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In a message dated 07/11/2000 6:59:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
markbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
<< This discussion interested me so I went back and and figured out what
my risk per trade is vs. margin set aside per model. It comes out to
about 6 percent per position. I am certainly considered a gun
slinger trader meaning high risk by some in the industry. So these
other higher numbers just reinforce what I have been thinking all
along - that exemplifies inexperience. That's what these traders
are doing - babbling out loud and beating their chest. 20% percent
per trade or more, yea right. A hardy har har from on top looking
arrogantly down. mb >>
Mark,
You are absolutely right and my experience says the same.
Nobody anyway would never be able to raise serious money with a risk per
trade of 20, 25 %. The alocators who work for institutional investors will
never give a cent. They know.
Jean Jacques
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