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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gila Brock" <brock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: [RT] PSYCH: Avoidance of paper trading
> Norman,
>
> ROFLMAO!
>
> Whoever didn't want Norman as a neighbor is making a big mistake.
>
> Happy holidays to all who celebrate them (sorry for all the religious
> babble...)!
>
> Gila,
Why, I'd even return your hedge clippers after I got done clipping Ric's
hed-ge.
Wouldn't you like to be my neighbor?
Thanks,
Mr. Rogers
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Norman Winski" <nwinski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 9:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [RT] PSYCH: Avoidance of paper trading
>
>
> > Ric,
> >
> > Eureka! Now I think I get what you are doing! Is paper trading to
> real
> > trading kind of like what you are doing to head shrinking, kind of paper
> > head shrinking?
> >
> > Paper Replyingly,
> >
> > Norman
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "ric ingram" <ringram@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 1:06 PM
> > Subject: [RT] PSYCH: Avoidance of paper trading
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > You probably, like me, have heard many traders disparage paper-trading
> as
> > a
> > > waste of time.
> > >
> > > I used to believe that this was due to the following symptoms often
> being
> > > related to a dislike of paper trading:
> > >
> > > - lack of self-trust to use discipline unless money was involved,
> > > - missing of the emotions of trading money,
> > > - unwilling, through greed or urgency, to paper trade, trade in a
penny
> > > a point, building up the unit size slowly and steadily to what the
> > > account value, trading skills, acceptable risk of ruin, personal
> > > preferences, emotions... could effectively trade.
> > >
> > > My overall conclusions were that such people were potentially a danger
> to
> > > themselves (and others if CTA's) until they addressed their underlying
> > > problems.
> > >
> > > I still feel this is often true, but a story told to me recently has
> > > suggested that the symptoms that often are associated with such
> rejection
> > > of paper trading may be secondary factors - there may be a more
> insidious
> > > problem at their root.
> > >
> > > One of my longest standing friends is an unwilling scholar - based on
> > being
> > > asked to give a one-off lecture, he became a part-time academic at a
UK
> > > university. As examples of his lack of scholar-like attributes, he
is
> a
> > > successful investor in residential property; he has also succeeded in
> > > persuading his not-for-profit college to allow him to run a new
> doctorate
> > > course on a for-profit basis with him as the main shareholder.
> > >
> > > So his story is somewhat self-deprecating and simultaneously poking
fun
> at
> > > his academic colleagues. According to him it is an old story - I
hope
> > you
> > > like it.
> > >
> > > A number of academics were enrolled in time of war into the
> > > infantry. After training they all proved to be crack shots, capable
of
> > > hitting the bullseye far more often than any other recruits.
> > >
> > > The time came for them to be sent into battle. As the enemy
advanced,
> > the
> > > order was given to fire. Nobody moved. 'For goodness sake',
shouted
> > the
> > > commanding officer, 'why don't you shoot?'
> > >
> > > 'How can we you fool', roared back one of the scholars, 'when we
haven't
> > > been trained to fire at people.'
> > >
> > > If you have a scholarly view of trading, maybe, it is safer not to
enter
> > > the trenches.
> > >
> > > So maybe, in a way, traders who see no value in paper trading are
> right -
> > > they may not be fit for any kind of trading.
> > >
> > > May your potential be realised, Ric.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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