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  • #61
  • Dec 22, 2009 8:37pm Dec 22, 2009 8:37pm
Quoting fosho14
But what I was trying to get at, was that everyone needs to LEARN somewhere. You can't expect me to believe that the successful traders you are talking about, just sat down at their computers and taught themselves. They needed to have acquired knowledge from somewhere or some thing. .?
you are right that other successful traders acquired their knowledge from somewhere or something. But you also need to have the right attitude to risk which is more a personality trait. If you are a Type A personality who takes wild risks, you can be successful for a short time (if you are lucky) but eventually, (sooner more than later), the Type A's blow up their accounts. A more patient personality will be more successful in most cases.
There are a lot of different places to learn but here forex factory is one of the best. There are some very talented traders here. Jacko and James16 come to mind as two of the best here. There are also some threads here that have links to topnotch books. The last place to go is to get to find a broker or other traders in your area and get together with them.
If you get the chance to be a trader for a company, grab it with both hands. I work for a company and it was the bedrock of my learning. Now I am adding all the other skills on top of it.
  • #62
  • Dec 22, 2009 10:18pm Dec 22, 2009 10:18pm
Quoting fosho14
Hello, there I am fairly new to the world of forex....
You go to Universities and Colleges to get employed, isnt?

Do you need a Doctorate to trade your OWN money?

Trading is not Politics, don't need to be Popular.
  • #63
  • Dec 24, 2009 11:14am Dec 24, 2009 11:14am
So Jacko's educational training for a 12 month period is 700 dollars according to his website. Are guys saying that this is definitly worth it?
  • #64
  • Dec 24, 2009 11:24am Dec 24, 2009 11:24am
Quoting fosho14
So Jacko's educational training for a 12 month period is 700 dollars according to his website. Are guys saying that this is definitly worth it?
Better of puting the $700 in a forex account, start with 0.01 lots and figure the markets out for yourself. The best education you can get.
  • #65
  • Dec 24, 2009 12:31pm Dec 24, 2009 12:31pm
I just want to say that the books that mangored posted are nuggets of gold, especially the one by wyckoff. I highly recommend it to anyone working in equities, derivatives and currencies.
  • #66
  • Dec 24, 2009 5:34pm Dec 24, 2009 5:34pm
Quoting emios
I just want to say that the books that mangored posted are nuggets of gold, especially the one by wyckoff. I highly recommend it to anyone working in equities, derivatives and currencies.
Hello emios

If you may kindly share with us the newbies some good fx trading ebooks? Thnaks you.
  • #67
  • Edited 12:00pm Dec 26, 2009 11:50am | Edited 12:00pm
Quoting mangored
Yeah you're on the right track with both those threads. Never heard of actionforex but truth be told all you really need is on this forum and "whisper it" T2W (Trade to win forum). Check out most of the price action threads over there all the information you need to trade is free, and yes there are profitable traders on both forums who do and have imparted their trading knowledge.

It's a long journey and though i don't believe anything new and original has come out of trading for some years I'm sure with patience and a passion for trading you...
I'd totally agree with that, there is certainly nothing new that's come out in Forex in trading for a long time. I don't expect there to be any new information coming out in the future either. Like you say, it is just a matter of find an edge that suits you and playing that edge with the right risk management, dedication and expectations.

I made a few technical trading systems and put them on the Internet hoping for some feed back. http://www.myforexdot.org.uk/FreeTec...ngSystems.html All these types of systems and the strategies they employ have been being used for decades.

There really is nothing new is there? Nobody is going to give you any special secret knowledge for $1,199 + taxes or whatever other claims your hearing. If you're going to spend money on learning this beyond buying books then I'd suggest buying a proper training course - don't believe claims about special magical formulas that nobody else has.
  • #68
  • Dec 26, 2009 9:36pm Dec 26, 2009 9:36pm
if these guys are 90% wrong how about just go against them then you could be 90% right


Quoting fosho14
Thanks for the books mangored,

Its amazing how much bs exists online, and it can be difficult sifting through it. I thought the site http://www.actionforex.com/ was legit, but is totally bogus. There is a section on daily technical reports supposedly issued by major banks and professionals that tells you whether to buy or sell a currency, and even gives sl and tp. I knew it was probably going to be fake, but I thought I might as well try it out. I followed these reports exactly on a demo account, (thank god) and it wiped out a 100,000...
"The person who knows that enough is enough, will always have enough". .
  • #69
  • Dec 26, 2009 9:55pm Dec 26, 2009 9:55pm
i like it

Quoting Xplicit
Dont make mistake by representing Forex to be a gamble because gamble simply means a game of chance or luck. Forex is based on clear knowledge of your findings be it fundamental or technical as long you understand the analysis.
Some even call Forex a 'risk', it can anyway mean that to them but it actually explains the level of knowledge such people possessed in the field as 'risk comes from not knowing what you are doing'- Warren Buffett.
"The person who knows that enough is enough, will always have enough". .
  • #70
  • Dec 31, 2009 2:22am Dec 31, 2009 2:22am
Quoting pj.waterloo
Hello supremeChaos
...
Just wonder, if you may, to share with newbies like myself who prefer Daily / H4 TF some good trading methods or free ebooks available?
...
Quoting fosho14
yes I agree with waterloo.
...
apologies for the late reply.

well, u can check out thread's by james16, BillyRayValentine & strat.

try to 'master' support & resistance FIRST, before venturing into the world of indicators. also, read AND demo as much as u can.
U WILL NOT REGRET IT & U will save a LOT of time & money.

