2009 10:20am Sep 18, 2009 10:20am
Quoting FXSurfer
...well, I say as long as trading doesn't interfere with your drinking then why not?

lol.....yea but when ur hangover starts to kick in during the new york session it sucks!!!!
  • #27
  • Sep 18, 2009 12:36pm Sep 18, 2009 12:36pm
If i would have known about forex before college, i wouldn't have gone.
  • #28
  • Sep 18, 2009 3:34pm Sep 18, 2009 3:34pm
hope everyone has a blast this weekend
  • #29
  • Sep 18, 2009 3:56pm Sep 18, 2009 3:56pm
I'm at the university of miami.
Our football team is finally decent again, I'm still recovering from the game last night.

Trading is great to do at college - you make your class schedule and with a full load I'm only in class max 12 hours a week with no friday class. Plus I have virtually no homework besides a little reading - just lectures and tests.
  • #30
  • Sep 18, 2009 5:51pm Sep 18, 2009 5:51pm
Quoting MIA_Austrian
I'm at the university of miami.
Our football team is finally decent again, I'm still recovering from the game last night.

Trading is great to do at college - you make your class schedule and with a full load I'm only in class max 12 hours a week with no friday class. Plus I have virtually no homework besides a little reading - just lectures and tests.

couldnt agree with you any more dude. Its exactly the same for me. miami is pretty good this year, but i think oklahoma might be a little speed bump for them
  • #31
  • Sep 19, 2009 3:06am Sep 19, 2009 3:06am
i wish i could trade on the weekends
  • #32
  • Sep 19, 2009 6:40am Sep 19, 2009 6:40am
When I saw this thread I felt I had to join FF. For some time I've been watching on the sideline, but this made me change my mind. So satisfactory to see others at the same stage in life being equally dedicated to the wonderful world of trading forex .

I've followed forex for 1½ year now and I've just started my 3rd year or college. Studying in Copenhagen, Denmark. However I'm in London this fall for an exchange. So for the fall the focus will be on improving trading strategies and doing some programming to assist my trading.

Happy weekend
  • #33
  • Sep 19, 2009 5:51pm Sep 19, 2009 5:51pm
Quoting mfoste1
i wish i could trade on the weekends
tell me about it. i use a simulator if i need a quick fix. but, it's not the same.
  • #34
  • Sep 19, 2009 10:08pm Sep 19, 2009 10:08pm
Quoting wadams
tell me about it. i use a simulator if i need a quick fix. but, it's not the same.
wadams, what simulator do you use?
  • #35
  • Sep 20, 2009 1:39am Sep 20, 2009 1:39am
Quoting GriffCo
wadams, what simulator do you use?

Here's that sim. The zip file has a pdf with instructions.

You will need the MetaTrader platform to use it. The platform is free through a number of forex brokers. I use IBFX.
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File Type: zip Trade Simulator.zip   491 KB | 427 downloads
  • #36
  • Sep 20, 2009 2:42am Sep 20, 2009 2:42am
I was just curious if any of you are getting your degree in economics? If so what are you planing on doing with it? Do you want to work for a bank work for a broker teach it in high school etc..?
It's me...
  • #37
  • Sep 20, 2009 10:23am Sep 20, 2009 10:23am
You bet I'm studying economics - love it. Only on my 3rd year of colleage though, so for now I'm still an undergraduate. Planning to make my master in economics for sure.

I'm planning to work for a broker. However it is not certain, could also be for a major bank. The only concern I have about working for a major bank is the amount of bureaucracy I assume such a place has. Therefore I'm more tempted my the broker side, though not a final choice on any means.
  • #38
  • Sep 20, 2009 11:53am Sep 20, 2009 11:53am
Quoting AgentFx
I was just curious if any of you are getting your degree in economics? If so what are you planing on doing with it? Do you want to work for a bank work for a broker teach it in high school etc..?

Im a finance major, econ minor....I want to trade for institution or bank, then eventually go on my own and be an asset manager at a fund.
  • #39
  • Sep 20, 2009 2:13pm Sep 20, 2009 2:13pm
Right now im actually trying to start a trading club at the school of business at Kent with a faculty advisor who used to be a trader. Were just having trouble finding enough students that have a drive to trade. Personally, if youre an econ or fin major i dont know why you wouldnt trade in college....excellent money for students with limited time commitment....but more importantly knowledge.

Take for example a student majoring in some business discipline graduates and cannot find work for months after graduation due to the decline in job market. If he learned to trade while an undergrad, he could possibly live off that income until he found a job. I believe trading forex is a great financial security for college students who have the drive and talent to make money.
  • #40
  • Sep 20, 2009 2:49pm Sep 20, 2009 2:49pm
Hello everyone. Figured I would step out of the shadows and post. I am attending the school of business at Villanova University in Philadelphia PA. I am a senior pursuing a double major in finance and accounting. I have been trading for about 5 years now. I got my start in stocks and options but have since moved into forex due to the fact that I can trade forex on a flexible schedule. I have been trading forex for about 2 years now and it has paid my college tuition in full. Anyone else around here in the Philadelphia area?
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