Anyone use AOL Instant Messenger?

Hey guys,

I've been trading for about 6 months now, and there are numerous times where I wish I could just drop someone knowledgeable a line or have a chat about forex. On that note, I think many users here could benefit from a small AIM community. We could open up a chatroom and just talk trading; I think this would be pretty convenient, as opposed to having a thread where people take hours to respond.

If not for something like that, I'd appreciate if someone with a huge heart would like to help a high school student out. Feel free to drop me a line - Screenname: indianhomeegee, we can talk forex anytime.

Thanks!

I use MSN Messenger, wont go near AOL though, kind of a personal boycott, not that msn is any better, just a personsl thing.

I hate AOL as well, but their messaging service is completely independent of them as an ISP... you can just download the client at aim.com

eh what the hell, i have windows messenger as well, my email is rushil_ram (at) hotmail (dot) com

You guys might want to check out http://www.trillian.cc/ it support all of them aim, yahoo, msn, and irc. This way you can stay in contact with any and every one right from one program


turbo

Thats kinda cool.....how is the security with trillian. thats my biggest complaint with any of the messengers, the potential security risks.

thanks turbokaos that looks pretty good, ill check it out

You can add your IM handle under Optional Information.


turbo

rr112....

if you have questions the folks here at the forum are very helpfull, and you will likly get more feedback by posting here than by a particular individual in a private chat.
Also there is privat messeging here so if you need that option it is available.

yeah turbo I agree. I use Trillian and it is very convenient! All in one...even thogh I boycott aol as well....


I work at a bank (well military reserve as well) and I see the crazy charges and the things aol does as far as unauthorized charges..I have people talking about how they canceled aol months ago,yet aol continues billing them...and if they have insufficient funds, aolwill keep lowering the amount by a few cents here and there until the charge goes through...not to mention the commerical programs it automatically installs (ie wild tangent-google that one and check it out)....

eh,but yeah try trillian and just don't use the aol side of trillian.

I tend to disagree a bit. There are people that have IM'd me before that I've been willing to give a greater degree of help to because I've developed an "IM" relationship. There are things that I do and ways that I trade that I wouldn't necessarily post on the boards for everyone to see, but that I would share in a private conversation. I think it's a great way for newbies to find a mentor and a great way for experienced folks to give back and help others along without having everything you do exposed all the time. I also believe it's helpful during trade situations, when you need the calming influence of an objective trading "buddy" to help you center your thoughts.

I use Trillian and have for some time. There are features in individual IM applications that are not supported by Trillian. However, I'm not an IM power user and rarely, if ever, need all those extra features. The value of being connected to all my friends and associates, regardless of the network they're using, far outweighs the extra IM features that get thrown in.

On another note, MSN has a built in feature where you can invite multiple people to a chat room. Trillian does support this and it's a very nice feature for getting 3 or 4 or more people together.

Amen to that stockwet

How many people are interested in setting up an AIM chat for the Japan decision tonight? It may be very helpful.

the new Yahoo messenger beta (version 8) you can now IM people using Windows Live (msn) messenger.


turbo