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John Manasco
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Dawes <ron@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 2:27 AM
Subject: [RT] RE: Re: S&P Learning Curve
> As the packets go back and forth from your PC to the various other
> points on the internet they travel from router to router and each link
> is often called a hop. You may have 10-20 hops from your PC to whatever
> site you are connecting to. Each of those links and routers is a
> potential source of congestion and poor performance. A tool like
> PingPlotter or NeoTrace is useful to see where those points of
> congestion may be.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: listmanager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:listmanager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Marlowe Cassetti
> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 21:19
> To: realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [RT] Re: S&P Learning Curve
>
>
> What the hell is a HOPS?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Terry S. Smith <tesla@xxxxxxx>
> To: <marlowec@xxxxxxx>; <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 2:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [RT] Re: S&P Learning Curve
>
>
> > If your trading online you must get pingplotter and run it in the
> > background. This software will tell you how many HOPS you have to the
> > terminal and when the system goes down you will know exactly where it
> is.
> > Very, very important for any internet traders out there.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Marlowe Cassetti <marlowec@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 10:07 AM
> > Subject: [RT] Re: S&P Learning Curve
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Sean,
> > >
> > > I just started (5 days now) daytrading the ES. I have a friend who
> has
> > been
> > > trading this and the NQ quite successfully, so I'm following his
> system.
> > He
> > > uses Lind Online and I use Jack Carl ETC for trading. I use
> TradeStation
> > > 2000i and he uses MetaStock RT. We both use eSignal.
> > >
> > > My experience with JC ETC is that they are quite fast on the orders
> and
> > > fills. On my second day, my JC internet service froze up. I was
> able
> to
> > > restore it and recover without a big hit. I now keep my cell phone
> beside
> > > me with the trade desk speed-dial selected as a backup.
> > >
> > > I hesitate to give my results because they represent a small
> statically
> > > sample- But I'm averaging about $83 per contract per trade with a
> 72%
> win
> > > ratio.
> > >
> > > Again, I too am feeling my way through daytrading and I'm on my own
> > learning
> > > curve.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps ... Marlowe
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Sean Cassidy <scassidy@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 10:26 AM
> > > Subject: S&P Learning Curve
> > >
> > >
> > > Can anyone give me the approximate learning curve for most people
> trading
> > > e-mini S&Ps, in terms of dollars? I know this is completely
> subjective
> and
> > > will vary widely from trader to trader but I would just like to know
> what
> > > most successful traders went through in terms of drawdown before
> becoming
> > > profitable. I am using some system software that is right most of
> the
> time
> > > but have had trouble with slippage and a few bad fills. I am using
> Jack
> > Carl
> > > and they seem very slow. it sometimes takes a minute or more for an
> order
> > to
> > > become live. Is this bad? It sure seems to be. Again just a few
> > experiences
> > > of others would let me know if I am on the right track. After about
> 17
> > > trades I am down 7 points and a total of just over $600. Is this
> good,
> > bad,
> > > should I be looking for a real job?
> > >
> > > Sean
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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