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To: Kirk © who wrote (61749)	3/8/2002 11:01:19 AM
From: Math Junkie	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

What difference does it make whether AD really has money or not? Anyone who cares to can compare his sell and buy points to a one-minute chart and learn whatever there is to be learned.

To: Kirk © who wrote (61749)	3/8/2002 11:58:31 AM
From: DAC	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 70976

I'd definitely vote for a new thread for AD. In the last year this general thread has effectively been hijacked for AD's ST posts. Though it is sometimes interesting to see his minute by minute accounting, having to crunch through 25%-90% of all postings as his ST trades everyday is a waste of time. Placing the burden of filtering or selective browsing on the entire community is truly inconsiderate. A new thread would be a great solution.

To: Kirk © who wrote (61749)	3/8/2002 7:22:46 PM
From: advocatedevil	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

RE: "I don't want to violate anyone's 1st amendment rights and sometimes it IS interesting to see how well AD does... I just don't care and who really knows if he is just making it up or if he is using real money. Most that use real money trade MUCH, MUCH differently than they do with paper trades where they find it easier to take on more risk. Since we don't have trade confirmations of AD's trades we'll never really know for sure. ALSO, I don't accuse anyone of any misdeeds or deception, just it is something to consider. AD might be a billionaire and be trading 10x that amount he says or nothing at all... this IS the internet after all..." _______________________________________ Kirk, You are correct. I could be making this all up. It would be easy. I think even you could do it! All you have to do is spend countless hours every day researching AMAT, commenting on AMAT, providing news links on AMAT, discussing AMAT and trading AMAT. In addition, simply post in and out transaction details in real time for 5 or 10 round trip trades each day. Keep in mind they'll need to be profitable 80% of the time, but that's no problem because there's no actual experience that would be required and there would be no risk involved, right?! And finally do all the above for zero monetary gains (because they'd all be paper trades) and zero recognition (because you'd be using an alias). Now, keep doing this for a year and never ask yourself why you're doing it. Yep, I'm certain you could do it! Don't be shy Kirk, why don't ya give it a try. I promise I won't put you on ignore if you do! AdvocateDevil (sorry, couldn't resist, just havin' a little fun here, not tryin' to violate anyone's feelin's!) BTW, I absolutely agree with you that trading with one's hard-earned money is very different from paper trading. In fact, I've posted that same comment on more than one occasion here on this thread while responding to questions asking for opinion.