Good luck & Happy new Year!
  • #71
  • Edited 4:40am Jan 1, 2010 3:47am | Edited 4:40am
Quoting mangored
Will try again although i just tried saving from my earlier post and they worked fine. Hopefully this works.
Many thanks for those pdf reprints!

And happy New Year!

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HELL IS EMPTY, ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE. -- Shakespeare
  • #72
  • Feb 24, 2010 9:21pm Feb 24, 2010 9:21pm
thanks for the ebooks, mangored.
  • #73
  • Feb 24, 2010 10:45pm Feb 24, 2010 10:45pm
The Ultimate trading guide, by John R. Hill .. Lundy Hill...& George Pruitt
There is a possibility of a PDF download but when I have a good book there is nothing like having the real thing in your hands.
It is a very good book on trading systems.
how to develop your own, what the most durable systems are based on, and lots of data.
  • #74
  • Feb 25, 2010 7:57am Feb 25, 2010 7:57am
Quoting tradestar1
The Ultimate trading guide, by John R. Hill .. Lundy Hill...& George Pruitt
There is a possibility of a PDF download but when I have a good book there is nothing like having the real thing in your hands.
It is a very good book on trading systems.
how to develop your own, what the most durable systems are based on, and lots of data.
thx traderstar. here is the link to download

http://www.filestube.com/dc1d1852bbc...ing-Guide.html

will look into this ebook..
  • #75
  • Feb 25, 2010 8:54pm Feb 25, 2010 8:54pm
Thnx, But I have the Book, found it through Amazon at a discount.
  • #76
  • Feb 26, 2010 10:23am Feb 26, 2010 10:23am
You cannot have a course based on highly speculative market. But you can take up economics if you want to learn the rigors of trading. Be it stocks or foreign exchange. You will learn what factors affect these markets and eventually can guide you on what and when to trade.
  • #77
  • Edited 9:11pm Feb 28, 2010 8:46pm | Edited 9:11pm
When I was an undergrad at Tulane in New Orleans back in 2004 they offered a course on Fundamental and Technical Analysis as applied to G-10 currencies.

The first half of the course was about learning the basics and the last half was demo-trading. The best students interviewed with a summer hedge fund run by the professor.

The professor is no longer at Tulane (at Univ of Dayton now), but now they have a former derivatives trader from Shell Oil teaching an intro and advanced Energy trading course. In fact, former Managing Director of Commodities from Goldman Sachs, John Bertuzzi, is a guest lecturer for the course. Needless to say I am very excited about being in this class as I close out work on my MBA.

You learn all sorts of things like algorithmic trading, VBA, spread trading, delta hedging, energy portfolio valuation, trading from the perspective of consumer, producer, broker, speculator etc...

See: http://www.freeman.tulane.edu/trading/about.php
  • #78
  • Feb 28, 2010 8:50pm Feb 28, 2010 8:50pm
Damn man I should have went to Tulane! Sounds like the courses there are interesting. A friend of mine went there a few years back, now he is making $$$ for GS.
  • #79
  • Mar 3, 2010 7:15am Mar 3, 2010 7:15am
Quoting JFX81
When I was an undergrad at Tulane in New Orleans back in 2004 they offered a course on Fundamental and Technical Analysis as applied to G-10 currencies.

The first half of the course was about learning the basics and the last half was demo-trading. The best students interviewed with a summer hedge fund run by the professor.

The professor is no longer at Tulane (at Univ of Dayton now), but now they have a former derivatives trader from Shell Oil teaching an intro and advanced Energy trading course. In fact, former Managing Director of Commodities...

that sounds like an awesome opportunity....wish i had something like that at my university
  • #80
  • Jul 22, 2010 12:10am Jul 22, 2010 12:10am
Quoting mfoste1
that sounds like an awesome opportunity....wish i had something like that at my university
So there is really university in providing Forex relevant course.

Interesting.

So I think most university undergrad can only envy or admire.

Some universities really provide some off-norm courses.

This is good for people who want to acquire knowledge in off-norm discipline...

Or maybe in future, Forex could be mainstream enough to be in many of the formal education subject.

(just like stock investment, security analysis)
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