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by peregrinecap
March 2nd, 2010, 11:20 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Independent trading
Replies: 16
Views: 32789

Independent trading

i am not a US citizen.
by peregrinecap
March 2nd, 2010, 12:44 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Independent trading
Replies: 16
Views: 32789

Independent trading

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: ArthurDent[/iQuoteIf that is the case you have made (net of Tax) about 125k plus/minusNot really. I am not a tax professional, but off the top of my head, if you are self employed and make 250k a year, you can get away with paying very little in taxes. Firstly defer tax...
by peregrinecap
March 2nd, 2010, 12:32 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Independent trading
Replies: 16
Views: 32789

Independent trading

<t>Actaully, since I don't pay any commissions, I have to give up 20% of my PnL to my DMA broker, so my net-PnL is something like 200k. I trade using a system based on simple statistics/economic logic in the morning (VB coded) and do some scalping on names like BAC/WFC on 10000shares during lunch ti...
by peregrinecap
March 1st, 2010, 10:47 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Independent trading
Replies: 16
Views: 32789

Independent trading

Hi there, I have been daytrading and making consistently about $1000 a day for the past year.Now I have completed my MSc in statistics from a wellknown US school. Should I keep daytrading and travelling or start to work ?
by peregrinecap
February 16th, 2010, 8:25 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: The marginal value of: CFA, FRM ,CQF, MBA, PhD, etc
Replies: 22
Views: 40864

The marginal value of: CFA, FRM ,CQF, MBA, PhD, etc

I have the CFA, CPA, PRM, CAIA. and i would have to say that they dont matter much if at all.
by peregrinecap
February 10th, 2010, 7:23 am
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: Please recommend some technique analysis book
Replies: 5
Views: 36495

Please recommend some technique analysis book

that book is not good. there are better technical analysis books out there.