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To: scanshift who wrote (2614)	12/7/1998 1:34:00 AM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7382

"As hard as it may be for my many fans to believe..." did i read that right? did you really say my fans? those two little words might say more about you than all your posts put together.

To: scanshift who wrote (2614)	12/20/1998 5:07:00 PM
From: funk	Respond to of 7382

Funk's motivation... As hard as it may be for my many fans to believe, I finally agree with Funk on something. The hell with news and hot tips and so on. Daytrading stocks as far as I am concerned requires stocks with consistent large intraday ranges. ... scanshift Message 6718710 This excerpt exemplifies the whole purpose Silicon Investor. The intent here is to exchange quality information and ideas. Obviously each thread has its intended subject and the vast majority of us try to respect it. It is a relatively uncluttered exchange of ideas that draws most of us together, " I think". If you dig back, you will see funk was a rank newbie that didn't really know one single thing about trading when first arriving to Silicon Investor. Less than two years ago, I really didn't know what a bid - ask spread was. If ever there was a sheep to be shorn it was me. Despite the immense proportions of my ignorance, I have always had this magical combination of arrogance, stupidity and luck. It was with this unholy triumvirate that I opened the first account in my life. I have never named my first broker. A web based discount broker wholly unsuited to the task of trading. Since I barely understood the most fundamental workings of the market and had completely inadequate tools; I spent exactly 24 hours with a gain in my account and promptly went under water and steadily sank deeper as I kept trying to learn to swim. SILICON INVESTOR has served as an invaluable source of information; while on my journey from rank newbie "victim" to a sophomore trader with half a chance. to be continued....