Usually on Fridays I post weekend links, for the next few weeks I will be posting articles related to poker. Poker and trading share some common similarities. If you have yet to read my previous poker articles I suggest you start with the following articles: Ten lessons I have learned about trading from poker. My…
Poker, Luck & Trading
By Mark | Published August 20th, 2010Timothy Sykes ShortStocking DVD Review
By Mark | Published March 19th, 2010Timothy Sykes is nearly impossible to slap a conventional label on. He has managed to achieve what some people take a lifetime to achieve in just 28 years. He has been trader, hedge fund manager, reality TV star, publisher, author and now an educator. Sykes most notable achievement was his great trading gains made from…
The Perfect Workstation for Traders
By Mark | Published February 26th, 2010via: 8th light blog
Risk of Ruin – How Many Trades can You Afford to Lose?
By Mark | Published September 28th, 2009To succeed in trading and in every other aspect of our life we have to learn to deal with failure. Here are some of my favourite quotes on this matter of failure: “I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot… when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative…
Anatomy of An Internet Scam
By Mark | Published July 13th, 2009If you have been an internet user for as long as I have been I am sure you will have came across plenty of scams and blatant get rich quick frauds. My default action is to trust nothing I read on the internet unless it has the following five components: The claim fact or statement…
Ten Lessons I Have Learned About Trading From Poker
By Mark | Published April 10th, 2009At first glance you may think that trading and poker are poles apart however after you dig under the surface you quickly realise how similar they are. If you are not familiar with the game of poker I suggest you have a read of this site. The basic rules of poker are very simple to…
NinjaTrader Futures, Forex and Equities Trading Platform
By Mark | Published June 10th, 2008NinjaTrader is a broker independent trading platform. This means that you can use one piece of software with several different brokers. NinjaTrader is available as a free download (after providing your email address). The free download version can be used for simulation and testing. Before you download this software you should ensure your computer meets…

