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Strategies & Market Trends
Are you considering quitting your dayjob to daytrade?!
An SI Board Since January 1999
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Emcee:  SpongeBrain Type:  Unmoderated
With the advent of online trading and cheap commissions, and in light of how easy it has been to make money in this internet stock frenzy, I feel many people will be entertaining this idea. This will be an exploding indsustry, with people flocking in search of easy money (It HAS been easy the last few months!)

This a drastic change in your life, so its probably easier to discuss this with others considering doing the same thing, or who have already done so.

I'd like to discuss what things need to be considered, such as:
* Ways to gradually make the transition?
* What goals to set in order to determine whether to go back to work.
* Other people's experiences who have already done this.
* Impact of existing constraints (or lackthereof) (Mortgage, family, existing debt, current age, etc.)
* Amount of capital needed
* Dealing with other people's reactions (Are you NUTS?!?!)
* etc...

I don't want to discuss trading tactics or specicifc stocks,
just the issues involved when considering leaving a perfectly good job in order to trade.
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611 Garry, The only thing I can think of that would prohibit you from daytrading onGoinlong-12/2/1999
610 Hi, Hope my question is not completely off topic. I had called my broker to pGarry R.-12/1/1999
609 Hi folks! I've just begun a new thread which some of you may find interestPartyTime-8/29/1999
608 Well, no not since then really, but I haven't been agressively day trading cgraham-5/17/1999
607 Did you have trouble with Datek? I was just considering switching to them becauelectra-5/16/1999
606 I noticed the dead link myself. And I have never even found a <i>customercgraham-5/15/1999
605 For mobile access to your trading account, other than Fidelity's and MuriJB2-5/15/1999
604 Did you ever find one, that is, one former satisfied customer of theirs? The gJB2-5/15/1999
603 cell phone + broker= information, advice, and timliness Joe Gots-4/18/1999
602 Fidelity has a 2-way digital pager system that sounds pretty good if you can haDJ Oglesby-4/12/1999
601 Thank you-you're right...I think I'm just looking for one of their currcgraham-4/12/1999
600edgetrade.com I think this is the link you want, Graham. Have no info on thejebj-4/12/1999
599 Edtrade www.edgtrade.com is advertised on this website, I took a look at it, secgraham-4/12/1999
598 To ALL: Is a NASDAQ Level II working out well for you? I am considering gettingProfSam-4/7/1999
597 Thanks. I'll check it out. Pr-Ac Man-4/4/1999
596 Check DBCC Quotrek. (eom). Roman S.-4/4/1999
595 Anyone have any suggestions? I'm going to be working outside this summer, Pr-Ac Man-4/4/1999
594 Susan, I think you have the figures close enough. <vbg>. (eom) Roman S.-4/4/1999
593 Roman thank you for the feedback That is exactly how I have decided to formaSusan Saline-4/4/1999
592 Susan, you may want to copy and paste all 3 accounts into a separate workbook sRoman S.-4/4/1999
591 Thanks Craig this spamming is making me think I'm at yahoo.adroit1-4/3/1999
590 lesson #1 Always check if someone is spamming a stock like this guy...and neverCraig K-4/2/1999
589 >Many others have recommended Microsoft Money. - Tom Don't know if it jebj-3/23/1999
588 Many others have recommended Microsoft Money. I'm using it for the first tTom DuBois-3/23/1999
587 question I follow the same format as you in xcel but I have 3 different tradSusan Saline-3/23/1999
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