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To: SE who wrote (15232)	2/10/1999 6:57:00 PM
From: Stoctrash	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 44573

Ditto, ...I completely agree. I'm not saying stocks or futures can't or are not the way to "happy trading", but simplicity is key for me.

To: SE who wrote (15232)	2/10/1999 10:09:00 PM
From: SE	Respond to of 44573

A follow-up. I happen to hang glide. -Scott ----------- Subject: Day vs Position Trading Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 11:44:35 -0500 From: xxxxx To: "Omega List" <omega-list@eskimo.com> <<Daytrading and leverage of the SP contract do no necessarily have something to do with each other. One can trade happily long term positions in the SP as an overlay to a stock portfolio without leveraging the portfolio.>> ***Absolutely! But the question was why anyone would want to day-trade. <<The main issue regarding daytrading is transaction costs and reaction time. If you cannot compete in these two areas then you will not succeed in daytrading since the floor tends to absorb most of the small inefficiencies IMVHO.>> ***Again, absolutely! Looking at the larger picture, why would anyone want to hang-glide, ride a motorcycle, ocean surf, or become president of the United States? I guess each his own.